Numerical Simulation of Airliner Cabin Environment based on Various Inlet Angles

Abstract

The study of airflow transport in airliner cabins is extremely important in creating a comfortable environment. The air temperature field and velocity field in the airliner cabin have significant influence on the health of pilots and passengers. In this study, heat transfer based on numerical study was carried out to investigate the effects of natural convection and air distribution with different angles. The average Reynolds equation and low Reynolds number turbulence model were used to simulate the airflow in the cabin. The convective term of convection diffusion equation was implemented with higher-order accurate schemes. Mathematical statistics was adopted to process the final data. Results showed that the effect of the natural convection could be negligible. Additional studies presented that air temperature field and flow field were largely affected by various inlet angles. A set of optimum matching inlet vane angles that could create a comfortable environment was determined.

Keywords

• Airliner Cabin
• Numerical Simulation
• Heat Transfer