New design feature to improve the sound and efficiency of automotive HVAC centrifugal blower systems

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Noise Control and Acoustics Division (Publication) NCA

Volumn 26, Issue , 1999, Pages 119-126

  Botros, Monier B ^a   Hanna, Dorothy F ^a   Nava, Tony ^a   Ming Chia, Lai ^b  

^a VISTEON CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC INTENSITY; ACOUSTIC NOISE; AIR CONDITIONING; AUTOMOBILE COOLING SYSTEMS; BLOWERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEATING; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; VENTILATION;

AIR HANDLING SYSTEM; CENTRIFUGAL BLOWER SYSTEM; SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL;

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES CONTROL;

EID: 0033295511     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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