Title: Influence of the position of supply and exhaust openings on comfort in a passenger vehicle

Authors: J.W. Wan, J. Van der Kooi

Addresses: Section Refrigeration and Indoor Climate Technology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands. ' Section Refrigeration and Indoor Climate Technology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

Abstract: With the air flow program PHOENICS, the air flow and contaminant concentration has been calculated in a passenger vehicle. Several positions of air supply and exhaust openings were examined and the velocity, temperature and concentration fields were compared. From these results the best solutions were selected in order to find the most comfortable indoor climate with respect to temperature and contaminant concentration. The risk of condensation on the windows was also considered.

Keywords: air flow; ride comfort; fluid flow; contaminant concentration; flow field; open roof construction; temperature distribution; vehicle design; passenger vehicles; air supply; exhaust openings; velocity; speed; condensation; indoor climate.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.1991.061702

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 1991 Vol.12 No.5/6, pp.588 - 597

Published online: 27 May 2014 *

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