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

Transport 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. A 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. A 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.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12544-014-0150-4
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/18668887
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2015 Michele Trancossi
• Authors:
  • Trancossi, Michele
• Publication Date: 2015-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 14p
• Serial:
  • European Transport Research Review
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Springer Publishing
  • ISSN: 1866-8887
  • EISSN: 1867-0717
  • Serial URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/12544
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Energy consumption; Industries; Literature reviews; Optimization; Vehicle design
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01554929
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 26 2015 10:02AM