Abstract
A full-scale section of a flight cabin with 21 seats was used to study the thermal environment in aircraft under laboratory conditions. Fourteen heated cylinders and two thermal manikins were used to simulate the heat load, the buoyancy flow and the flow obstruction from passengers in the cabin. Mean air velocities were measured in the range 0.105 ¿ 0.658 m/s. The measured air temperature differed by -0.6°C to + 2.1°C from the set point temperature. The whole-body equivalent temperature was 1.5-2°C lower in the outer seats than in the middle seat. The largest asymmetry in the segmental equivalent temperature, up to 5.8°C, was identified in the outer seats. The results reveal that in an aircraft cabin, passengers in the outer seats may be exposed to thermal asymmetry and draught and may not find the thermal environment acceptable if the ventilation air is not properly supplied.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Procedings of Roomvent 2004 |
| Volume | CD Rom |
| Publisher | University of Coimbra |
| Publication date | 2004 |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
| Event | 9th International Conference on Air Distribution in Rooms - University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Duration: 5 Sep 2004 → 8 Sep 2004 Conference number: 9 |
Conference
| Conference | 9th International Conference on Air Distribution in Rooms |
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| Number | 9 |
| Location | University of Coimbra |
| Country/Territory | Portugal |
| City | Coimbra |
| Period | 05/09/2004 → 08/09/2004 |