Experimental Study of Interior Temperature Distribution Inside Parked Automobile Cabin

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Issam Mohammed Ali Aljubury, Ass. Prof. Dr.
Ammar A. Farhan, Instructor
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7024-4500
Munther Abdullah Mussa, Instructor

Abstract

Temperature inside the vehicle cabin is very important to provide comfortable conditions to the car passengers. Temperature inside the cabin will be increased, when the car is left or parked directly under the sunlight. Experimental studies were performed in Baghdad, Iraq (33.3 oN, 44.4 oE) to investigate the effects of solar radiation on car cabin components (dashboard, steering wheel, seat, and inside air). The test vehicle was oriented to face south to ensure maximum (thermal) sun load on the front windscreen. Six different parking conditions were investigated. A suggested car cover was examined experimentally. The measurements were recorded for clear sky summer days started at 8 A.M. till 5 P.M. Results show that interior air temperature in unshaded parked car reaches 70oC and dashboard temperature can approach 100 oC. While, cardboard car shade inside the car not reduce the air temperature inside it. Suggested car cover with 1 cm part-down side windows reduced temperature of cabin components by 70 % in average compare to the base case.


 


 

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“Experimental Study of Interior Temperature Distribution Inside Parked Automobile Cabin” (2015) Journal of Engineering, 21(03), pp. 1–10. doi:10.31026/j.eng.2015.03.01.
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“Experimental Study of Interior Temperature Distribution Inside Parked Automobile Cabin” (2015) Journal of Engineering, 21(03), pp. 1–10. doi:10.31026/j.eng.2015.03.01.

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