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Reclassification of climate zones for Indian CitiesAuthors: Mayank Bhatanagar,Jyotirmay Mathur,Vishal Garg Journal: ISHRAE Air conditioning and Refrigeration (link) Date: 2019-08-16 Report no: IIIT/TR/2019/52 AbstractThe development of building codes for energy efficiency depends on climate zones. Indian climate classification prescribes five climate zones in India. India has diversity in climates from severe cold to extremely hot conditions and the Indian climate classification does not consider fluctuation of outdoor conditions and its effect on indoor comfort conditions. Therefore, it is imperative to revisit the climate classification for Indian cities using other broader classification methods used globally. This study introduces available international climate classification, a comparison with current Indian climate classification, the relevance of ASHRAE climate classification, and establishing a new classification for Indian cities based on ASHRAE climate classification. The ASHRAE classification divides Indian climate into 7 climate zones. Full article: pdf Centre for IT in Building Science |
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