Hybrid thermal management
Hybrid vehicles can place a more significant demand on their cooling systems than conventional vehicles. Often, there is also the additional complication of a requirement for cooling systems operating with high and low temperature circuits for the IC engine and power electronics respectively.Our Approach
The team of engineers at MAHLE Powertrain have extensive experience in conducting Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) analysis of many powertrain systems and components, and have access to leading simulation tools and high performance computing resources. We use a combination 1D and 3D approaches for the analysis and optimisation of coolant systems. We can also couple these codes to our drive-cycle modelling software to fully understand operational thermal demands.
Our Tools, Facilities and Services
- Flowmaster, Amesim and Star CD Software
- GT-Drive
- Bespoke rig testing
- Climatic chambers
- Climatic vehicle dynamometer
Customer Benefits
- Analysis of thermal requirements right from concept stage
- Full instrumentation and climatic test facilities for validation testing
- Flexible approach
Project Examples
- MAHLE Range Extender engine
- Simulation and Analysis – 1D fluid dynamics
- Simulation and Analysis – Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Engine & Vehicle Testing – Climatic chassis-content
