1D/3D Coupling Calculation Analysis on Bus Cooling System

Kai Shen; Feihong Li; Jimin Ni

doi:10.4236/epe.2014.614048

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Energy and Power Engineering > Vol.6 No.14, December 2014

1D/3D Coupling Calculation Analysis on Bus Cooling System ()

Kai Shen, Feihong Li, Jimin Ni

School of Automotive, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.

DOI: 10.4236/epe.2014.614048 PDF HTML XML 3,676 Downloads 4,299 Views Citations

Abstract

Compared with front engine vehicle, the windward side’s flow field in cooling model of rear engine bus is complicated and it can’t be calculated by means of 1D model. For this problem, this paper has used Star-CCM to build a 3D simulation model of cooling system, engine compartment and complete vehicle. Then, it had a 1D/3D coupling calculation on cooling system with Kuli software. It could be helpful in the optimization design of the flow field of rear engine compartment and optimization match of cooling system.

Keywords

1D/3D, Coupling Calculation, Bus Cooling System, Rear Engine Compartment

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Shen, K. , Li, F. and Ni, J. (2014) 1D/3D Coupling Calculation Analysis on Bus Cooling System. Energy and Power Engineering, 6, 550-556. doi: 10.4236/epe.2014.614048.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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