A Review of Thermal Comfort Applied in Bus Cabin Environments
As of 2020, it has been 50 years since the publication of Fanger’s predictive model of thermal comfort that was designed for indoor environments and attention worldwide is directed at the COVID-19 pandemic and discussions around recommendations for these indoor environments. In this context, many en...
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| description | As of 2020, it has been 50 years since the publication of Fanger’s predictive model of thermal comfort that was designed for indoor environments and attention worldwide is directed at the COVID-19 pandemic and discussions around recommendations for these indoor environments. In this context, many environments and their occupants will suffer consequences related to thermal comfort due to the necessary indoor air changes. In bus cabins, the impact might be even greater, seeing that they are responsible for the mass transportation of people. Thus, this paper intends to review the studies on thermal comfort that analyzed bus cabin environments. It adapts the PRISMA methodology and, as a result, it includes 22 research papers published in journals. Among those, 73% focused on approaching the occupants’ thermal sensation, followed by fuel/energy economy (18%), and driver productivity (9%). The current state-of-the-art indicates that air temperature and air velocity were the parameters most employed by the included studies, but eight papers analyzed all six parameters of the standard models of thermal comfort. The most employed model of thermal comfort was Fanger’s, but there has not been an investigation that assesses its consistency in predicting the occupants’ thermal sensation in the explored environment. Nevertheless, the analyzed studies recommended constant air change inside closed buses or keeping them open to minimize adverse effects on the occupants’ health, especially due to airborne diseases and CO<sub>2</sub> concentration possibly being a suitable indicator to identify the need for air change. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-92eb04c9ab6f42ba8c5ac4a6432f69102023-11-20T23:21:13ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-12-011023864810.3390/app10238648A Review of Thermal Comfort Applied in Bus Cabin EnvironmentsMatheus das Neves Almeida0Antonio Augusto de Paula Xavier1Ariel Orlei Michaloski2Ergonomics Laboratory, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), Rua Doutor Washington Subtil Chueire, 330, Jardim Carvalho, Ponta Grossa, Paraná 84017-220, BrazilErgonomics Laboratory, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), Rua Doutor Washington Subtil Chueire, 330, Jardim Carvalho, Ponta Grossa, Paraná 84017-220, BrazilErgonomics Laboratory, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), Rua Doutor Washington Subtil Chueire, 330, Jardim Carvalho, Ponta Grossa, Paraná 84017-220, BrazilAs of 2020, it has been 50 years since the publication of Fanger’s predictive model of thermal comfort that was designed for indoor environments and attention worldwide is directed at the COVID-19 pandemic and discussions around recommendations for these indoor environments. In this context, many environments and their occupants will suffer consequences related to thermal comfort due to the necessary indoor air changes. In bus cabins, the impact might be even greater, seeing that they are responsible for the mass transportation of people. Thus, this paper intends to review the studies on thermal comfort that analyzed bus cabin environments. It adapts the PRISMA methodology and, as a result, it includes 22 research papers published in journals. Among those, 73% focused on approaching the occupants’ thermal sensation, followed by fuel/energy economy (18%), and driver productivity (9%). The current state-of-the-art indicates that air temperature and air velocity were the parameters most employed by the included studies, but eight papers analyzed all six parameters of the standard models of thermal comfort. The most employed model of thermal comfort was Fanger’s, but there has not been an investigation that assesses its consistency in predicting the occupants’ thermal sensation in the explored environment. Nevertheless, the analyzed studies recommended constant air change inside closed buses or keeping them open to minimize adverse effects on the occupants’ health, especially due to airborne diseases and CO<sub>2</sub> concentration possibly being a suitable indicator to identify the need for air change.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/23/8648thermal comfortair qualitybus cabins environmentsdriver and passenger comfort |
| spellingShingle | Matheus das Neves Almeida Antonio Augusto de Paula Xavier Ariel Orlei Michaloski A Review of Thermal Comfort Applied in Bus Cabin Environments Applied Sciences thermal comfort air quality bus cabins environments driver and passenger comfort |
| title | A Review of Thermal Comfort Applied in Bus Cabin Environments |
| title_full | A Review of Thermal Comfort Applied in Bus Cabin Environments |
| title_fullStr | A Review of Thermal Comfort Applied in Bus Cabin Environments |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Review of Thermal Comfort Applied in Bus Cabin Environments |
| title_short | A Review of Thermal Comfort Applied in Bus Cabin Environments |
| title_sort | review of thermal comfort applied in bus cabin environments |
| topic | thermal comfort air quality bus cabins environments driver and passenger comfort |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/23/8648 |
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