Numerical Investigation of Fluid Flow in an Automotive HVAC Module

971778

05/19/1997

Event
1995 Vehicle Thermal Management Systems Conference and Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
Characteristics of fluid flow and heat transfer in an automotive HVAC module was investigated to analyze some important design issues. Distribution of air flow rate and air temperature at the outlets of the module and duct were analyzed by using a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) procedure. A standard k-ε turbulence model with the Upwind Differencing convection scheme was used on a properly refined computational grid. Comparison with the experimental data of air flow rate distribution and temperature at the outlets showed that the CFD procedure can be a very useful design tool for an automotive HVAC system.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/971778
Pages
7
Citation
Cho, N., and Kim, M., "Numerical Investigation of Fluid Flow in an Automotive HVAC Module," SAE Technical Paper 971778, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/971778.
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Published
May 19, 1997
Product Code
971778
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English