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CFRM Concept for Vehicle Thermal System
Technical Paper
2002-01-1207
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Condenser, fan, radiator power train cooling module (CFRM) proposed by Delphi Automobile Systems was evaluated in the context of vehicle thermal system analysis. The results from the CFRM configuration were compared with those from the conventional condenser, radiator, and fan power train cooling module (CRFM). The analysis shows that for a typical passenger vehicle, the underhood temperature for the CFRM configuration is more than 10°C lower than its CRFM counterpart when the fan is operating at the same speed of 2500 rpm. This is due mainly to the higher mass flow rate impelled by the fan in the CFRM configuration. At the equal mass flow condition, both the CFRM and the CRFM configurations give similar underhood temperatures; but the fan in the CFRM configuration uses 19% less power, due mainly to the reduction in the fan speed needed to impel the same amount of mass flow rate. The comparative performances of CFRM and CRFM configurations for the pressure drops typical of heat exchangers used in trucks were found to be similar.
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Yang, Z., Bozeman, J., Shen, F., Turner, D. et al., "CFRM Concept for Vehicle Thermal System," SAE Technical Paper 2002-01-1207, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-1207.Also In
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