Analysis of the application of CPMV model to the thermal comfort of passengers in high-speed rail carriages

Abstract

Due to the popularization of high-speed rail (HSR), there have been increasing concerns of passengers about the thermal comfort of HSR air conditioning. The corrected predicted mean vote (CPMV) model considering the impact of solar radiation on indoor thermal comfort has been previously proposed and validated for accuracy in office buildings. To verify the accuracy of the CPMV model in evaluating the thermal comfort of passengers inside HSR carriages, the field study on HSR in the Yangtze River Delta region of China was conducted in winter and summer. The results indicate thermal sensation vote values obtained from passengers fit well with CPMV values. When the temperature is high in summer and low in winter, the CPMV model ignores people’s ability to adapt and tolerate harsh environments. In addition, the thermal preference temperature of passengers in summer is 0.57°C higher than the neutral temperature, indicating that there is an overcooling situation in summer. The study recommends to lower the set temperature of summer air conditioning in HSR. This study contributes to the promotion of the CPMV model on HSR and provides technical support for the design of air-conditioning systems for HSR carriages from the perspective of thermal comfort of passengers.