A response to industrial maturity and energetic issues: a possible solution based on constructal law

European Transport Research Review

Original Paper

Michele Trancossi¹ 

[1] Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Di.S.M.I., Via Amendola, 2-42100, Reggio Emilia, Italy;

关键词: Constructal;    Design;    Vehicles;    Optimization;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s12544-014-0150-4

 received in 2014-02-28, accepted in 2014-10-14,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

PurposeTransport vehicle industry is suffering a diffused technological maturity. Energy efficiency is increasing with a certain velocity. But many factors in car development are playing against.MethodA critical literature review about technological maturity symptoms and industrial grade design methods is presented for the current research paper. In particular Multidisciplinary Design Optimization and Modular System Design has been considered. A technical and scientific discussion, is performed focusing on the technological effect they are generating.ResultsA possible answer comes from the MAAT 7th framework Program which defined a novel design method initially conceived for airships. It has been defined CDE, Constructal Design for Efficiency. It is specifically based on Constructal law and second Principle of Thermodynamics and aims to produce an original methodological synthesis of Modular Design principles and Multidisciplinary Optimization harmonizing them by thermodynamic principles. The result of this process allows tuning CDE on the road through an effective generalization of the preliminary CDE concept. The schematization of the necessary design process of a vehicle has presented and discussed.

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s) 2015

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