LOOP hEat pump ciRcuit (LOOPER)
Lead Participant:
TATA MOTORS EUROPEAN TECHNICAL CENTRE PLC
Abstract
The LOOP hEat pump ciRcuit (LOOPER) project will study the benefits of integrating passive Loop Heat Pipes
into a Heat Pump System for passenger cabin cooling of Battery Electric Vehicles [BEV]and Plug-in Hybrid
Electric Vehicles [PHEV]. The project seeks to understand the potential for integrating Loop Heat Pipe
condensers and bladeless cooling fans in a novel and aerodynamically enhanced way for road vehicles. It will
analyse the implementation of a low-cost Loop Heat Pipe, a technology which at present is too expensive for
widespread automotive adoption, although it has previously been applied to aerospace apllications.The virtual
feasibility study will be conducted using a novel combination of advanced Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)
software tools/techniques by Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC) and University of Brighton
[UoB]. These partners offer the skills required to complete the feasibility study. A successful outcome will lead
to future collaborative R&D opportunities for a consortium of technology providers and component suppliers
that will aim to develop the LOOPER concept towards eventual market readiness.
into a Heat Pump System for passenger cabin cooling of Battery Electric Vehicles [BEV]and Plug-in Hybrid
Electric Vehicles [PHEV]. The project seeks to understand the potential for integrating Loop Heat Pipe
condensers and bladeless cooling fans in a novel and aerodynamically enhanced way for road vehicles. It will
analyse the implementation of a low-cost Loop Heat Pipe, a technology which at present is too expensive for
widespread automotive adoption, although it has previously been applied to aerospace apllications.The virtual
feasibility study will be conducted using a novel combination of advanced Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)
software tools/techniques by Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC) and University of Brighton
[UoB]. These partners offer the skills required to complete the feasibility study. A successful outcome will lead
to future collaborative R&D opportunities for a consortium of technology providers and component suppliers
that will aim to develop the LOOPER concept towards eventual market readiness.
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
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TATA MOTORS EUROPEAN TECHNICAL CENTRE PLC | £81,607 | £ 40,803 |
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Participant |
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UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON | £80,957 | £ 80,957 |
INNOVATE UK |
People |
ORCID iD |
Simon Cooper (Project Manager) |