Vehicle Cabin Air Quality with Fractional Air Recirculation 2013-01-1494
A fractional recirculation of cabin air was proposed and studied to improve cabin air quality by reducing cabin particle concentrations. Vehicle tests were run with differing number of passengers (1, 2, 3, and 4), four fan speed settings and at 20, 40, and 70 mph. A manual control was installed for the recirculation flap door so different ratios of fresh air to recirculated air could be used. Full recirculation is the most efficient setting in terms of thermal management and particle concentration reduction, but this causes elevated CO₂ levels in the cabin. The study demonstrated cabin CO₂ concentrations could be controlled below a target level of 2000 ppm at various driving conditions and fan speeds with more than 85% of recirculation. The proposed fractional air recirculation method is a simple yet innovative way of improving cabin air quality. Some energy saving is also expected, especially with the air conditioning system. More recirculation means less energy is required to cool the cabin air, as opposed to cooling 100% outside air under hot weather conditions.
Citation: Grady, M., Jung, H., Kim, Y., Park, J. et al., "Vehicle Cabin Air Quality with Fractional Air Recirculation," SAE Technical Paper 2013-01-1494, 2013, https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-01-1494. Download Citation
Author(s):
Michael L. Grady, Heejung Jung, Yong chul Kim, June Kyu Park, Bock Cheol Lee
Affiliated:
Univ of California-Riverside, Hyundai Motor Company
Pages: 7
Event:
SAE 2013 World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Air pollution
Weather and climate
Thermal management
Air conditioning
Passenger compartments
Energy conservation
Fans
Particulate matter (PM)
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