Thermal comfort evaluation of people in subway station

We analyzed the characteristics of subway station environment and the change of thermal comfort for passengers when they are in and out of the station. The dynamic thermal comfort evaluation model RWI (relative warmth index) and HDR (heat deficit rate) were built on the distinguishing features of public area in subway station. Taking one representative subway station in Nanjing as the research object, the thermal comfort conditions in different seasons and different parts were studied by field tests, questionnaires and model-evaluating. The calculated RWI shows that although the thermal comfort in Nanjing metro is relatively acceptable, ideal thermal comfort has not been achieved. And it is found that associated with predicted mean vote (PMV), using RWI can evaluate the thermal comfort more precisely.