IMPROVED AIRFLOW
February 1st, 2003
BY JONATHAN THOMSONDAIMLERCHRYSLER is developing new ways of creating computer models that will allow its designers to optimise airflow through vehicle ventilation and climate control systems.Researchers at the company's laboratory for acoustics and climate control told just-auto.com that ventilation channels normally "snake their way around many corners" on the way from the engine to the interior, creating high resistance to the airflow.Instead of using time-consuming numerical calculations to improve airflow, the laboratory said it had developed a faster ...
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