Thermal Management of Vehicles (FSI-QTE)

Academic year 2018/2019
Supervisor: prof. Ing. Miroslav Jícha, CSc.  
Supervising institute: EÚ all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Aims of the course unit:
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with current trends in the automotive heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems and powertrain cooling.
Learning outcomes and competences:
The course will provide students with the knowledge of heat transfer and apply it to problems of cooling of the combustion engine and the treatment of the indoor climate in the cabs of vehicles.
Prerequisites:
Thermodynamics, basic computer skills.
Course contents:
The course Thermal Management of Vehicles acquaints students with the theoretical basis of heat transfer, which are then applied to the issue of automotive powertrain cooling and to the systems of thermal comfort of vehicle cabins.
Teaching methods and criteria:
The course is taught through lectures that provide the explanation of the basic theoretical knowledge of heat transfer, powertrain cooling and devices to adjust the indoor climate in the cabins of automobiles. Teaching is complemented by laboratory assignments and computational exercises.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:
Attendance at seminars and laboratory measurements. Overall evaluation of the course will be based on written exam, focusing on the application of lessons learned.
Controlled participation in lessons:
Attendance at seminars is compulsory. Absence at seminars and replacing them is solved individually with a teacher.
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  13 × 2 hrs. optionally                  
    Exercise  13 × 1 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture 1. Thermal management of cars - Introduction
2. Heat transfer - Conduction
3. Heat transfer - Unsteady conduction
4. Heat transfer - Fins
5. Heat exchangers - design methods
6. Heat exchangers construction
7. Heat resources and thermal management in the engine compartment
8. Application of the heat exchangers in the engine compartment
9. Cabin, thermal comfort and services provided by HVAC systems
10. The rating of thermal comfort in the cabins of automobiles
11. Challenges in the field of automotive HVAC - classic cars, EV cars
12. Cooling cycles - principles of operation
13. Cooling cycles - design of automotive air conditioning
    Exercise 1. Thermal balance of Combustion engine
2. Experimental determination of the heat transfer coefficient
3. Heat balance of the cab car
4. Experiment - cabin heat up, evaluation of thermal comfort
5. Sizing of the heat exchanger
6. Experiment - efficiency of refrigeration unit
Literature - fundamental:
1. DALY, Steven. Automotive air-conditioning and climate control systems. 1st ed. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann, 2006, 362 s. ISBN 0-7506-6955-1.
Literature - recommended:
1. VAN BASSHUYSEN, Richard a Fred SCHÄFER. Internal combustion engine handbook: basics, components, systems, and perspectives. Warrendale, Pa.: SAE International, c2004, xxxix, 811 p., ISBN 07-680-1139-6.
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
M2I-P full-time study M-ADI Automotive and Material Handling Engineering -- Cr,Ex 4 Compulsory-optional 2 2 S