To improve the heat dissipation performance of vehicle radiator
based on the single fan configuration of a traditional passenger car
this paper designs five different matrix fan configurations
and numerically analyzes of the effect of different configurations on the heat dissipation performance of radiator. With the differential control strategies introduced
a further optimization of the thermal management on the vehicle front end is conducted. The final results indicate that different matrix fan configurations have different effects on the heat dissipation performance of radiator
the matrix fan(N=6)is the optimal configuration due to the largest heat dissipation achieved. As the fans run in low-temperature region at higher speed
this matrix fan can decrease the hot air recirculation at idle and lower the average temperature in underhood
thus effectively improving the thermal environment of underhood. In the idle condition
when the rotation speed ratio α=3
the heat dissipation reaches 6.61 kW
which is improved by 1.71% compared with the uniform speed condition; and similarly
in the low-speed condition
when the rotation speed ratio α=1.8
the heat dissipation reaches 10.73 kW
which is improved by 1.2%. Moreover
the fans running in low-temperature region at higher speed also can suppress the flow separation in underhood and beneath the engine board
and decrease the flow resistance in underhood as the vehicle runs at a low speed.
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