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Proper thermal management can significantly contribute to overall system energy efficiency. TMSS one of the key aspects of the vehicle development. It ensures that the temperatures in the underhood and underbody areas are in desired ranges, that thermal systems operate as designed, and that no component operation is at risk due to excessive temperatures. This session covers the design of thermal components and systems and their vehicle integration.

This session focuses on thermal management of fuel cell vehicles. As we move to mass deployment for Commercial Vehicle and Light duty application the integration of coolant, refrigeration and heating into the electronics and sensor cooling becomes critical. This session is seeking case studies and application of the ever-developing technologies in the aforementioned applications to address hydrogen vehicle needs and the resulting thermal efficiency for consumer acceptance.

Cabin indoor air quality is becoming very important as we are spending more time in our vehicles. This is becoming even more important in the post pandemic era. In today’s some of the vehicles a unique climate control system with sensors to address the air quality within the cabin to ensure comfort and safety of the occupants. This session will support design and development related to solutions to cabin air quality.

Role of electronics thermal management is crucial for development of autonomous vehicles and for future vehicle powertrain technologies. The purpose of this session is to share novel technologies, lightweight & high efficiency thermal solutions, best practices and lessons learned in the field of electronics thermal management. This session presents papers covering circuit board and vehicle electronics design, testing, simulation and integration of electronics thermal management.

This session covers the technical trends and innovations in battery and battery management system thermal management. This includes the key trends dealing with the thermal needs of battery and battery management systems including thermal management system optimization, packaging, and technology innovations to improve efficiency. Thermal management architecture for optimized performance and the latest means for mitigating battery thermal runaway are covered in this session.

Currently used refrigerants for the automotive industry are not suitable for heat pump application for EVs. Hence, the future of HFO-1234yf is uncertain as it is not acceptable for EV application, specifically for heating. Also, this refrigerant is a known PFAS, a known chemical that affects human health. Automotive industry is working with refrigerant suppliers to develop an alternative refrigerant suitable for heat pump application that does not affect human health. This session will address the potential shortcomings of the current refrigerant and new or natural refrigerants that can be used as alternatives.

This session considers thermal-fluids modeling (zero-D, 1D, 3D CFD) and experimental presentations. Systems include combustion, lubrication, cooling, fuel, EGR, transmission etc. Components include pumps, fuel injectors, turbochargers, torque converters, gear box, bearings, valves, ports, manifolds, oil cooler, EGR cooler, after-treatment (SCR, DOC, DOF); battery cooling etc.

Tail pipe emissions are considered one of the major factors adversely affecting the environment. There is an urgent demand in many regions of the world to reduce the carbon footprints due to transportation. Smog generated from mobility applications has crippling effects in mega urban areas. The increasing focus on fuel economy and emissions reduction have caused a rapid expansion of sustainable mobility applications. Electrification of cars and trucks will significantly reduce the dependence on the internal combustion engine using fossil fuels, leading to a significant positive impact on cleaning the environment. In this panel discussion, the focus is on the rapidly changing regulations landscape and the technological advances required to achieve the fuel economy and emissions mandates.

The purpose of this session is to share experiences and lessons learned to advance the technology in the field of thermal management of electric and hybrid vehicle systems. This session presents papers covering both testing and simulation of hybrid and electric vehicle thermal systems.

The session will focus on the use of latest simulation technologies in the design and evaluation of new thermal systems and their control strategies. Contributions will focus on both 1D and 3D simulation tools as applied to steady and transient phenomenon.

Heavy-duty on- and off-highway vehicles face unique thermal management challenges which can be very different from the thermal challenges in other transportation sectors. This session focuses on topics and technologies specific to thermal management for these vehicles.

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) require a unique climate control due to the unique seating arrangements. AVs also are typically preconditioned and this provides an opportunity to design with less capacity and novel component location.This session will support climate control and cabin hygiene simulations and solution for this unique vehicle.