Abstract
The objective of this study is to design and briefly investigate the cooling performances of an air conditioning system for a special purpose vehicle under various experimental conditions. An air conditioning system with two parallel refrigeration cycles consisting of two compressors and two condensers for satisfying the required cooling performance of the special purpose vehicle was tested under extremely hot weather conditions and high thermal load conditions and then optimized by varying the refrigerant charge amount. The optimum refrigerant charge amount of the tested air conditioning system was 1200 g with the consideration of the cooling speed and cooling capacity. The indoor temperatures of the suggested air conditioning system at the refrigerant charge amounts of 1200 g, 1400 g, and 1600 g were 24.7 °C, 25.2 °C, and 26.4 °C, respectively, at the elapsed time of 300 s. The cooling time required to reach a 15.0°C inner temperature in the suggested air conditioning system increased by 13.3% with the decrease of the refrigerant charge amount from 1600 g to 1200 g. The cooling capacity and the coefficient of performance (COP) of the suggested air conditioning system increased by 37.9% and 10.9%, respectively, due to a decrease of the refrigerant charge amount from 1600 g to 1200 g. The observed cooling performance characteristics of the air conditioning system with two parallel refrigeration cycles means it could be suitable for cabin cooling of special purpose vehicles. In addition, the designed special air conditioning system with two parallel refrigeration cycles for a special purpose vehicle was built to ensure a sufficient cooling performance for equipped passengers.
Highlights
With an increase in the thermal comfort for passenger cabins and intelligent driving for easy driver control and convenience, many smart and green passenger vehicles have been developed and researched by various automotive makers [1,2]
The research and development on an air conditioning system for a cabin for a special purpose vehicle, which is frequently used under severe thermal load and weather conditions, is scarce because of lower production rate and low numbers of manufacturing companies
Lee et al [21], the refrigerant charge of the designed air conditioning system for a special purpose vehicle was set to 1200 g at an outdoor temperature of 40.0 ◦ C and an indoor temperature of 40.0 ◦ C
Summary
With an increase in the thermal comfort for passenger cabins and intelligent driving for easy driver control and convenience, many smart and green passenger vehicles have been developed and researched by various automotive makers [1,2]. Numerous advanced air conditioning systems and heating systems for cabin heating and cooling of passenger vehicles have been studied to improve the thermal comfort and air conditioning room for individual passengers, including drivers of passenger vehicles [3,4]. The research and development on an air conditioning system for a cabin for a special purpose vehicle, which is frequently used under severe thermal load and weather conditions, is scarce because of lower production rate and low numbers of manufacturing companies.
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