passenger comfort

The paper investigates the dynamics of air flows in the cabin of a low-entry city bus to improve passenger comfort and energy efficiency. The modeling was performed by CFD analysis in Ansys Fluent using the Mercedes-Benz Citaro Hybrid cabin model. Under winter conditions (flow inlet temperature - 27°C, bus body walls - 0°C), the maximum flow velocity reached 3.69 m/s in the doorway area, while insufficient ventilation was found in the front and rear parts of the cabin (velocity <0.8 m/s).

The purpose of the research is formation of passenger transport policy by public transport from the standpoint of determining the level of safety in COVID-19 and passenger comfort with the development of basics for measuring the perception of the most important factors of public transport convenience, minimum discomfort and maximum safety. Methodology. The study was conducted in two stages - inhouse and experimental - the collection and processing of data obtained from the survey of passenger flows.