Evaluation of thermal simulation of households in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil.
Ecotoxicology
; 18(8): 1143-9, 2009 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-19590951
This paper aims at assessing the performance of a program of thermal simulation (Arquitrop) in different households in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The households were selected for the Wheezing Project which followed up children under 2 years old to monitor the occurrence of respiratory diseases. The results show that in all three study households there is a good approximation between the observed and the simulated indoor temperatures. It was also observed a fairly consistent and realistic behavior between the simulated indoor and the outdoor temperatures, describing the Arquitrop model as an efficient estimator and good representative of the thermal behavior of households in the city of Sao Paulo. The worst simulation is linked to the poorest type of construction. This may be explained by the bad quality of the construction, which the Architrop could not simulate adequately.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Temperatura
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Simulación por Computador
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Vivienda
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ecotoxicology
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
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TOXICOLOGIA
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos