Purpose

This paper aims to measure the thermal comfort conditions and indoor air quality parameters, through on-site measurements taken in the areas mostly occupied by the passengers and airport staff. Terminal buildings consist of areas with various functions. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning requirements vary from area to area, thus leading to challenges in the management of indoor environment quality. Therefore, the study focuses on investigating the indoor environment conditions in various areas of the terminal buildings.

Design/methodology/approach

In this study, the thermal comfort and indoor air quality were evaluated based on the parameters [CO₂ concentration, relative humidity, temperature, predicted mean vote (PMV) and predicted percentage of dissatisfied (PPD)] collected for summer 2019 from different zones inside the International Dalaman Airport terminal building located in the southwest of Turkey. The measurements were performed in the areas mostly occupied by the airport staff and passengers (check-in area, security control areas, international departure lounge, domestic departure lounge and baggage claim hall).

Findings

As a result of the study, it was observed that the CO₂ concentration was 480–965 ppm, the relative humidity was 51.9–75.8% and the temperature was in the range of 23.9°C–28.3°C inside the airport terminal. The PMV values were determined to be in the range of −0.23 to 0.67, and the PPD values 5–15%, which are used to measure the thermal comfort conditions.

Originality/value

There has been limited study on the determination of the indoor air quality in airport terminals and the investigation of the thermal comfort conditions. However, in this study, indoor air quality and thermal comfort conditions were determined by on-site measurements in the five mostly occupied areas by passengers and employees in the terminal building.

中文翻译：

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机场航站楼室内空气质量和热舒适条件的调查

目的

本文旨在通过在乘客和机场工作人员大多占据的区域进行现场测量，来测量热舒适条件和室内空气质量参数。候机楼包括具有各种功能的区域。取暖，通风和空调的要求因地区而异，因此在管理室内环境质量方面带来了挑战。因此，本研究的重点是调查航站楼各个区域的室内环境状况。

设计/方法/方法

在这项研究中，根据2019年夏季从内部不同区域收集的参数[CO ₂浓度，相对湿度，温度，预测平均投票（PMV）和预测不满意百分比（PPD）]评估了热舒适性和室内空气质量位于土耳其西南部的国际达拉曼机场航站楼。测量是在机场工作人员和乘客最忙的区域（登机区，安全控制区，国际离港候机室，国内离境候机室和行李认领大厅）进行的。

发现

研究结果表明，机场航站楼内的CO ₂浓度为480–965 ppm，相对湿度为51.9–75.8％，温度范围为23.9°C–28.3°C。PMV值确定为在-0.23至0.67范围内，PPD值在5％至15％之间，用于测量热舒适条件。

创意/价值

关于确定机场航站楼的室内空气质量以及研究热舒适条件的研究还很有限。然而，在这项研究中，室内空气质量和热舒适条件是由候机楼的乘客和员工在五个最占用的区域进行现场测量确定的。