Power transformer thermal analysis by using an advanced coupled 3D heat transfer and fluid flow FEM model

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue , 2012, Pages 188-201

  Tsili, Marina A ^a   Amoiralis, Eleftherios I ^b   Kladas, Antonios G ^a   Souflaris, Athanassios T ^c  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c Elvim Plant ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Finite element method; Power transformers; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE PARTS; AUTOMATED DESIGN; COMPUTATIONAL EFFORT; CONVECTION COEFFICIENTS; COOLING DUCTS; CORE AND WINDINGS; COUPLED SOLUTION; FEM MODELS; FINITE ELEMENT; HEAT SOURCES; HEAT TRANSFER AND FLUID FLOW; INTEGRATED TOOLS; MODEL ACCURACY; OIL FLOW; OIL-IMMERSED POWER TRANSFORMERS; PRIOR KNOWLEDGE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMAL DISTRIBUTIONS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMAL SIMULATIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) FINITE ELEMENT MODELS;

AIR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COUPLED CIRCUITS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; MIXED CONVECTION; OIL FILLED TRANSFORMERS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); THERMOANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRANSFORMER WINDINGS; WINDING;

POWER TRANSFORMERS;

EID: 84855806041     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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