EFFECTS OF GROUND VEHICLE INCLINATION ON UNDERHOOD COMPARTMENT COOLING

KHALED, M.; ALSHAER, A.; HACHEM, F.; HARAMBAT, F.; PEERHOSSAINI, H.

doi:2012.13.6.895

International Journal of Automotive Technology > Volume 13(6); 2012 > Article

Heat Transfer, Fluid and Thermal Engineering

International Journal of Automotive Technology 2012;13(6): 895-904.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-012-0090-8

EFFECTS OF GROUND VEHICLE INCLINATION ON UNDERHOOD COMPARTMENT COOLING

M. KHALED¹, A. ALSHAER², F. HACHEM², F. HARAMBAT³, H. PEERHOSSAINI¹

¹Complex Flows and Energy Research Group - Laboratoire de Thermocinétique
²Lebanese International University
³Velizy A Center

ABSTRACT

This work reports on experiments carried out on a real passenger vehicle in a large wind tunnel to investigate the effects of car inclination on underhood cooling. The vehicle

Key Words: Underhood, Cooling, Thermal design, Cooling management, Car inclination, Underhood architecture, Aerothermal management