Calculation method for determining the heat loss of the air environment when opening the passenger vehicle cabin doors

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BACKGROUND: The microclimate in the bus cabin is of great importance in terms of both safety and comfort. The main parameters of the microclimate are temperature, humidity, dustiness and gassiness of the air, air exchange, the temperature of the elements of the interior surfaces and thermal radiation.

AIMS: The article presents the results of calculating the heat loss in the air environment of the bus cabin using a mathematical model and experimental method.

METHODS: The influence of different features of vehicle interior and exterior topology on the heat losses through the doors was estimated. The estimation of heat losses was performed using the ANSYS Fluent software package. The final result is to obtain the heat loss characteristics as a time-domain function. A field experiment was carried out to verify the obtained results.

RESULTS: A set of numerical values and graphic characteristics giving an idea of the heat losses through the open doors of the bus cabin are presented.

CONCLUSIONS: Due to the developed calculation method of determining the heat losses of the air environment, numerical values and graphical characteristics of the amount and intensity of time-dependent heat losses were obtained. The obtained results were verified experimentally. The study showed that the simulation in ANSYS Fluent and the field experiment have a discrepancy due to high values of the time constant of temperature sensors. In order to obtain the most accurate results, it is necessary to carry out the experiment with a time interval greater than the time constant.

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Artem V. Gevorkyan

Bauman Moscow State Technical University; Lipgart Engineering Center of GAZ Group

Author for correspondence.
Email: gevorkyan-99@inbox.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9872-7931

Student of the Wheeled Vehicles Department, Laboratory Assistant

Russian Federation, Moscow; Moscow

Ivan V. Prokhorov

Bauman Moscow State Technical University; Lipgart Engineering Center of GAZ Group

Email: prokhoroviv@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8843-4468
SPIN-code: 8611-4198

Senior Lecturer of the Wheeled Vehicles Department, Technician

Russian Federation, Moscow; Moscow

Dmitry O. Butarovich

Bauman Moscow State Technical University; Lipgart Engineering Center of GAZ Group

Email: buta73@bmstu.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4539-0463
SPIN-code: 2250-1713

Cand. Sci. (Tech.), Associate Professor of the Wheeled Vehicles Department, Chief Executive Officer

Russian Federation, Moscow; Moscow

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2. Fig. 1. The three-dimensional model of air mass volumes: a — air environment of the bus cabin and atmosphere; b — air environment of the bus cabin; c — air environment of the atmosphere.

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3. Fig. 2. The polyhedral mesh: a — an isometric model of the polyhedral mesh; b — a section of the polyhedral mesh; c — the section of a polyhedral mesh on an enlarged scale.

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4. Fig. 3. The experimental unit.

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5. Fig. 4. Location of temperature sensors.

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6. Fig. 5. Results of all 6 temperature measurements made by the sensor at ceiling height.

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7. Fig. 6. Results of all 6 temperature measurements made by the sensor at the height of the passenger seats.

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8. Fig. 7. Results of all 6 temperature measurements made by the sensor at floor level.

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9. Fig. 8. The experimental facility for determining the thermal time constant: a — a temperature sensor and a computer; b — a thermal chamber; c — the temperature sensor after heating.

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10. Fig. 9. Time-domain characteristic of the transient process.

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11. Fig. 10. Time-domain graph of temperature.

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12. Fig. 11. Time-dependent amounts of heat at different temperatures.

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13. Fig. 12. Heat loss intensity at different ambient temperatures.

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14. Fig. 13. Temperature contour of the bus cabin at the ambient temperature of +3°C: a — at a transverse direction; b — at a longitudinal direction.

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