Individual and collective climate control in aircraft cabins

International Journal of Vehicle Design

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 57-66

  Jacobs, P ^a   De Gids, W F ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aircraft cabins; Displacement ventilation; Health seat; Individual climate control; Passenger comfort

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CABINS (AIRCRAFT); CONTROL SYSTEMS; MACHINE DESIGN; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION; HEALTH SEAT; INDIVIDUAL CLIMATE CONTROL; PASSENGER COMFORT;

AEROSPACE VEHICLES;

EID: 33745775472     PISSN: 01433369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.2006.010177     Document Type: Article

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