Computational fluid dynamics calibration for network modelling of transformer cooling flows - Part II: Pressure loss at junction nodes

IET Electric Power Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-34

  Wu, W ^a   Wang, Z D ^a   Revell, A ^a   Jarman, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL GRID   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; EMPIRICAL PARAMETERS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; HOT SPOT; HYDRAULIC NETWORKS; NETWORK MODELLING; OIL FLOW; PARAMETER VALUES; PRESSURE LOSS; TRANSFORMER COOLING; VALIDATION TEST;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DUCTS; DYNAMICS; TRANSFORMER WINDINGS; WINDING;

OIL FILLED TRANSFORMERS;

EID: 84862931087     PISSN: 17518660     EISSN: 17518679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-epa.2011.0005     Document Type: Article

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