Air flow field characteristics in a compact chamber system are indispensable for the efficient development of vehicle aerodynamic performance. In this study, air flow and velocity uniformity in the chamber system were numerically analyzed using the CFD method. Air flows at a uniform velocity from the outlet of the blower, passes fast through the heat exchanger with partial pressure difference, and then moves into the blower inlet. Overall pressure drop through the fan gradually increases with the flow rate. The uniformity varies along the test section, decreasing by 5-10% with distance from the nozzle. These predicted results can be widely used as basic conceptual design data for an efficient vehicle chamber system.

This paper uses the sensibility engineering method to find the model of automobile most appealing to buyers in the 4th and 5th tier cities of China. Samples of class A & A0 cars were shown to 96 subjects in those cities to investigate their responses in relation to the concepts 'modern' and 'smart'. The result shows that even though men tend to be more sensitive to automobile models in general than women are, both genders showed similar responses to specific models when they were asked to identify a model 'magnificent', 'modern', 'lively', 'smart' or 'cute'. This implies that despite the gender differences in terms of aesthetic sensitivity, both men and women share similar taste in relation to the appearance of cars. Apart from aesthetics, however, men tend to pay a greater attention to the details of design and material used for the cars, while women tend to pay attention to higher priced and better looking cars.

This study intended to apprehend preference factors in the automobile purchase decision of Korean consumers. This study in particular apprehended an optimal combination of automobile selection attributes through preference attribute analysis, such as brand type, fuel type, brand personality, engine displacement, and other characteristics among automobile selection attributes. This study also intended to suggest a combination of automobile selection attributes that Korean prefer by presenting a preference analysis of demographic characteristics attributes of the respondents using a conjoint analysis method. Korean consumers at large preferred imported semi medium sized hybrid automobiles with excellent performance, appearance and distribution network accessibility. That is, they preferred global brand automobiles with excellent performance.