• DocumentCode
    1187388
  • Title

    Transient, Three-Dimensional, Finite-Element Analysis of Heat Flow in Turbine-Generator Rotors

  • Author

    Armor, A.F.

  • Author_Institution
    General Electric Company
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1980
  • fDate
    5/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    934
  • Lastpage
    946
  • Abstract
    The problem of three-dimensional, transient heat flow in the rotors of large turbine-generators is solved using a finite element formulation and employing new arch-shaped elements. Applications to negative sequence current heating and to rotor mechanical unbalance caused by thermal asymmetries are discussed. The method is shown to agree well with analytical calculations for heat flow in cylinders. Isothermal plots on a rotor isometric illustrate the pattern of heat flow.
  • Keywords
    Costs; Finite element methods; Heat sinks; Hydrogen; Isothermal processes; Resistance heating; Rotors; Steady-state; Temperature; Transient analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9510
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPAS.1980.319723
  • Filename
    4113889