An Original Simulation Method for Car Engine Cooling Systems: A Modular System

1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Claude Corbel
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Method ◽  
Modular System ◽  
Cooling Systems ◽  
Engine Cooling

A Rational Approach to the Aerodynamics of Engine Cooling System Design

1968 ◽  
Vol 183 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. G. Paish
Keyword(s):  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Original System ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Rational Approach ◽  
Test Vehicle ◽  
Secondary Importance ◽  
Cooling Systems ◽  
Engine Cooling ◽  
Cooling Fan

The aerodynamic inefficiencies of motor vehicle cooling systems are generally of secondary importance to their production costs. However, the advent of the inexpensive moulded fan has meant that an improvement in cooling system aerodynamics can be more readily achieved which could reduce costs and radiator sizes, with the additional benefits of predictable performance and improved economy. In the investigation described, the design objective was to meet the top gear cooling targets entirely with ram-induced airflow, and to design the engine driven fan so that it consumed negligible power for top gear conditions, whilst being capable of meeting the cooling targets in the intermediate gear ratios. The work divided itself into the following three sections: (1) The prediction and achievement of the maximum ram-induced airflows. (2) Designing the cooling fan to be effectively free-wheeling and, therefore, consuming negligible power during top gear motoring, and to measure the performance of the resulting fan throughout the ram and fan assisted airflow regimes. (3) Designing and predicting the performance of a cooling system which was subsequently built and installed in a test vehicle in order to check its performance and making an overall comparison with regard to the original system. The paper shows that the design objectives were closely achieved. The 1·7 litre test vehicle was cooled satisfactorily with a one foot square radiator with the expenditure of only 0·9 hp in the cooling system when travelling at 70 mile/h.

The Characterisation of a Centrifugal Separator for Engine Cooling Systems

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Allen ◽  
Graham Hargrave ◽  
Petros Efthymiou ◽  
Viv Page ◽  
Jean-Yves Tillier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Centrifugal Separator ◽  
Cooling Systems ◽  
Engine Cooling

scholarly journals A review of evaporative cooling system concepts for engine thermal management in motor vehicles

2016 ◽  
Vol 231 (8) ◽  
pp. 1126-1143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soheil Jafari ◽  
Julian F Dunne ◽  
Mostafa Langari ◽  
Zhiyin Yang ◽  
Jean-Pierre Pirault ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Management ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Evaporative Cooling ◽  
Motor Vehicles ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Cooling Systems ◽  
Automotive Engine ◽  
Engine Cooling ◽  
Evaporative Cooling System

The evaporative cooling system concepts proposed over the past century for engine thermal management in automotive applications are examined and critically reviewed. The purposes of this review are to establish the evident system shortcomings and to identify the remaining research questions that need to be addressed to enable this important technology to be adopted by vehicle manufacturers. Initially, the benefits of the evaporative cooling systems are restated in terms of the improved engine efficiency, the reduced carbon dioxide emissions and the improved fuel economy. This is followed by a historical coverage of the proposed concepts dating back to 1918. Possible evaporative cooling concepts are then classified into four distinct classes and critically reviewed. This culminates in an assessment of the available evidence to establish the reasons why no system has yet been approved for serial production commercially. Then, by systematic examination of the critical areas in evaporative cooling systems for application to automotive engine cooling, the remaining research challenges are identified.

scholarly journals Using analytic hierarchy process for evaluating different types of nanofluids for engine cooling systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (5 Part B) ◽  
pp. 3199-3208
Author(s):  
Asli Abdulvahitoglu
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Thermophysical Properties ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Cooling Systems ◽  
Attribute Weights ◽  
Engine Cooling ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Hierarchy Process

The radiator is an important heat exchanger for cooling the engine. Usually, water and ethylene glycol are used in vehicles as cooling fluids. However, these fluids have lower thermal conductivity. In the automotive industry, coolants with better characteristics are being searched to develop more efficient engines. In recent years, nanofluids have become more attractive to car manufacturers, with higher thermal conductivity to increase heat transfer. In this study, the analytic hierarchy process is used to structure the decision problem and to attribute weights to criteria. Three types of nanofluid (Cu-water, NiO-water, and CuO-water) were evaluated. Among the thermophysical properties of nanofluid, the most important one is calculated as the thermal conductivity and also the Cu-water is determined as the most suitable coolant in terms of thermophysical properties among the evaluated nanofluid.

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