Heat transfer on a vehicle windshield: an experimental and numerical study

摘要

Understanding the heat transfer interaction between an impinging jet and an inclined windshield surface is of paramount practical significance. In this paper, the heat transfer process is investigated utilizing a three-dimensional finite volume numerical method and renormalization group (RNG) theory based k-s turbulence model. The issuing incompressible jet is impinging upon the inside of an inclined windshield creating a thermal boundary layer and a fully three dimensional vortex structure. Numerical analyses using Fluent predict a detailed description of fluid flow patterns and heat transfer coefficients. Experimental investigations are performed on the inner surface for the purpose of obtaining local and average heat transfer coefficients and further validation of the numerical results.