Application of Controllable Electric Coolant Pump for Fuel Economy and Cooling Performance Improvement

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoon Cho ◽  
Dohoy Jung ◽  
Zoran S. Filipi ◽  
Dennis N. Assanis ◽  
John Vanderslice ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Economy ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Load Condition ◽  
Electric Pump ◽  
Coolant Pump ◽  
Cooling Performance ◽  
Pump Speed ◽  
Recirculating Flow ◽  
Mechanical Pump

The engine cooling system for a typical class 3 pickup truck with a medium duty diesel engine was modeled with a commercial code, GT-Cool in order to explore the benefit of controllable electric pump on the cooling performance and the fuel economy. As the first step, the cooling system model with a conventional mechanical coolant pump was validated with experimental data. After the model validation, the mechanical pump sub-model was replaced with the electric pump submodel and then the potential benefit of the electric pump on fuel economy was investigated with the simulation. Based on coolant flow analysis the modified thermostat hysteresis was proposed to reduce the recirculating flow and electric pump effort, thus enabling assessment of the full power saving potential. It was also demonstrated that the radiator size could be reduced without any cooling performance penalty by replacing mechanical pump with the electric pump and decoupling of the pump speed from engine speed. The predicted results indicate that the cooling system with the electric pump can dramatically reduce the pump power consumption during the FTP 74 driving schedule and that radiator can be down-sized by more than 27% of the original size under grade load condition.

Application of Controllable Electric Coolant Pump for Fuel Economy and Cooling Performance Improvement

2006 ◽  
Vol 129 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoon Cho ◽  
Dohoy Jung ◽  
Zoran S. Filipi ◽  
Dennis N. Assanis ◽  
John Vanderslice ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Economy ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Load Condition ◽  
Electric Pump ◽  
Coolant Pump ◽  
Cooling Performance ◽  
Pump Operation ◽  
Recirculating Flow ◽  
Mechanical Pump

The engine cooling system for a typical class 3 pickup truck with a medium duty diesel engine was modeled with a commercial code, GT-Cool, in order to explore the benefit of a controllable electric pump on the cooling performance and the pump operation. As the first step, the cooling system model with a conventional mechanical coolant pump was validated with experimental data. After the model validation, the mechanical pump submodel was replaced with the electric pump submodel, and then the potential benefit of the electric pump on fuel economy was investigated with the simulation. Based on coolant flow analysis, a modified thermostat hysteresis was proposed to reduce the recirculating flow and the electric pump effort. It was also demonstrated that the radiator size could be reduced without any cooling performance penalty by replacing the mechanical pump with the electric pump. The predicted results indicate that the cooling system with the electric pump can dramatically reduce the pump power consumption during the FTP 74 driving schedule and that the radiator can be downsized by more than 27% of the original size, under the grade load condition.

scholarly journals An Economical and Precise Cooling Model and Its Application in a Single-Cylinder Diesel Engine

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 6749
Author(s):  
Zhifeng Xie ◽  
Ao Wang ◽  
Zhuoran Liu
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Combustion Engine ◽  
Electronic Control Unit ◽  
Total Power ◽  
Dynamical Characteristic ◽  
Water Jacket ◽  
Single Cylinder ◽  
Pump Speed ◽  
Total Power Consumption

The cooling system is an important subsystem of an internal combustion engine, which plays a vital role in the engine’s dynamical characteristic, the fuel economy, and emission output performance at each speed and load. This paper proposes an economical and precise model for an electric cooling system, including the modeling of engine heat rejection, water jacket temperature, and other parts of the cooling system. This model ensures that the engine operates precisely at the designated temperature and the total power consumption of the cooling system takes the minimum value at some power proportion of fan and pump. Speed maps for the cooling fan and pump at different speeds and loads of engine are predicted, which can be stored in the electronic control unit (ECU). This model was validated on a single-cylinder diesel engine, called the DK32. Furthermore, it was used to tune the temperature of the water jacket precisely. The results show that in the common use case, the electric cooling system can save the power of 255 W in contrast with the mechanical cooling system, which is about 1.9% of the engine’s power output. In addition, the validation results of the DK32 engine meet the non-road mobile machinery China-IV emission standards.

Paper 15: Recent Research and Development in Truck Engine Cooling

1969 ◽  
Vol 184 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. G. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Coolant Temperature ◽  
Analytical Prediction ◽  
Cooling Performance ◽  
Pump Speed ◽  
Power Characteristics ◽  
Engine Cooling ◽  
System Pressure ◽  
Component Design ◽  
Additional Resistance ◽  
Water Pumps

To improve economically the cooling performance of trucks an analytical approach was used to assist development. The component tests undertaken included the complete net pressure and power characteristics of two engine water pumps and four engine fans, the heat transfer and pressure drop performances over appropriate flow ranges of some 14 radiators, the additional resistance to air flow offered by two noise shields, and studies of the effects of pump speed, coolant temperature, system pressure, thermostat resistance, and by-pass resistance on radiator water flow with three different engines. The apparatus and methods used for each type of test are outlined. Using the above and other existing data, cooling performance was predicted for some 80 different configurations and conditions, and fan power consumption was predicted for several of these. These results enabled component design and manufacturing problems to be identified and the selection of the most promising configurations for actual development testing. The agreement between the predicted and actual cooling performances is discussed. The use of computer programmes in component testing and analytical prediction is mentioned, and various possible developments in future cooling systems of still higher performance are discussed.

Numerical Thermal Performance Investigation of an Electric Motor Passive Cooling System Employing Phase Change Materials

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Deriszadeh ◽  
Filippo de Monte ◽  
Marco Villani
Keyword(s):  
Phase Change ◽  
Phase Change Material ◽  
Electric Motor ◽  
Phase Change Materials ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Passive Cooling ◽  
Time Step ◽  
Cooling Performance ◽  
Passive Cooling System ◽  
Change Material

Abstract This study investigates the cooling performance of a passive cooling system for electric motor cooling applications. The metal-based phase change materials are used for cooling the motor and preventing its temperature rise. As compared to oil-based phase change materials, these materials have a higher melting point and thermal conductivity. The flow field and transient heat conduction are simulated using the finite volume method. The accuracy of numerical values obtained from the simulation of the phase change materials is validated. The sensitivity of the numerical results to the number of computational elements and time step value is assessed. The main goal of adopting the phase change material based passive cooling system is to maintain the operational motor temperature in the allowed range for applications with high and repetitive peak power demands such as electric vehicles by using phase change materials in cooling channels twisted around the motor. Moreover, this study investigates the effect of the phase change material container arrangement on the cooling performance of the under study cooling system.

scholarly journals Cooling Performance Enhancement of Air-Cooled Condensers by Guiding Air Flow

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 3503
Author(s):  
Huang ◽  
Chen ◽  
Yang ◽  
Du ◽  
Yang
Keyword(s):  
Mass Flow Rate ◽  
Mass Flow ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Heat Dissipation ◽  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Wind Effects ◽  
Cooling Performance ◽  
Air Cooled Condensers ◽  
Arc Shape

Adverse wind effects on the thermo-flow performances of air-cooled condensers (ACCs) can be effectively restrained by wind-proof devices, such as air deflectors. Based on a 2 × 300 MW coal-fired power generation unit, two types (plane and arc) of air deflectors were installed beneath the peripheral fans to improve the ACC’s cooling performance. With and without air deflectors, the air velocity, temperature, and pressure fields near the ACCs were simulated and analyzed in various windy conditions. The total air mass flow rate and unit back pressure were calculated and compared. The results show that, with the guidance of deflectors, reverse flows are obviously suppressed in the upwind condenser cells under windy conditions, which is conducive to an increased mass flow rate and heat dissipation and, subsequently, introduces a favorable thermo-flow performance of the cooling system. When the wind speed increases, the leading flow effect of the air deflectors improves, and improvements in the ACC’s performance in the wind directions of 45° and –45° are more satisfactory. However, hot plume recirculation may impede performance when the wind direction is 0°. For all cases, air deflectors in an arc shape are recommended to restrain the disadvantageous wind effects.

A Novel Electronics Cooling System Using Water Heat Pipes Under Freezing Conditions

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osamu Suzuki ◽  
Atsuo Nishihara
Keyword(s):  
Prediction Model ◽  
Thermal Resistance ◽  
Ambient Temperature ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Electronics Cooling ◽  
Heat Pipes ◽  
System Model ◽  
Cooling Performance ◽  
Temperature Range ◽  
Metal Block

A novel electronics cooling system that uses water heat pipes under an ambient temperature range from −30°C to 40°C has been developed. The system consists of several water heat pipes, air-cooled fins, and a metal block. The heat pipes are separated into two groups according to the thermal resistance of their fins. One set of heat pipes, which have fins with higher thermal resistance, operates under an ambient temperature range from −30°C to 40°C. The other set, which have lower resistance, operates from 0°C to 40°C. A prediction model based on the frozen-startup limitation of a single heat pipe was first devised and experimentally verified. Then, a prediction model for the whole-system was formulated according to the former model. The whole-system model was used to design a prototype cooling system, and it was confirmed that the prototype has a suitable cooling performance for an environmentally friendly electronics cooling system.

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