Climate Analysis
The car as a greenhouse - the enlarged and flattened glass surfaces improve the aerodynamics of the car on the one hand, but also increase the amount of heat introduced by the sun's radiation on the other hand. The same behaviour can be found on nearly each ground vehicle, airplane or ship but also on glazed buildings.
This increases the demands on the air-conditioning inside all of these "cabins". At the same time, higher safety, in addition to the comfort aspects, is becoming increasingly important. The design of the climate control system at an early stage in the development process is therefore ever more significant.
Our engineering team provides the opportunity to obtain necessary data on heating and air-conditioning system performances in all development phases, or to evaluate any given thermal test scenario. Our expert team looks back onto nearly two decades of experience in the field of air-condition analysis, internal flow distribution, interior heat load, surface temperature, thermal collateral damages or material behaviour.
An overall and complete thermal comfort study is quite complex; e.g. starting at the front-end of the vehicle, running through the engine compartment including the refrigerant circuit, HVAC unit and air duct layouts, passing the cabin and occupants itself and ending up at the vents in the rear.
Such a complexity can only be solved by using a combination of different 1D and 3D software packages including THESEUS-FE. Our engineers are able to provide all analysis with the best boundary conditions while coupling 1D and 3D software packages successfully in your day-to-day environment. A new paper has recently been published regarding the complex aspects of a full climate analysis. This paper is available here.
If you would require any assistance to redesign or optimize your products by using our long-termed know-how please feel free to contact us.