Computational Analysis of Automotive Windshield De-Icing with Comparison to Test Data

971833

05/19/1997

Event
1995 Vehicle Thermal Management Systems Conference and Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
The purpose of this study is to develop and demonstrate the techniques needed to perform a computational analysis of a windshield de-icing problem. A numerical model of a simplified test vehicle configuration has been built which includes the passenger compartment air, the windshield and the ice/water layer. A transient analysis was performed for conditions for which cold room test data is available. The results of the numerical simulation show very reasonable agreement with the test data.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/971833
Pages
15
Citation
Brewster, R., Frik, S., and Werner, F., "Computational Analysis of Automotive Windshield De-Icing with Comparison to Test Data," SAE Technical Paper 971833, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/971833.
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Publisher
Published
May 19, 1997
Product Code
971833
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English