Simulation Study on Airflow and Heat Transfer of Engine Compartment for Armored Vehicle
KANG Qi1,2,LIU Jianmin1,WANG Pukai1,LIU Yanbin1,DONG Yi1
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(1.Department of Vehicle Engineering,Army Academy of Armored Forces,Beijing100072,China;2.China Satellite Maritime Tracking and Controlling Department,Jiangyin214431,China)
A threedimensional model of engine compartment for an armored vehicle was built by using Pro/E software and imported into the GTCool 3D software to be transformed into obstacles. The GTCool 3D software was used to establish the radiator and fan model and build the flow area of engine compartment. Then the 3D model was discretized into a large number of small volume blocks to obtain onedimensional simulation model. The air flow of engine compartment and heat transfer of radiator under the rated conditions were further analyzed,and the effects of radiator location height on the air flow and heat transfer of engine compartment were analyzed. The results show that the air flow in the engine compartment is uneven. Air inlet louvers, radiators, gearboxes and other components have a great influence on the air flow. The distribution of the radiator cooling capacity is also not uniform, the first two processes have good effects while the third process has poor cooling effects. For a 20 mmincrease in radiator location height, the air flow entering into the radiator increases by an average of 0.523 m3/s that is equivalent to an average increase of 7.32% and the radiator heat dissipation increases by an average of 11.43 kW that is equivalent to an average increase of 3.69%.
KANG Qi,LIU Jianmin,WANG Pukai,LIU Yanbin,DONG Yi.
Simulation Study on Airflow and Heat Transfer of Engine Compartment for Armored Vehicle[J]. Vehicle Engine. 2019, 0(1): 87-92 https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1001-2222.2019.01.014