Overview identifies factors affecting thermal comfort in tractor cabins, suggesting implications for operator efficiency.
Thermal comfort is of prime concern when it comes to tractor operator working efficiency. A comprehensive study is presented regarding issues dealing with attaining thermal comfort inside tractor cabin. Achieving thermal comfort deals not only with the condition of the tractor operator but also the immediate environment surrounding him. Several measureable factors influencing the thermal comfort inside vehicles such as, air temperature, relative humidity, mean radiant temperature, air velocity are discussed. Studies reveal human factors such as personal activity level and clothing insulation also play a vital role in determining thermal comfort. Fanger's model for numerical calculation was found to be most commonly used method of psychological human response. Whereas, physical and digital CFD manikins based on Berkeley's model are widely used and accepted nowadays for physiological human response.
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