The goal of this six-session webinar is to introduce engineers and managers to the basic principles of diesel cooling airflow systems for commercial and off-road vehicles. Participants will learn about vehicle/product constraints, integration issues, cooling airflow, system resistance, fans, shrouds, radiators, coolers, estimating heat rejection, thermal recirculation, and overall system performance. Basic concepts will be reinforced with examples and a cooling performance calculation of a diesel cooling system.
- Define vehicle requirements and many cooling airflow system integration issues
- Describe heat exchanger sizing considerations, design alternatives, and thermal effectiveness
- List fan/shroud aerodynamic design parameters, guidelines, and installation effects
- Apply the fan laws to evaluate alternative designs
- Calculate fan operating point and airflow using component pressure-loss coefficients
- Estimate engine heat rejection to coolant, including Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)
- Calculate steady-state thermal performance of a diesel cooling airflow system
- Overview Typical Cooling Airflow Systems
- Design Drivers
- A Classification of Vehicle Cooling Systems
- Industrial Air-cooled Heat Exchanger Assemblies
- Impact of System & Sub-system Requirements
- Thermal Recirculation
- Design Challenges
- 1st Law of Aerodynamics
- Radiator Heat Transfer Equation
- Definition of Standard Air
- Airflow Terminology and Standard Cubic Feet per Minute (SCFM)
- Bernoulli¿s Equation and Ram Pressure
- Pressure Loss Coefficient
- Vehicle Air Flow Restrictions ¿ Flow Energy Losses
- Construct a System Pressure Loss Curve
- Fan Classification and Specific Speed
- Fan Characteristic Curve and System Matching
- Air Performance Test Chambers (AMCA)
- Axial Fan Systems, Pusher and Puller
- Exercise the Fan Laws to Evaluate Design Alternatives
- Shroud Design Considerations
- Vehicle Installation Effects ¿ Fan Position, Tip Clearance, Radiator Proximity
- Ram Airflow
- Flow Energy Balance Equation
- Fan Operation with Ram
- Ram Total-Pressure Recovery
- Calculate System Loss Curve, Fan Operating Point and Cooling Airflow
- Thermal Classification of Heat Exchangers
- Compact Heat Exchangers in Vehicle Applications
- Radiator Effectiveness and Louvered Fins
- Charge Air Coolers, Performance Calculation Against Requirements
- Air-Side Fouling Study and Heat Exchanger Design Considerations
- Thermal Accumulation Calculation
- SAE Dynamometer Gross Power Test Procedures
- Dynamometer Data on Engine Heat Rejection
- Brake Mean Effective Pressure (BMEP), A Power Density
- Specific Heat Rejection (SHR) Characteristic Curve
- EGR Heat Rejection to Coolant
- Evaluation of Diesel Cooling System
- Tools and Methods for System Development
Jack Williams is an independent consultant specializing in the design and development of thermal management systems and vehicle aerodynamics. He is an adjunct faculty member at the Lawrence Technological University (LTU) in the mechanical engineering department. In addition to his consulting work, he conducts professional development courses for engineers on cooling systems, EV/HEV battery thermal management, and road vehicle aerodynamics.
Mr. Williams has over 30 years engineering management experience in product development at Ford Motor Co. Additionally, he was an aerodynamics project leader with the USAF Aeronautical Systems Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio where he specialized in engine/aircraft integration, gas turbine engine performance, inlet design, and aircraft mission analysis.
An active member of the SAE, Mr. Williams has authored over 20 technical papers, given invited lectures at major mid-west universities, and has received professional awards and international recognition for his innovative work. He is a recipient of two Henry Ford II Technology Awards, the SAE Industrial Lectureship Award, two SAE Oral Presentation Awards, and the SAE Forest R. McFarland Award. He holds a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Detroit and an M.S. in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering from the United States Air Force Institute of Technology.
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Robert W. Cummings P.E.
Consultant
Robert W. Cummings "This excellent (course) presented the whole picture of vehicle thermal management system with sufficient depth for individual components."
Shiwei Qin
Senior Engineer
Borgwarner Inc. "This program is a must for all engineers who work in the thermal management side of the business."
Michael Evans
Technical Specialist
Roush Industries Inc. "Nice mix of theory and practical applications."
Ryan Schott
Senior Engineer
John Deere