Method of optimizing design of an HVAC air-handling assembly for a climate control system
AssigneeVisteon Global Technologies, Inc.
InventorsTimothy J. Hall, Steven Kelley Howell, Yuan (John) Li
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Abstract
A method of optimized design of an HVAC air-handling assembly for a climate control system on a vehicle includes the steps of generating a basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly and analyzing a performance of the basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly using an engineering analytical technique. The method also includes the steps of varying the basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly based on the performance analysis and using the optimized basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly in generating the HVAC air-handling assembly design.
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A method of optimized design of an HVAC air-handling assembly for a climate control system on a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- generating a conceptual design of the HVAC air-handling assembly;
- generating a basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly based on the conceptual design;
- analyzing a performance of the basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly using an engineering analytical technique;
- varying the basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly based on the performance analysis until optimized;
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- using the optimized basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly in generating the HVAC air-handling assembly design.
A method of optimized design of an HVAC air-handling assembly for a climate control system on a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- generating a conceptual design of the HVAC air-handling assembly;
- generating a basic design of a parametric model of the HVAC air-handling assembly based on the conceptual design;
- analyzing a performance of the basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly using an engineering analytical technique;
- varying the basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly using the performance analysis until a performance criteria is optimized;
- and
- using the optimized basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly in generating the HVAC air-handling assembly design.
A method of optimized design of an HVAC air-handling assembly for a climate control system on a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
- generating a conceptual design of the HVAC air-handling assembly;
- generating a basic design of a parametric model of the HVAC air-handling assembly based on the conceptual design, wherein the parametric model includes a geometric representation of an airflow directing surface within the HVAC air-handling assembly;
- analyzing a performance of the basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly using computational fluid dynamics;
- varying the basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly using the performance analysis until a performance criteria is optimized;
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- using the optimized basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly in generating the HVAC air-handling assembly design.
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