The effects of using different type of inlet vents on the thermal characteristics of the automobile cabin and the human body during cooling period

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2012-05

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Springer London

Abstract

A three-dimensional (3-D) transient numerical analysis was performed inside an automobile cabin during cooling period. A three-dimensional vehicle cabin including glazing surfaces was modelled by using the real dimensions of a car. A virtual manikin with real dimensions and physiological shape was added to the model of the vehicle cabin, and it was assumed that the manikin surfaces were subjected to constant temperature. The virtual manikin was divided into 17 parts in standing posture to evaluate the local heat transfer characteristics of the human body during transient cooling period. We considered three different cases that the cooling capacity of the automobile cabin was same for all cases. Three-dimensional fluid flow, temperature distribution and heat transfer characteristics inside the automobile cabin were calculated with different type of inlet vents. Comparisons of the numerical results were presented and discussed.

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Bu çalışma, 07-08 Mayıs 2010 tarihleri arasında Bursa[Türkiye]’da düzenlenen 5. Automotive Technology Conference (OTEKON)’da bildiri olarak sunulmuştur.

Keywords

Automation & control systems, Engineering, Inlet vents, Cfd, Manikin, Transient cooling, Heat-transfer, Air-flow, Computational fluid dynamics, Cooling, Numerical analysis, Physiological models, Three dimensional, Vents, Constant temperature, Cooling capacity, Heat transfer characteristics, Human bodies, Local heat transfer, Manikin, Numerical results, Standing posture, Thermal characteristics, Threedimensional (3-d), Transient numerical analysis, Vehicle cabin, Automobiles

Citation

Kılıç, M. ve Sevilgen, G. (2012). "The effects of using different type of inlet vents on the thermal characteristics of the automobile cabin and the human body during cooling period". International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 60(5-8), 799-809.