Vehicle Thermal Management Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Vehicles are currently facing large changes: Increasing electrification of the powertrain, autonomous vehicles, larger attention paid to cabin well-being, integration of vehicles into smart electricity grids, etc. These changes largely impact the design practices for thermal management systems. Vehicle thermal management aims at controlling the temperatures of different components and fluids inside the vehicle with a view to protect the vehicle and the occupants, maximizing the energy performance, limiting the pollutant emissions and ensuring indoor comfort. Thermal management includes cabin indoor control, internal combustion engine thermal management (heating/cooling of engine coolant and oil, EGR cooling, charge air cooling, etc.), hybrid and electric vehicles thermal management (battery cooling/heating, cabin heating with heat pumps), waste heat recovery (thermoelectricity, Rankine cycles, etc.), etc. In order to contribute to maximizing the energy performance of a vehicle, decreasing costs, and meeting the packaging constrains and customer expectations, it is becoming important to propose integrated solutions where the vehicle thermal management system is considered as a whole. Sharing components, transferring heat from heat producers to heat consumers onboard or storing energy under different forms for later use are becoming common practices. However, there is still a large potential for improvement and upcoming technical challenges to face. In this context, relevant research and development activities are necessary. I hope this Special Issue will allow researchers to share their ideas and findings and contribute to propose innovative and efficient vehicle thermal management systems. 

Prof. Dr. Vincent Lemort
Guest Editor

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• Engine cooling
• EGR cooling
• Oil cooling
• Charge air cooling
• Mobile air conditioning
• Cabin indoor control
• Electric vehicles
• Electric motor cooling
• Battery thermal management
• Heat pumps
• Waste heat recovery