Abstract This paper investigates the impact of a three-dimensional (3D) air-conditioning (AC) system on cabin thermal comfort. Current AC systems are dependent on the cooling performance of Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems located inside the front instrument panel and supplying cold air from the front to the rear cabin. This results in a difference in perceived thermal comfort between the front and back seats due to a number of factors, including solar radiation through the windows, blower air path, and individual environmental differences. The 3D AC system was designed to improve the thermal comfort of passengers. In order to simulate the 3D AC system, an auxiliary blower was adapted for rear passengers. A cooling performance test and thermal comfort evaluation were conducted, with the blower at various positions in the cabin. According to the experiment results, four positions of the auxiliary blower showed cooling comfort ratings similar to those of the current HVAC system environment, and the thermal comfort ratings in the 3D AC experiment showed improvement. In other words, 3D AC system can reduce energy consumption, because it can reach the set temperature with less AC system operation.
Impact of a three-dimensional air-conditioning system on thermal comfort: An experimental study
International Journal of Automotive Technology ; 16 , 3 ; 411-416
2015-03-24
6 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Impact of a three-dimensional air-conditioning system on thermal comfort: An experimental study
British Library Online Contents | 2015
|Impact of a three-dimensional air-conditioning system on thermal comfort: An experimental study
Online Contents | 2015
|Thermal comfort development of mobile air conditioning systems
Automotive engineering | 2006
|Thermal comfort design method for submarine ventilation and air conditioning system
European Patent Office | 2022
|