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http://dx.doi.org/10.5407/JKSV.2011.9.3.024

PIV Measurements of Ventilation Flow inside a Passenger Compartment  

Lee, Jin-Pyung (포항공과대학교 환경공학부)
Lee, Sang-Joon (포항공과대학교 기계공학과)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Visualization / v.9, no.3, 2011 , pp. 24-29 More about this Journal
Abstract
The improvement of climatic comfort is crucial not only for passenger comfort but also for driving safety. Therefore, a better understanding on the flow characteristics of ventilation flow inside the passenger compartment is essential. Most of the previous studies investigated the ventilation flow using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) calculations or scale-down water-model experiments. In this study, the ventilation flow inside the passenger compartment of a real commercial automobile was investigated using a Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) velocity field measurement technique. Under real operating conditions, the velocity fields were measured at several vertical planes for several ventilation modes. The experimental data obtained from this study can be used to understand the detailed flow characteristics in the passenger compartment of a real car and to validate numerical predictions.
Keywords
PIV; Passenger compartment; Velocity field; Ventilation flow;
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