室内温湿度からみた冷房の効果に関する研究 : 一般住宅とアトピー性皮膚炎患者宅の比較  [in Japanese] EFFECTS OF AIR-CONDITIONING EVALUATED FROM THE FLUCTUATION OF INDOOR TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY : Comparison of thermal performance between houses with the healthy subjects and the patients of atopic dermatitis  [in Japanese]

In order to clarify the influence of air-conditioning on thermal performance, indoor temperature and humidity were measured in 17 houses with the healthy subjects and 6 houses with the patients of atopic dermatitis from 1999 to 2000 in Nagoya and Gifu cities. Air-conditioning decreased both indoor temperature and absolute humidity, but the dehumidification was larger than the decrease of indoor temperature. The cause of larger dehumidification seemed due to the differences of thermal capacity and moisture capacity of the houses. Hence, the effects of air-conditioning were evaluated on the base of the dehumidification. The houses with the patients tended to have larger dehumidfication, but lower decrease of indoor temperature, than the houses with the healthy subjects.