TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Evaluation of windshield defogging process in an automobile
JO  - International journal of vehicle design
A1  - Mutlu, Mustafa
A1  - Sevilgen, Gökhan
A1  - Kilic, Muhsin
SP  - 103
EP  - 121
VL  - 71
IS  - 1-4
N2  - The defogging process on a windshield is one of the important concerns in the automotive industry for driver safety and certification. Therefore, the simulation of the windshield defogging process provides a very effective and useful tool for the designers to obtain a more efficient and rapid defogging process. In this paper, an experimental and numerical study is presented for the windshield defogging process of an automobile. A computational fluid dynamics (CFDs) tool was used to perform the relevant three dimensional (3-D) transient simulations. Both droplet and wall film models are employed for comparison of the demisted area on a windshield in the numerical calculations. The 3-D fluid flow, temperature distribution and heat transfer characteristics of the interior surfaces of the automobile cabin are also considered. It is shown that the results of the simulations are in a good agreement with the experimental data presented in this study.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0143-3369
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJVD.2016.078770
ID  - ref1
ER  -