Development and investigation of a cooling system for a parked vehicle using solar energy
The temperature of the interior of a car gets increased substantially during day time when parked under un-shaded parking area for long duration. It is very uncomfortable for the passengers and driver during the start of the driving as the air conditioner will take time to fully cool the interior of...
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| author | Mohiuddin, A. K. M. Osman, Amirah Uddin, Mohammad Faisal |
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| description | The temperature of the interior of a car gets increased substantially during day time when parked under un-shaded parking area for long duration. It is very uncomfortable for the passengers and driver during the start of the driving as the air conditioner will take time to fully cool the interior of the vehicle. This paper mainly focuses on ways to reduce the interior temperature of the parked vehicle. A system has been designed that employs the solar panel, battery, inlet and exhaust fans, temperature sensor and an electric control circuit. The experiment was performed on a car cabin prototype model made using CPU casing of a desktop computer. The inlet air fan is located lower than the exhaust air fan at the car model as the hot air moves up and to have a better air flow distribution. It was observed that the interior temperature of the car model decreased significantly when the system was installed. The simulation was done by using ANSYS FLUENT R15 to investigate the airflow distribution inside the car cabin when inlet and outlet fans were in action. The results showed that the car interior has a better airflow distribution when the inlet fan is positioned lower than the outlet fan. |
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| spelling | iium-713432020-06-10T08:35:29Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/71343/ Development and investigation of a cooling system for a parked vehicle using solar energy Mohiuddin, A. K. M. Osman, Amirah Uddin, Mohammad Faisal TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery The temperature of the interior of a car gets increased substantially during day time when parked under un-shaded parking area for long duration. It is very uncomfortable for the passengers and driver during the start of the driving as the air conditioner will take time to fully cool the interior of the vehicle. This paper mainly focuses on ways to reduce the interior temperature of the parked vehicle. A system has been designed that employs the solar panel, battery, inlet and exhaust fans, temperature sensor and an electric control circuit. The experiment was performed on a car cabin prototype model made using CPU casing of a desktop computer. The inlet air fan is located lower than the exhaust air fan at the car model as the hot air moves up and to have a better air flow distribution. It was observed that the interior temperature of the car model decreased significantly when the system was installed. The simulation was done by using ANSYS FLUENT R15 to investigate the airflow distribution inside the car cabin when inlet and outlet fans were in action. The results showed that the car interior has a better airflow distribution when the inlet fan is positioned lower than the outlet fan. Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering & Sciences Publication 2019-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71343/7/71343_Development%20and%20investigation%20of%20a%20cooling%20system%20_SCOPUS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71343/13/71343_Development%20and%20investigation%20of%20a%20cooling%20system.pdf Mohiuddin, A. K. M. and Osman, Amirah and Uddin, Mohammad Faisal (2019) Development and investigation of a cooling system for a parked vehicle using solar energy. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE), 7 (6S). pp. 87-92. ISSN 2277-3878 E-ISSN 2249-8958 https://www.ijrte.org/wp-content/uploads/papers/v7i6s/F02200376S19.pdf |
| spellingShingle | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Mohiuddin, A. K. M. Osman, Amirah Uddin, Mohammad Faisal Development and investigation of a cooling system for a parked vehicle using solar energy |
| title | Development and investigation of a cooling system for a parked vehicle using solar energy |
| title_full | Development and investigation of a cooling system for a parked vehicle using solar energy |
| title_fullStr | Development and investigation of a cooling system for a parked vehicle using solar energy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and investigation of a cooling system for a parked vehicle using solar energy |
| title_short | Development and investigation of a cooling system for a parked vehicle using solar energy |
| title_sort | development and investigation of a cooling system for a parked vehicle using solar energy |
| topic | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
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