| Title |
A Numerical Study on the Improvement of the Performance of a Vehicle Paint Drying Process |
| Authors |
최종락(Jongrak Choi) ; 허남건(Nahmkeon Hur) ; 김동철(Dongchoul Kim) ; 김희수(Hee-Soo Kim) |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.6110/KJACR.2012.24.12.867 |
| Keywords |
도장 건조 공정 ; 전산유체역학 ; 복합 열전달 Paint drying process ; Computational fluid dynamics ; Conjugate heat transfer |
| Abstract |
In the present study, three-dimensional transient numerical simulations were carried out to improve the performance of a vehicle paint drying process. In order to describe the movement of a vehicle, the techniques of moving boundary condition and multiple reference flames (MRF) were used. For the validation of the numerical analysis, the predicted temperature on the surface of a vehicle was compared to the experimental data, and a good agreement was achieved. With validated numerical procedure, various operating conditions of the temperature and the flow rate of the supply air were investigated to improve the drying performance of the facility. It is shown that the optimization of the operating condition can lead to energy savings and faster line speed of the production. |