Use of Infra-Red Thermography for Automotive Climate Control Analysis 931136
In this paper, several automotive climate control applications for IR thermography are described. Some of these applications can be performed using conventional IR techniques. Others, such as visualizing the air temperature distribution within the cabin, at duct exits, and at heater and evaporator faces, require new experimental methods. In order to capture the temperature distribution within an airstream, a 0.25-mm-thick (0.01 inch) fiberglass screen is used. This screen can be positioned perpendicular or parallel to the flow to obtain three-dimensional spatial measurements. In many cases, the air flow pattern can be inferred from the resulting temperature distribution, allowing improved air distribution designs. In all cases, significant improvement in the speed, ease, and quantity of temperature distribution information can be realized with thermography as compared to conventional thermocouple array techniques. Comparisons are presented between IR thermography images and both thermocouple measurements and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) predictions.
Citation: Burch, S., Hassani, V., and Penney, T., "Use of Infra-Red Thermography for Automotive Climate Control Analysis," SAE Technical Paper 931136, 1993, https://doi.org/10.4271/931136. Download Citation
Author(s):
Steven D. Burch, Vahab Hassani, Terry R. Penney
Affiliated:
National Renewable Energy Lab.
Pages: 5
Event:
Vehicle Thermal Management Systems Conference
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
1993 Vehicle Thermal Management Systems Conference Proceedings-P-263
Related Topics:
Computational fluid dynamics
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