Thermal Finite-Element Model of Electric Machine Cooled by Spray
The demand for higher power density in electrical machines necessitates advanced cooling strategies. Spray cooling emerges as a promising and relatively straightforward technology, albeit involving complex physics. In this paper, a quasi-3D thermal finite-element model of stator winding is created b...
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| author | Christian Bergfried Samaneh Abdi Qezeljeh Ilia V. Roisman Herbert De Gersem Jeanette Hussong Yvonne Späck-Leigsnering |
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| description | The demand for higher power density in electrical machines necessitates advanced cooling strategies. Spray cooling emerges as a promising and relatively straightforward technology, albeit involving complex physics. In this paper, a quasi-3D thermal finite-element model of stator winding is created by the extrusion of a 2D cross-sectional finite-element model along the winding direction. The cooling effects of the spray impact are simulated as a heat flux that uses an impedance boundary condition at the surface of the winding overhang. The results confirm the advantageous performance of spray cooling, indicating that it may enable a tenfold increase in power density compared to standard air- or water-cooled machines. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5d62889a3e864ac18b0544ce9ec7e4ee2025-01-10T13:17:03ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732024-12-011818410.3390/en18010084Thermal Finite-Element Model of Electric Machine Cooled by SprayChristian Bergfried0Samaneh Abdi Qezeljeh1Ilia V. Roisman2Herbert De Gersem3Jeanette Hussong4Yvonne Späck-Leigsnering5Institute for Accelerator Science and Electromagnetic Fields (TEMF), Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, GermanyGraduate School of Excellence Computational Engineering (CE), Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, GermanyInstitute for Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics (SLA), Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, GermanyInstitute for Accelerator Science and Electromagnetic Fields (TEMF), Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, GermanyGraduate School of Excellence Computational Engineering (CE), Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, GermanyInstitute for Accelerator Science and Electromagnetic Fields (TEMF), Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, GermanyThe demand for higher power density in electrical machines necessitates advanced cooling strategies. Spray cooling emerges as a promising and relatively straightforward technology, albeit involving complex physics. In this paper, a quasi-3D thermal finite-element model of stator winding is created by the extrusion of a 2D cross-sectional finite-element model along the winding direction. The cooling effects of the spray impact are simulated as a heat flux that uses an impedance boundary condition at the surface of the winding overhang. The results confirm the advantageous performance of spray cooling, indicating that it may enable a tenfold increase in power density compared to standard air- or water-cooled machines.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/1/84spray coolingfinite-element methodquasi-3Dthermal model |
| spellingShingle | Christian Bergfried Samaneh Abdi Qezeljeh Ilia V. Roisman Herbert De Gersem Jeanette Hussong Yvonne Späck-Leigsnering Thermal Finite-Element Model of Electric Machine Cooled by Spray Energies spray cooling finite-element method quasi-3D thermal model |
| title | Thermal Finite-Element Model of Electric Machine Cooled by Spray |
| title_full | Thermal Finite-Element Model of Electric Machine Cooled by Spray |
| title_fullStr | Thermal Finite-Element Model of Electric Machine Cooled by Spray |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermal Finite-Element Model of Electric Machine Cooled by Spray |
| title_short | Thermal Finite-Element Model of Electric Machine Cooled by Spray |
| title_sort | thermal finite element model of electric machine cooled by spray |
| topic | spray cooling finite-element method quasi-3D thermal model |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/1/84 |
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