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| Register By | March 5, 2010 - 6:00 AM CST |
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Contact Matt Warner and Jan Boebel with any questions. |
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| Presenter(s) | Matt Warner and Jan Boebel |
| Language | English |
This one-day class will introduce the use of the COOL3D pre-processing tool for creation of underhood thermal management models in GT-SUITE. COOL3D is a 3-D CAD-based tool that automatically discretizes the air space and thermal management components within the underhood compartment of a vehicle to create a fast running model of the system within GT-SUITE. This quasi-3D model allows for fast and accurate solution of steady state operating points, but also allows for transient predictions of the air flow through and around grilles, blockages, stacked heat exchangers, fans, and the engine block. This transient capability allows for the use of underhood models within integrated engine/vehicle simulations (i.e. fuel economy drive cycles).
The course is targeted towards engineers with responsibility for overall vehicle thermal management, or for those who are responsible for specifying components of the underhood compartment (heat exchangers, fans, etc.). The class will consist primarily of an interactive model building exercise. Each student will be provided with a computer to use. The following are the primary topics to be covered:
1. Building the Underhood model in COOL3D: The participant will learn how to build a model of the underhood compartment within the COOL3D tool, including grills, bumpers, radiator, charge cooler, A/C condenser, fan, fan shroud, and engine block.
2. Creation of the GT-SUITE underhood model: The participant will learn how to export the underhood model from the COOL3D tool into GT-SUITE, and understand the basics of the automatic discretization of the underhood flow space.
3. Running the resulting GT-SUITE model: The participant will learn how to define boundary conditions to run a steady state underhood analysis within GT-SUITE. The use of COOL3D to evaluate different design alternatives will be discussed.
4. Integration with Engine/Vehicle models: The participant will understand the capabilities of GT-SUITE to integrate underhood models created within COOL3D into larger system level simulations that may include engine and/or vehicle systems.