• DocumentCode
    1240671
  • Title

    Development of a thermofluid model for Axial field permanent-magnet Machines

  • Author

    Wang, Rong-Jie ; Kamper, Maarten J. ; Dobson, Robert T.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    3/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    80
  • Lastpage
    87
  • Abstract
    A thermofluid model combining a lumped parameter heat transfer model and an air-flow model of a typical axial-field permanent-magnet (AFPM) machine is developed. The accuracy and consistency of the derived model are assessed by comparing the calculated flow rate and temperature values of a prototype machine with the measured ones. The developed thermofluid model is shown to perform thermal calculations with reasonable accuracy.
  • Keywords
    heat transfer; lumped parameter networks; permanent magnet machines; air-flow model; axial field permanent magnet machine; lumped parameter heat transfer model; thermofluid model; Africa; Cooling; Copper; Friction; Heat transfer; Kelvin; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Thermal resistance; Viscosity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8969
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TEC.2004.837301
  • Filename
    1396085
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1240671