Measurement and CFD prediction of heat transfer in air-cooled disc-type electrical machines

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Accurate thermal analysis of axial flux permanent magnet (AFPM) machines is crucial in predicting maximum power output. Stator convective heat transfer is one of the most important and least investigated heat transfer mechanisms and is the focus of this paper. Experimental measurements were undertaken using a thin-film electrical heating method, providing radially resolved steady state heat transfer data from an experimental rotor-stator system designed as a geometric mockup of a through-flow...

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Authors: Howey, D; Holmes, A; Pullen, K

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: IEEE Publisher's website
• Journal: IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications Journal website
• Volume: 47
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 1716-1723
• Publication date: 2011-05-19
• DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2011.2156371
• ISSN: 0093-9994
• Language: English
• Keywords: stator heat transfer; thermal analysis; disc type machine; Axial flux permanent magnet machine; CFD
• Subjects: Electrical engineering; Mechanical engineering; Aerodynamics and heat transfer