Objective The project is devoted to the development of an innovative Integrated Vehicle Thermal System based on the integration of vehicle thermal systems to improve the on board thermal management and the energy efficiency. The major project contents are:- Dual loop air conditioning: one loop to transfer the cooling power and one loop to reject the heat- Two-levels temperature heat rejection system: one temperature to reject the high temperature heat (e,g. engine waste heat) and one temperature to cool locally the vehicle auxiliary systems- Innovative heat exchangers: new generation of compact fluid-to fluid heat exchangers and application of innovative technologies for fluid-to-air heat rejection- Use of innovative coolants (e.g. Nanofluids): to improve the heat rejection and redesign the heat exchangersTIFFE benefits can be summarised in a Cost Reduction (due to resize of the systems and their integration) and Fuel Economy increase of 15% on real use thanks to the:- improvement of the aerodynamics due the new front end design- increase of auxiliary systems efficiency thanks to the local cooling- engine overall efficiency thanks to a fine control of heat exchange, local cooling (turbocharge, fuel, ...) and improvement of the engine intake- the reduction of engine re-starts on Hybrid or Stop&Start vehicle due to cabin thermal comfort: the dual loop air conditioning with a designed thermal inertia guarantees thermal comfort when the thermal engine is off- compact Refrigeration Unit compliant with Low GWP refrigerants – R744 or flammables (e.g. R152a, R1234yf)Two prototypes will be realised and validated:• a gasoline passenger car with Stop & Start function• a diesel Light Commercial Vehicle with hybrid power trainBoth will undergo to a complete series of road and climatic chamber tests and a long range road test - e.g. from Catania (I) to Cape North (N) - to verify the reliability and effectiveness of the system and to promote its exploitation. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsliquid fuelsengineering and technologymechanical engineeringthermodynamic engineeringengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaeronautical engineering Keywords Air Conditioning Environmental Impact Fuel Economy GHG emssion reduction Vehicle Thermal Systems Programme(s) FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics) Topic(s) SST.2008.1.1.1. - Clean and energy efficient gasoline and diesel power trains SST.2008.1.1.2. - Electric-hybrid power trains Call for proposal FP7-SST-2008-RTD-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT SCPA EU contribution € 532 750,00 Address STRADA TORINO 50 10043 Orbassano Italy See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Maria Onida (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Maflow BRS Italy EU contribution € 142 450,00 Address Via Boccaccio 1 20090 TREZZANO SUL NAVIGLIO MILANO See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Donato Mancinelli (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SINTEF ENERGI AS Norway EU contribution € 322 425,00 Address Sem Saelandsveg 11 7465 Trondheim See on map Region Norge Trøndelag Trøndelag Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Armin Hafner (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET BRAUNSCHWEIG Germany EU contribution € 222 000,00 Address UNIVERSITAETSPLATZ 2 38106 Braunschweig See on map Region Niedersachsen Braunschweig Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Nicholas Carsten Lemke (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FORD-WERKE GMBH Germany EU contribution € 308 050,00 Address HENRY FORD STRASSE 1 50735 Koln See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Markus Markowitz (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DENSO THERMAL SYSTEMS SPA Italy EU contribution € 514 400,00 Address FRAZIONE MASIO 24 10046 POIRINO See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Maurizio Merighi (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
