Abstract

A numerical simulation has been carried out for the automotive air conditioning system. The purpose of this simulation is to present the methods for simulating car air conditioning components, systems and cool-down performance by computerized mathematical model and to analyze the performance of A/C system. In analyzing the heat exchanger(evaporator and condenser), the finite volume model which has a merit in predicting the temperature field in detail because it can consider partial variation of thermal property and heat transfer coefficient is used. In analyzing the compressor, the polytropic approach which regards the actual compression process as a reversible polytropic process is employed. In analyzing vehicle passenger compartment, the thermal network is employed to simulate the car cool down process. This A/C system program can be used for analyzing a component performance when a component is alternated or designed and for analyzing the engine cooling system when A/C system is operated.

Keywords

• Automotive air conditioning system;
• Heat exchanger;
• Reversible polytropic process;
• Element method;
• Car cool down process

• 자동차 냉방 시스템;
• 열교환기;
• 가역 폴리트로픽 과정;
• 엘리먼트 방법;
• 차량 냉방 과정;