A closed loop full-scale automotive climatic wind tunnel is described. The tunnel simulates wind and rain as well as several road conditions. It generates under controlled heat loading, wind speeds of up to 50kmh with different approach boundary conditions, rains from drizzle to cloudburst and road inclines up to 15° in any direction. The design and optimization process of the tunnel functions is outlined and examples of its use in vehicle development are given. The size constraint and the need for a compact design are important features of the tunnel. The tunnel provides an important test bed for close scrutiny of the relationship between rain ingress, vehicle speed, road condition, heat loading and vehicle geometry. The tunnel can also be used to study vehicle thermal management, vehicle thermal comfort, engine cold starting, and wipers efficiency in sever cold weather. Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) simulation is used to optimize the performance of a number of key tunnel components. The resulting tunnel is approximately 9.5m in length, 9.5 m in height and 3 m in width.


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    Title :

    Development of a Closed Loop, Full Scale Automotive Climatic Wind Tunnel


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE 2000 World Congress ; 2000



    Publication date :

    2000-03-06




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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