Development of a typical meteorological year based on dry bulb temperature and dew point for passive cooling applications

Abstract

Bioclimatic charts are used in assessing the effectiveness and selection of the passive cooling. These charts are based on the typical dry bulb temperature and humidity extracted from the typical meteorological years (TMY) at a given location. TMYs are usually developed for general use and in many situations, they are unavailable due to the lack of some of the weather parameters, especially solar radiation. Dry bulb temperature and dew point measurements are of the most commonly available parameters. This paper presents the development of a typical year based on dry bulb temperature and dew point only from a readily available database. Such an approach will make developing bioclimatic charts more accessible and also more accurate. TMYs, based on dry bulb and dew point temperature, were developed for 12 locations and bioclimatic charts were developed and compared to charts based on common TMYs.