| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L75696/01 |
| Title: |
IMPROVED ROTOR COOLING FOR SALIENT POLE SYNCHRONOUS ELECTRICAL MACHINES |
| Principal Investigator: |
Pickering, Professor SJ |
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| Department: |
Sch of Mech Materials Manuf Eng Mgt |
| Organisation: |
University of Nottingham |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
15 June 1998 |
Ends: |
14 March 2002 |
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156,106
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| Electric Motor & Drive Systems |
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The design of salient pole electrical machines is currently limited by constraints, particularly thermal, on the rotor. In order to maintain the competitiveness of the UK electrical machine manufacturing industry in this area, a better understanding of the thermal behaviour and , in particular, the convective cooling of slaient pole rotors is required. The proposal addresses theis problem. The overall aim is to develop an improved ventilation systems for salient pole rotors to enable more effective cooling. This will be achieved by a programme of detailed experimental measures conbined with modelling of the air flow and heat transfer using existing commercially available computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software. The experimental measures of air flow and heat transfer will be used to acquire a general understanding of the air flow patterns, validate the CFD modelling abd demonstrate the improved cooling techniques. The CFD modelling will be used to assist in the development of improved cooling techniqes and to demonstrate the use of this technique in the design of electrical machines. An important aim of the project is to implement the findings within a practival engineering design scheme to enable the rapid introduction of new product lines with more effective cooling and, hence, higher efficiency, reliability and power density, and with reduced manufacturing costs. The project wil be undertaken with active and substantial collaboration with GEC Alsthom Large Machines LTD.
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