THERMAL COMFORT IN THE PASSENGER AREAS OF THE BUDAPEST METRO

Abstract

60,000 passengers travel by metro in Budapest day by day in the rush hours. It is very important that the passengers could be waiting - in the passenger areas of the metro - under agreeable conditions. In the last few years I have examined the questions of thermal comfort in the passenger areas of the metro, which are mostly influenced by ventilation. This paper proposes to describe the main features of existing ventilation used in the Budapest metro, then presents the climatic conditions and thermal comfort in passenger and operative areas. Based on measurements and previous studies, our objective is to define a new economic main ventilation system and mode of operation complying with current technical requirements.