Water Flow Simulation of Automotive Underhood Airflow Phenomena
910307
02/01/1991
- Event
- Content
- An experimental investigation of the underhood cooling airflow of a production passenger car has been carried out with a 3/8-scale model in a water filled tow tank at Texas Tech University and with a production vehicle in the Maritime Dynamics Laboratory tow basin of SSPA Maritime Consulting AB in Gothenburg, Sweden. The primary objectives for both the 3/8 and production vehicle investigations were to obtain a better understanding of the cooling airflow behavior within the engine compartment of an automobile and to identify the major factors influencing the flow field. The tests consisted of running a fan on a stationary and moving vehicle with pressure measurements and extensive flow visualizations within the engine bay.
- Pages
- 21
- Citation
- Williams, J., Hackett, J., Oler, J., and Hammar, L., "Water Flow Simulation of Automotive Underhood Airflow Phenomena," SAE Technical Paper 910307, 1991, https://doi.org/10.4271/910307.