ANALYSIS & DESIGN OF CABIN COOLING OF A PASSENGER CAR

PARKED UNDER SUNLIGHT

Authors: Abhijit Shaji; Anish Kumar; Arun LG; Atlee Ben

Guide: Asst. Prof. Aravind H, Asst. Prof. Shamnad M
Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering Perumon

ABSTRACT
When a passenger car is parked under direct sunlight, the cabin space gets heated up by the
virtue of greenhouse effect and causes immense discomfort to the passenger for probably a
short amount of time. Apart from this, it also results in the discoloration and ageing of cabin
accessories and often results to health issues in the passenger.
Here we aim to analyse the heating methodology of a passenger car parked under sunlight by
experimental methods taking into consideration, the solar irradiance, temperature at various
data points in the cabin, on the basis of which, design an air conditioning system by the usage
of thermo-electric device and optimizing it to perform more efficiently with the least power
consumption suited for imminent technologies in automotive industry.