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Evaluation of Bus Ventilation Methods Using CFD
Technical Paper
2013-26-0043
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Non air-conditioned buses constitute a major portion of public transportation facilities in many countries across the world. Inadequate cabin air circulation is a major cause of passenger discomfort in these buses. The aim of this study is to model the air flow pattern inside the passenger compartment of a bus and to establish the effect of solutions such as roof vents in improving the air circulation. RANS based CFD simulations with Shear Stress Transport (SST) turbulence model have been carried out using a commercial CFD solver. The CFD methodology has been verified by comparing results with experimentally validated LES simulation results available in literature. The vehicle model used in this study was the shell structure of a bus with an overall length of 7 m and a wheel base of 3.9 m. Simulations were carried out for a four vent configuration which showed an increase of 131% in the average in-cabin air velocity over the baseline model without any roof-vents.
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S, V., C, V., and P, S., "Evaluation of Bus Ventilation Methods Using CFD," SAE Technical Paper 2013-26-0043, 2013, https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-26-0043.Also In
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