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Vol 23, No 3 (2021): VOLUME 23, NOMOR 3, JULI 2021

Numerical Study of Cooling Air Flow Distribution in Car Cabin

Jamaldi, Agus (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Aug 2021

Abstract

This numerical study aims to investigate the performance of car air-conditioning (AC) cooling of cabin car. The research was done in the two-step. The first step is to collect data by experiment study. Numerical study of performance car air-conditioning is the second step. Detached Eddy Simulation k-epsilon (DES k-ε) turbulence model was utilized in the study. A cabin car design was used as a specimen study. Two key parameters, i.e. temperature distribution, and air cooling speed, were used to assess the AC cooling performance compared with experimental data. Two types of mesh (mesh A and B) with different smooth was utilized. The results showed that mesh B gave good agreement with experimental data with a discrepancy of 0.14%, and 0.27% with mesh A. Air cooling distribution at three measured positions are 0.47; 0.08; and 0.04 m/s, respectively.

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