CFD Based Air-to-Boil Temperature Prediction for Sport Utility Vehicle Radiator

2006-01-3266

10/16/2006

Event
Powertrain & Fluid Systems Conference and Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
Front end cooling module which consists of condenser, intercooler, radiator and fan is an important part of vehicle design as it affects radiator thermal performance. The current study describes a CFD based method to predict air-to-boil (ATB) temperature of a sport utility vehicle radiator. The predicted ATB values were compared with experimental data obtained from outdoor cooling trials. The predicted and the experimental values agreed to within 3-5 °C for operating conditions ranging from low gear-low speed condition to high gear-high speed conditions. It is anticipated that such analyses will lead to reduction of design cycle time and prototyping costs.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-3266
Pages
8
Citation
Shome, B., and Joshi, R., "CFD Based Air-to-Boil Temperature Prediction for Sport Utility Vehicle Radiator," SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-3266, 2006, https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-3266.
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Published
Oct 16, 2006
Product Code
2006-01-3266
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English