VEHICLE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS(VTMS 4)+CD

Proceedings of the conference held May, 1999. Topics discussed include improving the effectiveness of underhood airflow prediction, development of automatic climate control with neural control, measurement of transient evaporator performance during wind tunnel testing of a passenger vehicle, transient multi-disciplinary engine thermal management simulation, single channel studies of heat transfer in automotive exhaust catalytic converters, advanced use of CAE tools in the development of HVAC systems, next-generation controlled atmospheric braze processing of aluminium heat exchangers, new evaporator generation in flat tube construction, influence of the increased heat transfer on the acceleration of a cold turbocharged diesel engine, and inlet and outlet flow visualization on engine cooling fans, among many others. Contains an author index only. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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