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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2019.20.5.477

Numerical Analysis for Improvement of Windshield Defrost Performance of Electric Vehicle  

Kim, Hyun-Il (Corporation Support Department, Pohang Institute of Metal Industry Advancement)
Kim, Jae-Sung (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation, Hanbat National University)
Kim, Myung-Il (Supercomputing Modeling & Simulation Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information)
Lee, Jae Yeol (Industrial Engineering, Chonnam National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.20, no.5, 2019 , pp. 477-484 More about this Journal
Abstract
As the residence time in the vehicle increases, the passenger desires a pleasant and stable riding environment in addition to the high driving performance of the vehicle. The windshield defrosting performance is one of the performance requirements that is essential for driver's safe driving. In order to improve the defrosting performance of the windshield of a vehicle, relevant elements such as the shape of the defrost nozzle should be appropriately designed. In this paper, CFD based numerical analysis is conducted to improve defrost performance of small electric vehicles. The defrost performance analysis was performed by changing the angle of the defrost nozzle and the guide vane that spray hot air to the windshield of the vehicle. Numerical simulation results show that the defrosting performance is best when the defrost nozzle angle is $70^{\circ}$ and the guide vane installation angle is $60^{\circ}$. Based on the analytical results, the defrosting experiment was performed by fabricating the defrost nozzle and the guide vane. As a result of the experiment, it is confirmed that the frost of windshield is removed by 80% within 20 minutes, and it is judged that the defrost performance satisfying the FVMSS 103 specification is secured.
Keywords
Defrost; Windshield; CFD; Defrost Nozzle; Guide Vane; Electric Vehicle;
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