• Madhukiran.K.G.
• K.S.Shashishekar
• S.Umesh

In recent times the influence of aerodynamic design has made passenger vehicles more streamlined, compact and fuel efficient. The body design and styling has made the car more curvaceous in nature. The windscreen and windows have become more tangential for air flow exposing larger glass area for sun. Even though it was given for better visibility and efficient ventilation, it has adverse effect on vehicle thermal management. The larger glass area exposed to solar radiation increases the heat accumulation inside the car compartment. Research have been carried out on improving the thermal management of passenger vehicles by optimising the HVAC system, air flow management and redesign of passenger compartments. Automotive glazing material is another area of interest as the vehicle management is concerned. In this work an attempt is made to evaluate the thermal management of passenger car using different glazing materials and analyzing with CFD simulations. The geometric model of a car with four passengers was modeled with all interiors including inlet and outlet vents using CATIA V5 software. The computational domain discretization was carried out using ICEM CFD tool. Steady state CFD simulation was carried out for Bangalore weather condition. The temperature distribution for interior has been evaluated. Different glass materials such as laminated glass, clear glass, heat absorbing glass and heat reflecting glass with different thermal properties and same climatic conditions were assessed for thermal management. From the CFD simulations, the most appropriate material for windows and windshield with the improved thermal management is identified and suggested.

Thermal management, glazing material, temperature distribution.

"Thermal management of passenger car cabin using different glazing materials", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.755-762, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907S19.pdf

"Thermal management of passenger car cabin using different glazing materials", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp755-762, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907S19.pdf