Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering (설비공학논문집)

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A Numerical Study on the Improvement of the Performance of a Vehicle Paint Drying Process

자동차 도장 건조 공정의 건조 성능 향상을 위한 수치해석 연구

  • Choi, Jongrak (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang University) ;
  • Hur, Nahmkeon (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang University) ;
  • Kim, Dongchoul (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang University) ;
  • Kim, Hee-Soo (Paint Shop Engineering Team, Kia Motors Corp.)
  • Received : 2012.10.22
  • Published : 2012.12.10
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Abstract

In the present study, three-dimensional transient numerical simulations were carried out to improve the performance of a vehicle paint drying process. In order to describe the movement of a vehicle, the techniques of moving boundary condition and multiple reference flames (MRF) were used. For the validation of the numerical analysis, the predicted temperature on the surface of a vehicle was compared to the experimental data, and a good agreement was achieved. With validated numerical procedure, various operating conditions of the temperature and the flow rate of the supply air were investigated to improve the drying performance of the facility. It is shown that the optimization of the operating condition can lead to energy savings and faster line speed of the production.

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