Evaluation of the HVAC system of passenger cars and prediction of the microclimate in the passenger compartment by application of numerical flow analysis

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Currle, J ^a   Harper, M ^b   Ross, F ^b   Heid, T ^c  

^a MERCEDES BENZ AG   (Germany)

^b Adapco   (United States)

^c TWT GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; VENTILATION;

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; FLUX DISTRIBUTIONS; HEATING-VENTILATION-AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL FLOW ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OPERATING CONDITION; PASSENGER COMPARTMENT; VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING;

AIR CONDITIONING;

EID: 85072505826     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/971788     Document Type: Conference Paper

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