Vehicle and powertrain thermal management system design
name thermal-management description Vehicle and powertrain thermal management system design allowed-tools ["Read","Write","Glob","Grep","Edit","WebFetch","WebSearch","Bash"] metadata {"version":"1.0","category":"automotive-engineering","tags":["systems-engineering","thermal","hvac","cooling"]} Thermal Management Skill Purpose Enable vehicle and powertrain thermal management system design for optimal component temperatures and cabin comfort. Capabilities 1D thermal system modeling (GT-SUITE, Amesim) Heat exchanger sizing Coolant circuit design HVAC system integration Battery thermal management Waste heat recovery analysis Thermal preconditioning strategy Cabin comfort optimization Usage Guidelines Model thermal system with appropriate fidelity Size components for worst-case thermal conditions Design coolant circuits for efficient heat transfer Integrate HVAC for cabin comfort and battery cooling Implement preconditioning for cold climate performance Validate thermal performance through testing Dependencies GT-SUITE Amesim STAR-CCM+ CFD tools Process Integration PTE-001: Battery System Design and Validation PTE-002: Electric Drive Unit Development PTE-003: Hybrid Powertrain Integration