Citation

Simion M, Socaciu L, Unguresan P. Energy Procedia 2016; 85: 472-480.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.egypro.2015.12.229

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This research paper presents a review of factors which influence the thermal comfort inside of vehicle. These factors can be classified in two classes: measurable factors, which include: the air temperature, air velocity, radiant temperature and relative humidity and personal factors which include: activity level and clothing insulation. An optimal level of the thermal comfort inside a vehicle can only be achieved by taking into account these measurable and personal factors. Based on these factors we can calculate Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) which represents the average thermal sensation felt by a group of people placed in the vehicle and determining the Predicted Percentage of Dissatisfied (PPD) index, which is the quantitative measure of thermal comfort of a group of people at a particular environment.

Keywords
Hyperthermia in automobiles
Factors of thermal comfort inside the vehicle
air temperature
air velocity
radiant temperature
relative humidity in the vehicle
activity level
clothing insulation

Language: en

Keywords

activity level; air temperature; air velocity; clothing insulation; Factors of thermal comfort inside the vehicle; radiant temperature; relative humidity in the vehicle