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Factors Influencing Automotive Air Conditioner Evaporator Optimization
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On the basis of calculations from a computer program developed specifically for fin-tube coils cooling air by refrigeration evaporation, data are presented and discussed showing the effect of core design (tube diameter, tube arrangement, and core depth), and of operating limits (face velocity, air and refrigerant pressure drop) on “optimum” designs of automotive air conditioning evaporator coils at a typical operating point. Calculations are also made showing the effect of changing the operating conditions on the capacity of several core designs. It is shown that the “optimum” depends on many factors. The complex interaction of these factors makes the optimum for one specific car model or operating condition not likely to be the same as for another.
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Zahn, W., "Factors Influencing Automotive Air Conditioner Evaporator Optimization," SAE Technical Paper 690131, 1969, https://doi.org/10.4271/690131.Also In
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- “1968 Statistical Issue.” Automotive Industries 130 6 March 15 1968 99 102
- Gilmer R. W. “Design and Development Problems of Air Conditioning Compact Cars,” SAE SP-185, Auto Air Conditioning Forum November 1960
- Jackson W. H. “The Physiological Aspects of Automotive Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning.” General Motors Engineering Journal July-August-September 1961
- Jackson W. H. “System Design and Development of 1962 General Motors/Harrison Automotive Air Conditioning.” Paper 481D presented at SAE Automotive Engineering Congress Detroit January 1962