The effects of using different type of inlet vents on the thermal characteristics of the automobile cabin and the human body during cooling period

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 5-8, 2012, Pages 799-809

  Kiliç, Muhsin ^a   Sevilgen, Gökhan ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CFD; Inlet vents; Manikin; Transient cooling

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; COOLING CAPACITY; HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; HUMAN BODIES; LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER; MANIKIN; NUMERICAL RESULTS; STANDING POSTURE; THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); TRANSIENT COOLING; TRANSIENT NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; VEHICLE CABIN;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COOLING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VENTS;

AUTOMOBILES;

EID: 84861660244     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-011-3594-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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