A spatiotemporal passenger distribution model for airport terminal energy simulation

Abstract

Airport terminals provide a safe, convenient and comfortable environment for passengers. Over 50% of energy in terminals was consumed by the HVAC system. The number of passengers and their constant flow distribution in the airport is an important consideration from the operational perspective to influence the energy consumption. This paper proposed a spatiotemporal passenger distribution model. In this model, a terminal was divided into 13 different zones along the departure or arrival process, and the passenger variation for each day was described for each zone. Over a year, 12 monthly average passenger flow values were adopted instead of the peak hour passenger flow to represent the yearly passenger flow distribution. The model was validated by the operation data of the Nanning Airport and compared the data against the validated people movement model of passengers’ flow profile in each zone and occupant densities. The model was then input into an energy simulation software to verify the impact of the passenger flow on energy consumption. Based on the spatiotemporal passenger distribution model, the annual cooling consumption could be reduced by 17.14% compared to results based on the traditional passenger flow calculation method which has a simple assumption of daily constant passenger flow.

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“…According to the statistical data, the uncertainty and variability in personnel activities are the main reasons for the difference between building performance and design expectations. When calculating the total load of relatively closed buildings, the influence of personnel factors on the total load is not considered, and only conventional superposition is used [13]. The existing calculation specifications are calculated with fixed parameters, which cannot fully meet the actual situation.…”

“…is used [13]. The existing calculation specifications are calculated with fixed parame which cannot fully meet the actual situation.…”