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2. The evolution of automotive air conditioning
1880-1930
This period marks the transition from horse-drawn carriages to the automobile. At the outset, coachmen's clothing was a necessity for motorists during the winter months. When the internal-combustion engine was created, the cooling system included a front-mounted radiator, ventilated by the speed of the vehicle and the thermosiphon circulation of the water/glycol mixture. The cooling system on the Ford T ( http://model-a-ford.org ) features forced ventilation of the radiator by a pulley-belt system connected to the engine.
To make use of the engine's heat losses, some had the idea of diverting the hot air present under the hood into the passenger compartment via ducts, others of "superheating"...
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Bibliography
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Websites
Is the new air-conditioning gas really dangerous? – CNET – 01/17/2012 http://www.cnetfrance.fr/cartech/gaz-climatisation-1234yf-danger-inflammable-39767582.htm
The refrigerant gas that's igniting the automotive sector – L'Usine Nouvelle – August 27, 2013
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Evaporator
US5137082 – Plate-type refrigerant evaporator
US 20050045314 – Aluminum heat exchanger and method of making thereof
US20050247443 – Header pipe evaporator for use in an automobile
US 20080314575 – Parallel flow evaporator
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US 6209202 – Folded tube for a heat exchanger...
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DENSO https://www.denso.com/global/en/products-and-services/oem/air-conditioner-for-passenger-vehicles/
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