Air flow and heat transfer modeling of an axial flux permanent magnet generator

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue , 2009, Pages 809-813

  Airoldi, G ^a   Bumby, J R ^a   Dominy, C ^a   Ingram, G L ^a   Lim, C H ^a   Mahkamov, K ^a   Brown, N L ^b   Mebarki, A ^b   Shanel, M ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CUMMINS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial Flux Permanent Magnet machines; CFD; Thermal Modeling

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; AXIAL FLUX PERMANENT MAGNET; AXIAL-FLUX PERMANENT MAGNET MACHINES; CFD; CFD SIMULATIONS; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; DURHAM UNIVERSITY; ENERGY EQUATION; HIGH POWER DENSITY; INSULATION MATERIALS; JOULE LOSS; REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES; STATOR SURFACE; STATOR TEMPERATURE FIELD; TEST RIGS; THERMAL MODELING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEMAGNETIZATION; INSULATION; MAGNETIC DEVICES; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUSSELT NUMBER; STATORS; THERMOANALYSIS;

PERMANENT MAGNETS;

EID: 77956081489     PISSN: 2010376X     EISSN: 20103778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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