On the use of CFD in the automotive engine cooling fan system design

36th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Coggiola, Eric ^a   Dessale, Bruno ^a   Moreau, Stéphane ^a   Broberg, Robert ^b  

^a VALEO   (France)

^b AEA Technol Eng Software Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; DESIGN; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE; CFD SOFTWARES; COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; DESIGN TOOL; ENGINE COOLING SYSTEMS; LOW SPEED; OPTIMIZATION TOOLS;

AUTOMOBILE ENGINES;

EID: 84983157338     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1998-772     Document Type: Conference Paper

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