• DocumentCode
    2476809
  • Title

    Towards the efficient refrigeration of transformer substations by means of computational fluid dynamics

  • Author

    Gastelurrutia, Jon ; Beiza, Maximiliano ; Ramos, Juan Carlos ; Anton, Rein ; Larraona, Gorka S. ; Rivas, A. ; de Miguel, Ignacio ; Izagirre, Josu ; Del Rio Etayo, Luis

  • Author_Institution
    Ikerlan, Spain
  • fYear
    213
  • fDate
    10-13 June 213
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    The use of simulation tools has allowed companies to streamline their new product development processes reducing both cost and time-to-market. However, these virtual experimentation tools can be too complex and time consuming to be used by designers - that usually need a quick answer to compare and contrast different design solutions. This drawback is especially important when CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) is used to calculate the natural (non-forced) convection of a fluid, such as the oil inside an ONAN (Oil Natural Air Natural) distribution transformer or the air circulating in a transformer substation during the temperature-rise test. To address the situation described above, a customized simulation tool has been developed with the aim of reducing the computational cost that would require a model with the complete geometrical description. As a consequence both time-to-experiment and knowledge acquisition cost are reduced.
  • Keywords
    computational fluid dynamics; convection; power engineering computing; refrigeration; transformer substations; CFD; ONAN; computational cost; computational fluid dynamics; distribution transformer; efficient refrigeration; natural convection; oil natural air natural insulation; simulation tool; temperature rise test; transformer substation; virtual experimentation tools;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2013), 22nd International Conference and Exhibition on
  • Conference_Location
    Stockholm
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-84919-732-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1049/cp.2013.1054
  • Filename
    6683657