<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper describes calculation of cooling process of electrical Cu conductor with PVC insulation. Three types of solutions were performed.Analytical solution considers free convection and radiation effect of heat transfer. Numerical solution was performed by finite element method (FEM) using software ANSYS Workbench and fluid flow solution was performed by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis in software ANSYS CFX. Results from all types of solutions were compared with results of the experimental measurement.</p></abstract>

This paper describes calculation of cooling process of electrical Cu conductor with PVC insulation. Three types of solutions were performed.Analytical solution considers free convection and radiation effect of heat transfer. Numerical solution was performed by finite element method (FEM) using software ANSYS Workbench and fluid flow solution was performed by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis in software ANSYS CFX. Results from all types of solutions were compared with results of the experimental measurement.

Cooling of Electrical Cu Conductor with PVC Insulation – Analytical, Numerical and Fluid Flow Solution

Institute of Power and Applied Electrical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, Bratislava 812 19, Slovakia, Department of Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics

Institute of Power and Applied Electrical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, Bratislava 812 19, Slovakia, Department of Materials and Technologies

Journal of Electrical Engineering

This paper describes calculation of cooling process of electrical Cu conductor with PVC insulation. Three types of solutions were performed.Analytical solution...

Cooling of Electrical Cu Conductor with PVC Insulation – Analytical, Numerical and Fluid Flow Solution

Publicado en línea: 19 abr 2013

Páginas: 92 - 99

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2013-0013

Palabras clave
electro-thermal analysis, CFD analysis, cooling of insulated conductor, measurement, PVC insulation

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Cooling of Electrical Cu Conductor with PVC Insulation – Analytical, Numerical and Fluid Flow Solution

Publicado en línea: 19 abr 2013

Páginas: 92 - 99

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2013-0013

Palabras claveelectro-thermal analysis, CFD analysis, cooling of insulated conductor, measurement, PVC insulation

This content is open access.

Palabras clave
electro-thermal analysis, CFD analysis, cooling of insulated conductor, measurement, PVC insulation