Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology

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Numerical Study of the Effect of Fan Arrangement on the Cooling Performance of the ONAF Type Radiator for Power Transformer

변압기용 ONAF 방식 방열기의 팬 배치에 따른 냉각특성 연구

  • Kim, Kuk-Kyeom (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Donga-A University) ;
  • Suh, Yong Kweon (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Donga-A University) ;
  • Kang, Sangmo (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Donga-A University)
  • Received : 2014.12.29
  • Accepted : 2015.05.19
  • Published : 2015.05.31
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Abstract

Owing to the trend of an increase in capacity and high-efficiency requirement, the life and reliability of power transformer depend significantly on the amount of heat generation per unit volume and the degradation of insulation oil. These problems can be solved by enhancing the cooling performance of the radiator. The purpose of this study was to find a suitable position of fans for a better cooling effect given by the forced-convection of air in an ONAF (Oil Natural Air Forced) type transformer. In the simulation, commercial software was used for flow analysis, and the cooling passage of the oil was simplified to shorten the time taken for computation. With the diameter of the fan fixed at a constant value, the analysis was performed only by changing the position of the fans. As a result, a vertical position change of the fans does not affect the cooling performance significantly. However, the temperature drop given by the fans positioned on the front region of the transformer is larger than that on the rear region.

전력용 변압기 용량의 증대와 고효율화에 따른 권선의 단위체적당 열발생량의 증가 및 이에 따른 절연성능의 저하는 전력용 변압기의 수명과 신뢰성에 큰 영향을 준다. 이러한 문제점은 방열기의 냉각성능을 증가시킴으로써 해결이 가능하다. 본 연구는 ONAF(Oil Natural Air Forced) 형식의 변압기의 방열기에 대해 공기의 강제대류를 일으키는 팬의 위치에 따른 냉각성능 평가를 통하여 냉각효과가 가장 큰 팬의 위치를 찾기 위한 것이다. 해석에는 유동해석 상용소프트웨어를 사용하였으며, 해석시간의 단축을 위하여 오일의 냉각유로를 단순화시켰고 팬의 지름을 일정하게 두고 팬의 위치를 다양하게 변화시켜가며 해석을 실행하였다. 해석 결과 팬의 수직적인 위치 변화는 냉각성능에 크게 영향을 주지 않았으나 팬이 변압기의 전방영역에 위치할 경우 후방영역의 배치보다 온도강하가 큰 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

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