Vehicle Cooling Load Calculation (Part I)
Vehicle Cooling Load Calculation (Part I)
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Concept
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Heat Load Types
𝑴𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝑳𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝑸𝑴𝒆𝒕
𝑫𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝑳𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝑸𝑫𝒊𝒓
𝑨𝑪 𝑳𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝑸𝑨𝑪
𝑸𝑻𝒐𝒕 = 𝑸𝑴𝒆𝒕 + 𝑸𝑫𝒊𝒓 + 𝑸𝑫𝒊𝒇 + 𝑸𝑹𝒆𝒇 + 𝑸𝑨𝒎𝒃 + 𝑸𝑬𝒙𝒉 + 𝑸𝑬𝒏𝒈 + 𝑸𝑽𝒆𝒏 + 𝑸𝑩𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 + 𝑸𝑨𝑪
𝐴𝑡 𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒,
• 𝑸𝑻𝒐𝒕 = 𝟎
• 𝑸𝑨𝑪 = −(𝑸𝑴𝒆𝒕 + 𝑸𝑫𝒊𝒓 + 𝑸𝑫𝒊𝒇 + 𝑸𝑹𝒆𝒇 + 𝑸𝑨𝒎𝒃 + 𝑸𝑬𝒙𝒉 + 𝑸𝑬𝒏𝒈 + 𝑸𝑽𝒆𝒏 + 𝑸𝑩𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓)
Note:
• Main objective is to calculate AC Load (Cooling Load).
• Ventilation load is due to ambient air leaking to cabin.
• Blower load is due to HVAC blower installed inside the cabin. 3
Heat Load Calculation (Formulas)
Note:
• Ambient load is calculated for sheet metal and glass surfaces.
• Solar Load is calculated for glass surfaces only. 4
References:
• Cooling Load Calculation and Thermal Modeling for Vehicle by MATLAB (Oum Saad Abdulsalam1, Budi Santoso2, Dwi Aries).
• Handbook of Air conditioning and Refrigeration
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