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<p>This paper presents the results of numerical simulations of thermal comfort in a passenger coach. The numerical model with people's presence was developed and appropriate boundary conditions were prepared. The ANSYS CFX program was used for the simulations. The calculations were carried out for summer and winter conditions. The predicted mean vote (PMV), predicted percentage dissatisfied (PPD) and draft rate (DR) were calculated to assess the thermal comfort of passengers. The requirements of railway standards in terms of passenger comfort assessment were also verified. Based on the simulation results, it was found that the thermal comfort conditions of the passengers in the coach were not fully satisfactory, especially in summer.</p>
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This paper presents the results of numerical simulations of thermal comfort in a passenger coach. The numerical model with people's presence was developed and appropriate boundary conditions were prepared. The ANSYS CFX program was used for the simulations. The calculations were carried out for summer and winter conditions. The predicted mean vote (PMV), predicted percentage dissatisfied (PPD) and draft rate (DR) were calculated to assess the thermal comfort of passengers. The requirements of railway standards in terms of passenger comfort assessment were also verified. Based on the simulation results, it was found that the thermal comfort conditions of the passengers in the coach were not fully satisfactory, especially in summer.

CFD Modelling of Thermal Comfort in the Passenger Coach

Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment

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This paper presents the results of numerical simulations of thermal comfort in a passenger coach. The numerical model with people's presence was developed and...

CFD Modelling of Thermal Comfort in the Passenger Coach

Publicado en línea: 03 feb 2023

Páginas: 133 - 146

Recibido: 27 jul 2022

Aceptado: 14 oct 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2022-0044

Palabras clave
Ventilation, Thermal comfort, CFD, Thermal and humidity conditions, HVAC

© 2022 Agnieszka Palmowska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

CFD Modelling of Thermal Comfort in the Passenger Coach

Publicado en línea: 03 feb 2023

Páginas: 133 - 146

Recibido: 27 jul 2022

Aceptado: 14 oct 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2022-0044

Palabras claveVentilation, Thermal comfort, CFD, Thermal and humidity conditions, HVAC

© 2022 Agnieszka Palmowska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
Ventilation, Thermal comfort, CFD, Thermal and humidity conditions, HVAC