Simplified thermal comfort evaluation on public busses for performance optimization

Abstract

This paper consists on a simplified methodology proposal for thermal comfort evaluation inside short-haul urban busses using dry and wet bulb temperature readings paired with the air relative humidity and then compare each situation to a predefined comfort zone based on common literature parameters. To demonstrate the method application, readings were made in the morning, noon and late afternoon over 65 working days during late winter through mid-spring seasons in the city of Juiz de Fora – Brazil.