Recent advances and sustainable solutions in automobile air conditioning systems

S Vashisht, D Rakshit - Journal of cleaner production, 2021 - Elsevier
The regulations regarding emission and air conditioning in the automobile sector have
become more stringent worldwide. Air conditioning (AC) is an integral component of an …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review on waste heat recovery utilization with special focus on Organic Rankine Cycle applications

A Kumar, D Rakshit - Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
In the recent era of development, energy consumption increased many folds. While tapping
this energy from various resources, almost half of this energy is dumped back into the …

Experimental and numerical investigation on shell and coil storage unit with biodegradable PCM for modular thermal battery applications

R Andrzejczyk, T Muszynski, T Kowalczyk… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage (TES) in automotive applications is currently growing in importance.
TES can visibly reduce primary energy consumptions, decrease CO 2 emission, and …

Numerical analysis of an automobile cabin thermal management using passive phase change material

D Sood, D Das, SF Ali, D Rakshit - Thermal Science and Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays, efforts are being made to reduce HVAC load in vehicles and maintain
comfortable temperatures within the cabin, predominantly owing to extreme weather …

Water/ethanol and 13x zeolite pairs for long-term thermal energy storage at ambient pressure

M Fasano, L Bergamasco, A Lombardo… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Thermal energy storage is a key technology to increase the global energy share of
renewables—by matching energy availability and demand—and to improve the fuel …

Experimental study on thermal performance of air-PCM unit to be used for limited time air conditioning of military land vehicles

HC Özaydın, ŞÖ Atayılmaz - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, the thermal performance of an air-phase change material (PCM) unit,
developed to support the air conditioning of military land vehicles during limited time engine …

Complex heat pump operational mode identification and comparison for use in electric vehicles

J Jeffs, A McGordon, A Picarelli, S Robinson, Y Tripathy… - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
Previous research has focused on the use of heat pumps in electric vehicles, with the focus
on recuperating heat from, normally, ambient and one thermal source on the vehicle. Here 5 …

[PDF][PDF] Surface IntegrIty evaluatIon on alumInIum-epoxy compoSIte In machInIng uSIng taguchI method

KW Leong, ZAR Shayful, M Fathullah… - … of Metallurgy and …, 2022 - bibliotekanauki.pl
The increasing needs of using aluminum epoxy composite as a replacement to solid metal
rapid prototyping has opened to interests in optimizing its machining processes. This paper …

Development and Optimization of PCM Based Technology for Cooling Applications for Improvement of Fuel Efficiency in Commercial Vehicle

AK Shukla, R Dhami, A Bhargava, S Tiwari - 2017 - sae.org
In the current landscape of commercial vehicle industry, fuel economy is one of the major
parameter for fleet owner's profitability as well as greenhouse gasses emission. Less fuel …

An investigation into the optimal operation of a complex heat pump for the complete thermal management of an electric vehicle in cold climates

J Jeffs - 2019 - wrap.warwick.ac.uk
Electric vehicles (EV) suffer two inconveniences at low temperatures; poor lithium ion battery
performance and a cabin heating demand which must be satisfied by the battery and cannot …