Aero-thermal simulation of a refrigerated truck under open ...€¦ · Refrigerated truck Cooled...
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Aero-thermal simulation of a refrigerated truck under open/closed door cycles
M. Patrick NAMY, SIMTEC [email protected]
+ 33 (0) 9 53 51 45 60
M. YOUBI-IDRISSI, AIR LIQUIDE
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• AIR LIQUIDE
• SIMTEC
Comsol certified consultant
Fields of expertise: - Electromagnetism - Structural mechanism - Heat transfer modeling - CFD - Chemical Engineering
www.simtecsolution.fr
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Content
1. Purposes of the study
2. Model description
• Geometry
• Refrigerating cycles to be simulated
• Physics / resolution scheme
• Mesh
3. Results
• Phase 1. Door closed
• Phase 2. Door open
• Thermal losses of the truck box
• Comparison with experimental temperatures
4. Conclusions
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1. Purposes of the study
• Predict the temperature/air velocity distribution in the refrigerated box
• What happens when the rear door is open?
• Design efficient insulating walls
Refrigerated truck
Cooled air
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2. Model description
• Geometry
Model: half-box Entire truck box Ventilation/cooling
system
Air outlet
Air inlet
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2. Model description
• Refrigerating cycles to be simulated
Phase 1. Door closed
• Air-cooling system on • Circulation of air
provided by fans
Phase 2. Door open
• Air-cooling system off • Fans off
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Data to be reproduced: air temperature inside the box as a function of time Flow rate of the fans, air inlet temperature, external temperature: set to experimental data
Phase 1. Door closed
• Air-cooling system on • Circulation of air
provided by fans
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2. Model description
• Physics / resolution scheme
Turbulent k-w CFD • Constant temperature (20 °C)
• Air inlet velocity prescribed
from experimental values
Velocity field uclosed
Heat transfert • Air inlet temperature prescribed
from experimental values
• Convective exchange on external walls
Laminar CFD
• Air inlet velocity = 0 (ventilation off)
• Open boundary on the rear
Velocity field uopen
Heat transfert
• Air inlet boundary: insulation (refrigeration off) • Convective exchange on external walls
• Open boundary at the rear
Temperature
Door closed: decoupled scheme Door open: coupled scheme
Time
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2. Model description
• Mesh
• Volume box: tetragonal mesh
• Boundary layers mesh
on the inner walls
• Swept prismatic elements in the wall depth
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3. Results
• Phase 1. Door closed
Steamlines representation of the
air flow velocity simulated under quasi-steady state conditions
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3. Results
• Phase 1. Door closed
Steamlines representation of the
air temperature simulated under quasi-steady state conditions
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3. Results
• Phase 2. Door open
Temperature evolution inside the truck box after opening of the rear door (ventilation and cooling
system switched off)
Temperature (°C)
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3. Results
• Thermal losses of the truck box
Thermal flux towards the outside (W/m²) during phase 1 (closed door)
Optimisation of the box wall design and chose of appropriate insulation materials
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3. Results
• Comparison with experimental temperatures
Position of the sensor
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4. Conclusions
• Aero-thermal simulation of the truck box: 2 different modelling approaches
- Door closed/ventilation on : turbulent CFD model decoupled to heat transfer
- Door open/ventilation off: laminar CFD coupled to heat transfer (natural convection model).
• Good agreement between simulated temperature and experimental measures:
Coupling problems involving turbulent CFD and thermal transfer easy to solve with Comsol
• Assessment of the heat losses through the box wall: possibility to optimize the wall materials and design.
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Thanks for your attention… and your questions!
Patrick NAMY [email protected]
+ 33 (0) 9 53 51 45 60
M. YOUBI-IDRISSI, Air Liquide