PTV MEASUREMENT NEAR A PASSENGER MODEL INSIDE THECABIN OF A SHORT-HAUL AIRCRAFT

In order to enhance cabin ventilation concepts in aircraft, it is crucial to understand the complex interplay between forced convection, driven by the cabin ventilation system, and natural convection resulting from the thermal effects of passengers’ body heat. We plan to investigate the interplay between the two flow regimes using particle tracking velocimetry (PTV) in an actual aircraft and compare it with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations.