SIMULATION OF HEAT EXCHANGE BETWEEN TRANSMISSION UNITS OF AN AUTOMOTIVE TRUCK

This article details the approach to minimize energy expenditures when using vehicle transmissions. This approach comprises certain mathematical simulation techniques which help to study and minimize energy expenditures of transmission unit systems. The use of mathematical simulation, when defining an optimum temperature of a transmission unit system, is based on comparison of stabilization temperatures in real conditions, changeover points and optimum temperatures of transmission units. As a criterion of optimization, we suggest using minimization of a resource expenditure function for a whole system of units. This article details possible variants of heat interaction between units and provides guidelines for achieving a target changeover point of a vehicle transmission. We studied possible variants of heat interaction between units and provided recommendations for achieving a target changeover point of a vehicle transmission.