Design and Development of Prototype of Air Cooling System for Truck Cabin using Heat from Engine Exhaust

Harish Tiwari

doi:10.37591/joaest.v10i2.2724

Abstract

AbstractThe present work, the major spotlight is towards the design and development of a prototype of ai cooling system for the cabin of a truck c using waste heat from exhaust of an engine. From the literature review in the field of automobile air conditioning, it is observed that very less work has been done in the field of cabin cooling of transport trucks, which is crucial. The available options in heat generated cooling have been critically examined. The vapour adsorption refrigeration cycle is found rto being suitable for transport trucks. Activated carbon and ammonia are selected as the suitable adsorbent - refrigerant pair. The mass balance and energy balance equations used to design the proposed system and the design of the system is presented. A scale of 3.5:1 is decided and a prototype of 1 kW has been designed. The COP is in the range of 0.33 and heat responsible to drive the proposed system is 3 kW against the available possibility of 24.08 kW. The system dimensions have been accomplished and found to be suitable for transport truck and the system can operate in mobile applications. Keywords: Adsorption cooling, engine exhaust, prototype, truck cabin coolingCite this ArticleHarish Tiwari. Design and Development of Prototype of Air Cooling System for Truck Cabin using Heat from Engine Exhaust. Journal of Alternate Energy Sources and Technologies. 2019; 10(2): 18–25p.