Effects of aircraft cabin noise on passenger comfort

Pennig, S.; Quehl, Julia; Rolny, Vinzent

doi:10.1080/00140139.2012.703698

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“…-the impact of airline service quality and comfort on passenger choices (Balcombe, Fraser, & Harris, 2009;Jiang, 2013;Martin, Roman, & Espino, 2008;Park, Robertson, & Wu, 2004;Park, Robertson, & Wu, 2004Wojahn, 2002;Jiang, 2012;Pennig, Quehl, & Rolny, 2012;Wojahn, 2002;Yang, Hsieh, Li, & Yang, 2012;Zhang Y., Zhang, 2012); -the attributes of the airline service quality (Babbar & Koufteros, 2008;Curry & Gao, 2012;De Jager, Van Zyl, & Toriola, 2012;Kim & Lee, 2009;Martin, Roman, & Espino, 2011;Wen & Yeh, 2010) and the customer-value drivers (Boetsch, Bieger, & Wittmer, 2011;Park, Robertson, & Wu, 2009); -the evaluation of airline service quality (Chen & Chang, 2005;Cheng & Chang, 2006;Chou, Liu, Huang, Yih, & Han, 2011;Higgins, Lawphongpanich, Mahoney, & Yin, 2008;Liou & Tzeng, 2007;Pakdil & Aydin, 2007;Tsaur, Chang, & Yen, 2002); -the effect of service quality on airlines' performance (Sim, Koh, & Shetty, 2006), the proposal of methods and strategies for improving airline service quality (Liou, Tsai, Lin, & Tzeng, 2011;Liou, Yen, & Tzeng, 2010;Maji, 2012);…”

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A model for aircraft evaluation to support strategic decisions

Bruno

Esposito

Genovese

2015

Expert Systems with Applications

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A model for aircraft evaluation to support strategic decisions

Bruno

Esposito

Genovese

2015

Expert Systems with Applications

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“…Overall satisfaction usually includes the evaluation of thermal comfort, sound comfort, air quality, etc. Some studies have shown that noise has the largest impact on overall satisfaction of all factors [62][63][64][65]. So the influence of noise on human beings' comfort should not be ignored.…”

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A Review about Thermal Comfort in Aircraft

Fan

Zhou

2019

J. Therm. Sci.

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Thermal comfort is an important factor which affects both work efficiency and life quality. On the basis of satisfying the normal life of the crew and reliable work of equipment, the thermal comfort is increasingly pursued through the design of the environmental control system of modern craft. Thus, a comprehensive survey of the thermal comfort in the cockpit is carried out. First of all, factors affecting the thermal comfort in aircraft cabin are summarized, including low relative humidity, mean radiant temperature, colored light, human metabolic rate and gender, among which the first three factors are environmental factors and the other two are human factors. Although noise is not a factor affecting thermal comfort, it is an important factor in the overall satisfaction of the aircraft cabin environment. Then the thermal comfort prediction models are introduced, including thermal comfort models suitable for steady state uniform environment and thermal comfort models suitable for transient non-uniform environment. Then the limitations of the typical thermal comfort models applied to aircraft are discussed. Since the concept of thermal adaptation has been gradually accepted in recent years, many field studies on thermal adaptation have been carried out. Therefore, the adaptive thermal comfort models are summarized and analyzed systematically in this paper. At present, mixing ventilation (MV) system is widely used in most commercial aircraft. However, the air quality under the MV system is very poor, and contaminants cannot be effectively eliminated. So a noticeable shift is the design of ventilation system for cabin drawing lessons from the surface buildings. Currently, the most interesting question is that whether the traditional mixing ventilation (MV) system in an aircraft can be replaced by or combined with displacement ventilation (DV) system without decreasing thermal comfort. A reduction of energy consumption is a valuable gain. Additionally, various seat personalized ventilation systems have also been proposed which could effectively reduce the risk of infectious diseases. At present, optimal design of airflow in aircraft cabin is the most commonly used method to enhance thermal comfort and save energy. The optimal design of the aircraft cabin colored lighting system, however, is also worth trying.

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“…For example, Mellert et al (2008) found that when the sound level increased during a flight, the crew was more aware of symptoms such as tiredness, difficulty concentrating, swollen feet, and headaches; by contrast, awareness of these symptoms was lowered when the noise level decreased. Besides Mellert et al (2008), Pennig, Quehl, and Rolny (2012) also examined the effect of sound pressure levels (SPL) between 66 and 78 dB(A) on passengers’ comfort experience and positive mood in the aircraft cabin. They suggest that aircraft interior noise could be optimized by reducing the SPL and high-frequency components (sounds described as “shrill” and “bright”), and reducing “irregular” sounds.…”

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Being in Control of Noise Levels Improves the Perception of Airplane Seat Comfort

Bouwens

Fasulo

Mastrigt

et al. 2022

Aviation Psychology and Applied Human Factors

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Abstract. The aviation industry is constantly making compromises when designing comfortable airplane cabins. Providing passengers with a pleasant acoustic environment without adding weight to the cabin structure is a field of tension that challenges cabin interior designers. The aim of this study was to investigate whether noise levels affect the comfort and physical discomfort experienced by airplane passengers, and whether control influences comfort perception. To this end, 30 participants experienced three conditions (silence, aircraft engine noise at 75 dB, and the same noise with the ability to use earplugs), and comfort and discomfort were measured using a questionnaire. It was concluded that aircraft engine noise negatively affected the airplane passengers’ comfort experiences. Having the ability to control this noisy environment with earplugs resulted in the lowest reported physical discomfort.

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Effects of aircraft cabin noise on passenger comfort

Cited by 40 publications

References 12 publications

A model for aircraft evaluation to support strategic decisions

A model for aircraft evaluation to support strategic decisions

A Review about Thermal Comfort in Aircraft

Being in Control of Noise Levels Improves the Perception of Airplane Seat Comfort

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