Technical Paper
Computer-Aided Analysis of Airflow in the Design of Air Conditioning Systems
1991-02-01
910646
This paper describes computer software developed specifically for the analysis of airflow in the design of automotive A/C systems and its applications for improving performance of such systems. Traditionally, design of an A/C system involves building and testing of prototypes. The objective of this project was to develop predictive capabilities where an engineer can assemble a system in the computer to obtain desired air-flow performance. The computer program is integrated and customized for designing A/C systems. It has two parts: the first part, performance analysis, requires the air circuit modeling of an A/C system where each component is modeled in terms of appropriate design parameters. A system analysis is performed to predict the interaction of the components and the total system performance. The second part of the computer program performs component analysis.