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MVM 2017 - Volume 43 - Number 1
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THERMAL RADIATION BETWEEN THE DRIVER AND THE VEHICLE CABIN INTERIOR
Authors:
Dragan Ružić, Stjepan Galamboš
DOI: 10.24874/mvm.2017.43.01.03
Abstract
Thermal radiation is one mode of the thermal exchange between the
passengers and the interior surfaces of the vehicle's cabin, equally important as convection,
conduction and latent heat exchange. The parameters that influence radiative heat exchange
between the human body and cabin's surfaces are discussed in this paper. The influence of
the radiative heat exchange on human thermal sensation is explained. Characteristics of the
surrounding surfaces and of the human body surfaces as well quantification of the radiation
heat transfer in typical cabin interior conditions are given. The values are based on
experimental and numerical researches in motor vehicles. The results show importance of
thermal radiation and its high influence on thermal sensation in vehicles.
Keywords: motor vehicle, cabin, thermal comfort, thermal radiation, mean radiant
temperature
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