Defrost Efficiency Analysis of PMMA Rear Window

Qiu, N; Gao, Y; Fang, J; Wang, S

Defrost Efficiency Analysis of PMMA Rear Window

Qiu, N Gao, Y Fang, J

Wang, S

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Citation:: SAE Technical Papers, 2016
Issue Date:: 2016-01-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Qiu, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gao, Y	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fang, J https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0119-6108	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wang, S	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	SAE Technical Papers, 2016	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/122901
dc.description.abstract	Copyright © 2016 SAE International. As a potential material for lightweight vehicle, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) has proven to perform well in optical behavior and weather resistance. However, the application in automotive glazing has seldom been studied. This paper investigates the defrost performance of PMMA rear window using both numerical and experimental methods. The finite element analysis (FEA) results were found to be in good agreement with the experimental data. Based on the validated finite element model, we further optimized the defrost efficiency by changing the arrangement of heating lines. The results demonstrated the frost layer on the vision-related region of PMMA rear window can melt within 30 minutes, which meets the requirement of defrost efficiency.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	SAE Technical Papers	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.4271/2016-01-0511	en_US
dc.title	Defrost Efficiency Analysis of PMMA Rear Window	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.for	0912 Materials Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	0902 Automotive Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	0910 Manufacturing Engineering	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

Copyright © 2016 SAE International. As a potential material for lightweight vehicle, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) has proven to perform well in optical behavior and weather resistance. However, the application in automotive glazing has seldom been studied. This paper investigates the defrost performance of PMMA rear window using both numerical and experimental methods. The finite element analysis (FEA) results were found to be in good agreement with the experimental data. Based on the validated finite element model, we further optimized the defrost efficiency by changing the arrangement of heating lines. The results demonstrated the frost layer on the vision-related region of PMMA rear window can melt within 30 minutes, which meets the requirement of defrost efficiency.

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