TY - JOUR
T1 - Experimental Characterization of the Airflow within a Car Cabin
AU - Bertone, M.
AU - Sciacchitano, A.
AU - Arpino, F.
AU - Canale, C.
AU - Cortellessa, G.
AU - Grossi, G.
AU - Moretti, L.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - The ventilation flow in a car cabin has been experimentally investigated. The study has been carried out in a car commercially available, by testing one ventilation mode (panel-vent mode) at one fan strength (level 3 of the 4 available) with fresh air intake (without any re-circulation). The flow velocity at the exit of the vents has been measured using a 5-hole pressure probe. The flow velocity fields inside the car cabin have been measured by particle image velocimetry (PIV) in three longitudinal sections: (i) the car centre plane, including both the front and rear area; (ii) the driver's seat centre plane, only in the front area; (iii) the passenger's seat centre plane, only in the front area. At these longitudinal planes, the time-average flow velocity is presented and discussed. The experimental results provide new insights in the ventilation flow in a car cabin.
AB - The ventilation flow in a car cabin has been experimentally investigated. The study has been carried out in a car commercially available, by testing one ventilation mode (panel-vent mode) at one fan strength (level 3 of the 4 available) with fresh air intake (without any re-circulation). The flow velocity at the exit of the vents has been measured using a 5-hole pressure probe. The flow velocity fields inside the car cabin have been measured by particle image velocimetry (PIV) in three longitudinal sections: (i) the car centre plane, including both the front and rear area; (ii) the driver's seat centre plane, only in the front area; (iii) the passenger's seat centre plane, only in the front area. At these longitudinal planes, the time-average flow velocity is presented and discussed. The experimental results provide new insights in the ventilation flow in a car cabin.
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U2 - 10.1088/1742-6596/2509/1/012024
DO - 10.1088/1742-6596/2509/1/012024
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85163512245
SN - 1742-6588
VL - 2509
JO - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
JF - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
IS - 1
M1 - 012024
T2 - 39th Heat Transfer Conference, UIT 2022
Y2 - 20 June 2022 through 22 June 2022
ER -