Distribution of wind pressures on the outer surface of the New Safe Confinement (NSC) is necessary to determine the unorganized air exchange from the NSC (outward or inward) with radioactive aerosols to the environment, since it is not hermetically sealed. The results show the discrepancy between the wind pressure distribution on the NSC outer surface in the small-scale 1:300 physical model of the NSC tested in the wind tunnel and the literature data. The computational CFD model of the NSC external air flow was developed to determine the distribution of pressures on the NSC surface at different wind directions and speeds. The adequacy of the calculated model is confirmed by the proximity of calculated and literature data, as well as calculations according to the European standard.
ObjectivesThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of the seat cushion contour and the sitting posture on the seat pan interface pressure distribution and subjective comfort perception.Material and MethodsOverall, 16 volunteers typed a text passage on a laptop while seated, by assuming 3 kinds of common sitting postures (forward, relaxed and upright) in 4 seat cushion configurations: chair only, and chair with 1 of 3 supplementary cushions. Pressure data and cushion comfort ratings were collected in the experiment.ResultsIt was found that the sitting posture and the seat cushion contour had different impacts on surface pressure. The seat cushion contour had an impact on pressure parameters and pressure distribution on the seat pan, while the sitting posture affected the location of peak pressure on the seat pan. The correlation analysis revealed that the subjective comfort rating was significantly correlated with average pressure (AP) and mean peak pressure (MPP).ConclusionsThe conclusion was that the cushion contour had a greater effect on seat pan interface pressure parameters than the sitting posture. Notably, AP and MPP can be indicators for assessing seat cushion comfort in a short-term perspective.
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