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Automotive Engineering ›› 2020, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (9): 1197-1205.doi: 10.19562/j.chinasae.qcgc.2020.09.008

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Cooling Airflow Simulation and Heat Dissipation Improvement of Engine Compartment

Li Tiantian1,2, Zhao Lanping3, Wang Jianxin2, Zhu Zhijun2, Zhang Jun4, Zhang Hao2   

  1. 1. China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center, State Key Laboratory of Aerodynamics, Mianyang 621000;
    2. Shanghai Automobile Wind Tunnel Center, Shanghai 201804;
    3. School of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804;
    4. TEGG, SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Company Limited, Shanghai 201804
  • Online:2020-09-25 Published:2020-10-19

Abstract: In order to reduce cooling drag, a numerical simulation on the air flow of original engine compartment is conducted. Based on the results of simulation, different improvement schemes are proposed from three aspects: changing the flow direction of cooling air, reducing the energy loss of air flow passing through front-end components and enhancing radiator performance, on which wind tunnel tests are carried out for verification. The results show that after front-end plate separator is added the flow rate of intake air increases by 15%, and cooling drag lowers by 5 counts. As for the heat dissipation within engine compartment, by combining simulation and test, several measures are taken, such as adding baffle plate behind steering box to intensify the local air flow, adding flow guiding shroud behind fan for guiding hot airflow and adding flow guiding device at the intake port of engine to supply extra cooling air flow. As a result, the heat dissipation of steering box and transmission mounts are improved with the cooling air flow in front-end unaffected

Key words: heat dissipation of engine compartment, cooling drag, numerical simulation, radiator, wind tunnel test