| Author | Pichet Sriyangyong |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. ET-02-2 |
| Subject(s) | Daylighting
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering.School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. ET-02-2 |
| Abstract | Daylighting through overhead aperture is an option for daylighting applications as
well as side window. Overhead aperture allows daylight to pass through and illuminate the
interior from the building's top section. It can illuminate areas inside the building
uniformly with proper design. It also helps in saving lighting energy consumption by
reducing requirement of artificial lighting. Overhead aperture normally is applied in
buildings as an atrium, or the cover of a comiyard. Some use atriums simply as
architectural structures, while others use them for illuminating building interior. However,
most of them are designed from architectural perspectives which may not function as well
as these should.
This study demonstrated the case of daylighting in the real situation. This study
was done in the public area in the Eye Ear Nose Tlu·oat Hospital building at Pinklao
,Bangkok. However, the prediction of daylight calculation is the imp01iant step of this
study. Two calculation methods were used in this investigation. The first is Direct light
flux calculation Method that gave large error in this study. The second method is using
computer program named Radiance ,which can handle the calculation of lighting in the
complicated space., and has many functions to manipulate lighting calculation. The results
show that Radiance gave more accurate results than Direct light flux calculation . The
results from Direct light flux calculation and from Radiance program are compared and
presented in this pape |
| Year | 2002 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. ET-02-2 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Energy Technology (ET) |
| Chairperson(s) | Surapong Chirarattananon |
| Examination Committee(s) | Weerakorn Ongsakul ;Sivanappan, Kumar |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Ministry of University Affairs AIT Partial Scholarship |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2002 |