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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2014.15.5.2628

Heat transfer characteristics with materials of the filler and flow path in vehicle washer heater system  

Cha, Woo Sub (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Keimyung University)
Kim, Tae Kwon (Department of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Keimyung University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.15, no.5, 2014 , pp. 2628-2634 More about this Journal
Abstract
Vehicle washer heater system is more widely adopted to defrost a window or to clear the windshield glass in winter season. The washer heater system should be designed to heat up washer fluid rapidly to the target temperature for only a short time. A numerical analysis has been carried out to analyze the heat transfer characteristics with materials of inside parts in vehicle washer heater system with filler and flow path. ANSYS - FLUENT software is employed for the analysis. The axial symmetry model is three-dimensional and unsteady. It applies to the coupled method which is one of pressure based. Through this result, it was obtained to find the optimal material condition for the filler and flow path in washer system. For material of filler, the air with lower density was heated more rapidly rather than silicon carbide(SiC). For material of flow path, copper with the heat transfer coefficient of approximately four times greater than the nickel gives us higher efficiency. That is the reason why the heating time of methanol was reduced to make uniform temperature in washer heater system.
Keywords
CFD; Heat transfer; Unsteady; Vehicle washer heater;
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