| Download | - View final version: An experimental investigation of side intake cooling for passenger cars (PDF, 16.5 MiB)
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| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40003606 |
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| Author | Search for: Schaub, U. W.1; Search for: Bassett, R. W.1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. Division of Mechanical Engineering
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| Format | Text, Technical Report |
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| Physical description | 83 p. |
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| Abstract | A side intake cooling system, operating entirely without the aid of ram air, was compared to a standard frontal intake cooling system with respect to aerodynamic performance and total energy requirements. The study was made on a full scale standard North American passenger car in the 30 ft NRC wind tunnel.
The study showed that side intake cooling systems could be at least as effective and as efficient as standard cooling systems. On the whole the side intake cooling system was observed to be less sensitive to variations in the approach air velocity and to improve the overall vehicle aerodynamics.
The investigation was only an evaluation of a concept and not an optimization in any sense. The side intake concept seems fundamentally sound and considerable potential remains to develop the idea with respect to energy saving. |
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| Publication date | 1981-04 |
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| Publisher | National Research Council Canada |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | No |
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| Export citation | Export as RIS |
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| Record identifier | 5d7be100-13d0-4d5e-a364-fb31f0544f97 |
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| Record created | 2025-08-19 |
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| Record modified | 2025-11-03 |
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