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Comparison of Indoor Vehicle Thermal Soak Tests to Outdoor Tests
Technical Paper
2004-01-1376
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory conducted outdoor vehicle thermal soak tests in Golden, Colorado, in September 2002. The same environmental conditions and vehicle were then tested indoors in two DaimlerChrysler test cells, one with metal halide lamps and one with infrared lamps. Results show that the vehicle's shaded interior temperatures correlated well with the outdoor data, while temperatures in the direct sun did not. The large lamp array situated over the vehicle caused the roof to be significantly hotter indoors. Yet, inside the vehicle, the instrument panel was cooler due to the geometry of the lamp array and the spectral difference between the lamps and sun. Results indicate that solar lamps effectively heat the cabin interior in indoor vehicle soak tests for climate control evaluation and SCO3 emissions tests. However, such lamps do not effectively assess vehicle skin temperatures and glazing temperatures.
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Rugh, J. and Malaney, V., "Comparison of Indoor Vehicle Thermal Soak Tests to Outdoor Tests," SAE Technical Paper 2004-01-1376, 2004, https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-1376.Also In
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