Prediction of the oil flow distribution in oil-immersed transformer windings by network modelling and computational fluid dynamics

IET Electric Power Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 82-90

  Weinlader A ^a   Wu, W ^b   Tenbohlen, S ^a   Wang, Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; CFD MODELS; COMPLEX PATTERN; COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES; HIGHER ORDER; HOT SPOT; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICES; MATRIX; NETWORK MODELLING; NETWORK MODELS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; OIL FLOW; OIL IMMERSED TRANSFORMERS; THERMAL DESIGNS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

DUCTS; DYNAMICS; FORECASTING; HYDRAULIC MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OIL FILLED TRANSFORMERS; POWER TRANSFORMERS; TRANSFORMER WINDINGS; WINDING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84863058611     PISSN: 17518660     EISSN: 17518679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-epa.2011.0122     Document Type: Article

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