Wang Linan, Zhang Zhenyu, Sun Qiang, et al. Analysis of the Aerodynamic Noise of an Automotive HVAC System[J]. Journal of refrigeration, 2019, 40(2).
DOI:
Wang Linan, Zhang Zhenyu, Sun Qiang, et al. Analysis of the Aerodynamic Noise of an Automotive HVAC System[J]. Journal of refrigeration, 2019, 40(2). DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4339.2019.02.074.
Analysis of the Aerodynamic Noise of an Automotive HVAC System
and air-conditioning (HVAC) noise is the primary noise source in an automotive air-conditioning system and mainly manifests as aerodynamic noise. In this study
the mechanism of aerodynamic noise generation in HVAC was assessed and the aerodynamic noise performance of a vehicle HVAC assembly was improved. The flow field of an HVAC system was simulated and optimized by modifying the molded lines of the air handling unit and the blower volute
and by adjusting the position of the damper. Results showed that the optimized HVAC assembly presents better noise performance than the baseline. Specifically
the noise sound pressure level was severely reduced by 2.3 and 3.3 dB(A) respectively in the vent and defrost modes