Affect of Windows Down on Vehicle Fuel Economy as compared to AC load与交流负载相比，对汽车燃油经济性的影响降低.pdf

Affect of Windows Down on Vehicle Fuel Economy as compared to AC load William Hill Dave Lebut Greg Major Franz Schenkel 7/13/2004 1 Background !Rolling the windows down in a vehicle increases the drag and the vehicle fuel consumption ! If the customer turns the AC off to save fuel, and rolls the windows down, fuel consumption may not improve as much as customer expects !This study examines the affect of windows down on fuel economy and vehicle drag for a full size Sedan and Sport Utility vehicle ! It presents the estimated affect on fuel economy from the drag measurements as well as the measured fuel consumption in a vehicle 7/13/2004 2 GM Aerodynamic Wind Tunnel 7/13/2004 3 Aerodynamic Wind Tunnel Procedure !Vehicle was run in zero degree yaw and in 12 degree yaw. !Equations were generated to predict estimated force resulting from cross winds with windows down and windows up. !Force was used to calculate estimated fuel economy base on GM internal program. 12 degree yaw 0 degree yaw 7/13/2004 4 Aerodynamic test results ! Tests run at speeds of 50, 80, 110 km/h ! Vehicle in yaw and Power Required Increment for Open Windows normal position (Circular Track Lap Average) ! Results compared