3-D numerical and experimental analysis for airflow within a passenger compartment

International Journal of Automotive Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 437-445

  Chien, C H ^a   Jang, J Y ^a   Chen, Y H ^b   Wu, S C ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b China Motor Corporation Co Ltd   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Conjugated heat transfer; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

EID: 49149104867     PISSN: 12299138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12239-008-0053-2     Document Type: Article

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