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ANSI/ASHRAE Addendum f to
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 55-2020
Thermal Environmental
Conditions for
Human Occupancy
Approved by ASHRAE and the American National Standards Institute on June 30, 2021.
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FOREWORD
Addendum f to Standard 55-2020 changes the air speed definition to account for moving occu-
pants. Additionally, activity-generated air speed and clothing insulation adjustment for an
active person are now included within the PMV code of Normative Appendix B, in order to
align with ISO 7730 and the original intent of the PMV model.
Note: In this addendum, changes to the current standard are indicated in the text by under-
lining (for additions) and strikethrough (for deletions) unless the instructions specifically men-
tion some other means of indicating the changes.
Addendum f to Standard 55-2020
Revise Section 3 as shown. The remainder of Section 3 is unchanged.
air speed, average (Va): the average air speed surrounding a representative occupant. The aver-
age is with respect to location and time. The spatial average is for three heights as defined for
average air temperature ta. For an occupant moving in a space the sensors shall follow the
movements of the occupant. The air speed is averaged over an interval not less than one and
not greater than three minutes. Variations that occur over a period greater than three minutes
shall be treated as multiple different air speeds.
Revise Section 5.2.2.2 as shown. The remainder of Section 5.2.2.2 is unchanged.
[...]
5.2.2.2 Insulation Determination. Use one or a combination of the following methods to
determine clothing insulation Icl:
[...]
e. For moving occupants, it is permitted but not required to adjust any of the previous meth-
ods using the following formula:
Icl, active = Icl × (0.6 + 0.4/M)
1.2 met < M < 2.0 met
where M is the metabolic rate in mets, and Icl is the insulation without movement.
f.e. Interpolate between or extrapolate from the values given in Tables 5-3 and 5-4.
g.f. Use Figure 5-1 to determine the clothing insulation Icl of a representative occupant for a
day as a function of outdoor air temperature at 06:00 a.m., ta(out,6).
Clothing insulation Icl determined in accordance with Figure 5-1 is permitted but not
required to be adjusted to account for unique dress code or cultural norms using other methods
in Section 5.2.2.2 or approved engineering methods.
h.g.Use measurement with thermal manikins or other approved engineering methods.
Revise Normative Appendix B as shown. The remainder of Normative Appendix B is
unchanged.
NORMATIVE APPENDIX B
COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CALCULATION OF PMV-PPD
The following code is one implementation of the PMV-PPD calculation using JavaScript in SI
units. This calculation does not include discomfort risk due to local discomfort factors. The
input variable “clo” in the PMV function shall be calculated using the following equation:
clo = Icl × (0.6 + 0.4/M) for M 1.2
clo = Icl for M < 1.2
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where M is the metabolic rate in met units, and Icl is the clothing insulation.
The input variable vel in the PMV function is the sum of the average air speed (V) plus the
activity-generated air speed (Vag) (m/s [fpm]). Where Vag is the activity-generated air speed
caused by motion of individual body parts. It is a function of metabolic rate and is added to the
average air speed to determine convective cooling of the body. Vag is assumed to be 0 for meta-
bolic rates equal and lower than 1 met and otherwise equal to
Vag = 0.3 (M – 1) (m/s, °C)
Vag = 59.1 (M – 1) (fpm, °F)
for M > 1 met.
pmv = function(ta, tr, vel, rh, met, clo, wme) {
/*
returns [pmv, ppd]
ta, air temperature (°C)
tr, mean radiant temperature (°C)
vel, relative air speed (m/s)average air speed (Va)+ activity-
generated air speed (Vag)(m/s)
rh, relative humidity (%) Used only this way to input humidity
level
met, metabolic rate (met)
clo, clothing (clo)
wme, external work, normally around 0 (met)
*/
pmv = function(ta, tr, vel, rh, met, clo, wme) {
/*
Revise Informative Appendix G as shown. The remainder of Informative Appendix G is
unchanged.
INFORMATIVE APPENDIX G
CLOTHING INSULATION
[...]
Tables 5-2 and 5-3 are for a person that is not moving. Body motion decreases the insula-
tion of a clothing ensemble by pumping air through clothing openings and/or causing air
motion within the clothing. This effect varies considerably, depending on the nature of the
motion (e.g., walking versus lifting) and the nature of the clothing (stretchable and snug fitting
versus stiff and loose fitting). Because of this variability, accurate estimates of clothing insula-
tion Icl for an active person are not available unless measurements are made for the specific
clothing under the conditions in question (e.g., with a walking manikin). An approximation of
the clothing insulation for an active person is
Icl, active = Icl × (0.6 + 0.4/M)
1.2 met < M < 2.0 met
for M 1.2
where M is the metabolic rate in met units and Icl is the insulation without activity. For meta-
bolic rates less than or equal to 1.2 met, no adjustment for motion is required. This clothing
adjustment for an active person is applied automatically as part of the PMV code as described
in Normative Appendix B.
[...]
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