The VTEOS provides a critical new toolset to develop and validate:
- Variety of HVAC system architectures including Heat pump systems
- Battery thermal management integration
- Powertrain thermal management integration
- Novel refrigerant performance
System Performance Characterisation
- Multi-supplier system integration
- Component trade off / swapping components against each other
- Model Correlation
- Refrigeration fluid comparison
- Capacity and system efficiency (COP)
Traditional and Heat Pump System Development
- Architecture definition
- Controls and Software development & optimisation
- Modes of operation
- Performance improvement
- TXV / EXV Tuning
- De-icing strategies
Typical validation tests
- Used for a wide range of component and systems development
- Charge determination
- IHX sizing
- Oil in Circulation (Criticalfor warranty agreements)
- VDA/SAE performance characterisation
- TXV & eTXVtuning
- COP optimisation
- Control development
- Component characterisation
- Refrigerant comparison & development
- Electric Compressor & chiller loads
- Compressor torque
Footage from a MIRA designed visible accumulator.
Note the Refrigerant / Oil layers before operation.