Introduction to Cooling Airflow Systems Web Course RePlay PD331240ON
Topics: Powertrain & Propulsion Engine cooling systems , Diesel / compression ignition engines , Off-highway vehicles and equipment
Vehicle functional requirements, diesel emission regulations, and subsystem thermal limits all have a direct impact on the design of a powertrain cooling airflow system. Severe duty cycles, minimal ram air, fouling, and sometimes unconventional package layouts present unique challenges to the designer. This course introduces many airflow integration issues and vehicle-level trade-offs that effect system performance and drive the design.
The goal of this course is to introduce engineers and managers to the basic principles of diesel cooling airflow systems for commercial and off-road vehicles. Participants will learn about vehicle/product constraints, integration issues, cooling airflow, system resistance, fans, shrouds, radiators, coolers, estimating heat rejection, thermal recirculation, and overall system performance. Basic concepts will be reinforced with examples and a cooling performance calculation of a diesel cooling system.
Objectives
By participating in this course, you'll be able to:
- Define vehicle requirements and many cooling airflow system integration issues
- Describe heat exchanger sizing considerations, design alternatives, and thermal effectiveness
- List fan/shroud aerodynamic design parameters, guidelines, and installation effects
- Apply the fan laws to evaluate alternative designs
- Calculate fan operating point and airflow using component pressure-loss coefficients
- Estimate engine heat rejection to coolant, including exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)
- Calculate steady-state thermal performance of a diesel cooling airflow system
Materials Provided
- 90 days of online single-user access (from date of purchase)
- 12 hours of instructor-delivered content
- Course workbook (downloadable, .pdf\'s)
- Online learning assessment
- Instructor follow up to your content questions
- 1.2 CEUs* (upon completion of all course modules and satisfactory assessment score)
*SAE International is authorized by IACET to offer CEUs for this course.
Is this Web Seminar RePlay for You?
OEM and supplier engineers and managers who are involved with vehicle cooling systems, or who interface with vehicle program management on these issues, will benefit from this course. Graduate-level participants interested in cooling systems will also find it instructive.
Testimonial
“It's a good course that covers the basic of cooling airflow design, together with some more advanced insights into the area...”
Peter Gullberg
Technology Specialist
Volvo Trucks Technology
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Jack Williams
Mr. Williams is the principal at Airflow & Aerodynamics Engineering, LLC and an independent consultant specializing in the design and development of thermal management systems and vehicle aerodynamics. He is an adjunct faculty member at the Lawrence Technological University (LTU) and a guest lecturer for their MSAE Program on Automotive Mechanical Systems. In addition to his consulting work, he conducts professional development seminars for engineers on cooling systems, HEV battery thermal management, and road vehicle aerodynamics. Mr. Williams has over thirty years engineering management experience in product development at Ford Motor Co. Additionally, he was an aerodynamics project leader with the USAF Aeronautical Systems Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio where he specialized in engine/aircraft integration, gas turbine engine performance, inlet design, and aircraft mission analysis. An active member of the SAE, Mr. Williams has authored over twenty technical papers, given invited lectures at major mid-west universities, and has received professional awards and international recognition for his innovative work. He is a recipient of the Henry Ford II Technology Award, the SAE Industrial Lectureship Award, the SAE Oral Presentation Award, and the SAE Forest R. McFarland Award. He holds a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Detroit and an M.S. in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering from the United States Air Force Institute of Technology.
