Internal Heat Gain in Airport Buildings via Occupants

Abstract

In airport buildings where there is a very high number of people circulation, the heat gains caused by occupants should be taken into accountAbstract when calculating the total energy consumption of the buildings. In complex structures used by many people, such as airports, heat gains from people should be calculated. In the study, heat gains from people’s clothing surface through convection and radiation were taken into account. The heat gain used here is the amount of heat produced by people. Heat generation occurs in a mechanically ventilated environment in airport buildings, unlike naturally ventilated residential buildings. Therefore, convection heat transfer can occur both naturally and forcedly. In airport buildings, the total heat gain values are found by multiplying the heat gain value calculated for one person with the number of passengers in the airport. As a result, the sum of the amount of convection and radiation heat transfer interior heat gain for a passenger is calculated between 135.719 and 223.711 W, depending on the indoor air velocity. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.