Mahoney's Table
Table 0
Location bharatpur, chitwan
Longitude 84 26 E
Latitude 27 41 N
Altitude 215 M
Table 1 :Air temperature in ◦C
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec High AMT
Monthly mean max. 23.33 26.67 31.11 35 36.11 35 32.78 32.78 32.78 31.67 28.89 25 36.11 23.89
Monthly mean min. 11.67 13.88 17.78 21.11 24.44 26.67 27.22 26.67 25.56 21.67 16.67 12.78 11.67 24.44
Monthly mean range 11.66 12.79 13.33 13.89 11.67 8.33 5.56 6.11 7.22 10 12.22 12.22 Low AMR
Table 2 : Relative Humidity in %
Monthly mean max a.m Humidity group 1 If average RH: below 30 %
Monthly mean min p.m 2 30 - 50 %
Average 75.1 71.1 54.3 51.3 57.2 68.5 79.6 82 81.1 76.9 74.6 75.2 3 50- 70 %
Humidity group 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 RH: above 70%
Table 3 : Rain and wind
Rainfall, mm 10.16 10.16 10.16 17.78 53.34 34.62 226.06 190.5 121.92 35.56 2.54 5.08
Wind, prevailing
Wind, secondary
AMT AMT
AMT
15-20◦C below 15◦C
over 20◦C
Comfort limits Day Night Day Night Day Night
Humidity groups 1 26-34 17-25 23-32 14-23 21-30 12-21
2 25-31 17-21 22-30 14-22 20-27 12-20
3 23-19 17-23 21-28 14-21 19-26 12-19
4 22-27 17-21 20-25 14-20 18-24 12-18
Diagnosis
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec AMT
Monthly mean max 23.33 26.67 31.11 35 36.11 35 32.78 32.78 32.78 31.67 28.89 25 23.89
Day comfort: upper 27 27 23 23 23 23 27 27 27 27 27 27
lower 22 22 19 19 19 19 22 22 22 22 22 22
Monthly mean min. 11.67 13.88 17.78 21.11 24.44 26.67 27.22 26.67 25.56 21.67 16.67 12.78
Night comfort: upper 21 21 23 23 23 23 21 21 21 21 21 21
lower 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
Thermal stress : day O O H H H H H H H H H O
night C C O O H H H H H H C C S
Thermal stress for day
if monthly mean max is above limit, the thermal stress is Hot (H)
if monthly mean max is within limit, the thermal is Ordinary (O)
if monthly mean max is below limit, the thermal stress is Cold (C)
Table 3: Indicators
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Humid: H1
H2
H3
Arid: A1
A2
A3
Table 4 : Yearly totals
Indicator Totals from Table 3
H1 H2 H3 A1 A2 A3
5 3 0 4 0 0
Table 5: recommended Specifications
Layout
0 - 10 Orientation north and south (long axis east - west)
11,12 5-12 1
0-4 2 Compact courtyard planning
Spacing
11,12 3 Open spacing for breeze penetratrion
2-10 4 As 3, but protection from hot and cold wind
0,1 5 Compact lay-out of estates
Air movement
3-12
0-5 6 In north and south at body heigth on windward side
1,2 6-12
7 As above,openings also in internal walls
0 8 no air movement requirement
Openings
0,1 0 9 Large openings, 40-80%
11,12 0,1 10 Very small openings, 10-20%
Any other conditions 11 Medium openings, 20-40%
Walls
0- 2 12 Light walls, short time- lag
3-12 13 Heavy external and internal walls
Roofs
0-5 14 Light, insulated roofs
6-12 15 Heavy roofs,over 8 h time -lag
Out door sleeping
2-12 16 Space for outdoor sleeping required
Rain protection
3-12 17 Protection from heavy rain necessary
Table 6: Detail recommendations
Indicator Totals from table 3
H1 H2 H3 A1 A2 A3
5 3 0 4 0 0
Size of opening
0 1 Large: 40-80 %
0,1 1-12 2 Medium : 25-40%
2-5
6-10 3 Small : 15-25%
0-3 4 Very small : 10-20%
11,12 4-12 5 Medium : 25-40%
Position on openings
3-12 6 In north and south at body height on withward side
1-2 0-5
6-12 7 As above, openings also in interval walls
0 2-12
Protection of openings
0-2 8 Exclude direct sunlight
2-12 9 Provide protection from rain
Walls and floors
0-2 10 Light, low thermal capacity
3-12 11 Heavy, over 8 h time- lag
Roofs
10-12 0-2 12 Light,reflective surface, cavity
3-12
0-5 13 Light, well insulated
0-9 6-12 14 Heavy, over 8h time - lag
External Features
1-12 15 Spaces for out-door sleeping
1-12 16 Adequate rainwater drainage
