UNIFICATION OF AIR-CONDITIONING AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN COACHES. EVALUATION OF THE TESTS CARRIED OUT TO DETERMINE THE OPTIMUM AIR CIRCULATION AND TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION IN A COUCHETTE COMPARTMENT

This report deals with the tests carried out by Messrs. BBC in a couchette compartment arranged successively for night-time and daytime situations, the main object of these tests being to determine the best comfort criteria for the passenger with regard to air-conditioning arrangements to be fitted in compartments. These tests mainly consist of measuring the air speeds at different points of the compartment when varying a given number of parameters. Conclusions can be drawn concerning the influence of these different parameters.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Restrictions on the use of this document are contained in the explanatory material.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Union of Railways

  Office of Research and Experiments
  Utrecht,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 1979-10

Media Info

• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: 25 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air conditioning systems; Heating, cooling and ventilation equipment; Passenger cars; Passenger comfort; Sleeping cars; Technology; Tests
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Old TRIS Terms: Air distribution; Question b108
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00053377
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: B 108/RP 4
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 6 1981 12:00AM