Experimental survey of flow variables in aircraft cabin

• Grant number: 06/06028-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: March 01, 2007
• End date: August 31, 2007
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Thermal Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Arlindo Tribess
• Grantee: José Henrique Ricardo Françoso
• Host Institution: Escola Politécnica (EP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research project is one work of the sub-project "Experimental thermal comfort" of the PICTA - Embraer/Fapesp project of "Comfort and cabin design (Grant no. 2006/52570-1)". The present research project refers to the experimental measurement of variables of the airflow in aircraft cabin related to the experimental study of thermal comfort conditions. The airflow variables will also be used for testing and adjusting the numerical method in development. The measurement of the environmental variables will be accomplished in controlled conditions in an instrumented mock-up. The experimental evaluation of thermal comfort in the mock-up will be accomplished in three stages: without the people's presence (using mannequins with heat sources simulating people), using instrumented mannequin, and with the people's presence.