ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IN MASS TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES

AN EVALUATION WAS MADE OF A RATIONALIZED CRITERION FOR HUMAN THERMAL COMFORT BASED ON THE MODEL THAT THE UPPER LIMIT OF COMFORT IS, THAT CONDITION WHERE THE BODY IS ABLE TO DISSIPATE TO THE SURROUNDINGS, WITHOUT SWEATING, ALL THE HEAT IT RECEIVES AND GENERATES. A RANGE OF HEAT TRANSFER CAPABILITIES IS MOST CONVENIENTLY PROVIDED BY LOCAL CONTROL OF AVERAGE AIR VELOCITY. THE IMPORTANCE OF AIR VENTILATION SYSTEM DESIGN TO AVOID CONCENTRATION BUILD-UPS FROM STRONG EMISSIONS SOURCES WAS UNDERLINED. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Syracuse University

  Urban Transportation Institute
  Syracuse, NY  United States  13244
• Authors:
  • Lagraff, J E
• Publication Date: 1972-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 12 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Emissivity; Environmental engineering; Heat transfer; Human factors engineering; Human factors engineering; Passengers; Vehicle characteristics; Ventilation systems
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224384
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Tech Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 16 1973 12:00AM