Passenger evaluation of the optimum balance between fresh air supply and humidity from 7-h exposures in a simulated aircraft cabin

Indoor Air

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 92-108

  Strom Tejsen P ^a   Wyon, D P ^a   Lagercrantz, L ^a   Fang, L ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aircraft cabin environment; Cabin air quality; Low humidity; Passenger comfort; Sick building syndrome symptoms; Ventilation requirements

Indexed keywords

CABINS (AIRCRAFT); INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; QUALITY CONTROL;

AIR SUPPLY; AIRCRAFT CABIN ENVIRONMENT; CABIN AIR QUALITY; CABIN AIRS; FRESH AIR; LOW HUMIDITY; OPTIMUM BALANCE; PASSENGERS COMFORT; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME SYMPTOMS; VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS;

AIR QUALITY;

EID: 33947576552     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2006.00458.x     Document Type: Article

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