A review of evaporative cooling system concepts for engine thermal management in motor vehicles

作者：Jafari Soheil; Dunne Julian F^*; Langari Mostafa; Yang Zhiyin; Pirault Jean Pierre; Long Chris A; Jose Jisjoe Thalackottore

来源：Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers - Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering , 2017, 231(8): 1126-1143.

DOI：10.1177/0954407016674606

• Engine control systems
• engine cooling
• engine dynamics
• engine performance
• reciprocating combustion engines

The evaporative cooling system concepts proposed over the past century for engine thermal management in automotive applications are examined and critically reviewed. The purposes of this review are to establish the evident system shortcomings and to identify the remaining research questions that need to be addressed to enable this important technology to be adopted by vehicle manufacturers. Initially, the benefits of the evaporative cooling systems are restated in terms of the improved engine efficiency, the reduced carbon dioxide emissions and the improved fuel economy. This is followed by a historical coverage of the proposed concepts dating back to 1918. Possible evaporative cooling concepts are then classified into four distinct classes and critically reviewed. This culminates in an assessment of the available evidence to establish the reasons why no system has yet been approved for serial production commercially. Then, by systematic examination of the critical areas in evaporative cooling systems for application to automotive engine cooling, the remaining research challenges are identified.

• 出版日期2017-7