In liquid-cooled large drives, controlling air temperature and maintaining air circulation is very important to the lifetime and functions of electrical and electronic components in power cell cabinet. In application, air/water heat exchangers and associated fans are employed to cool the air and force it through the cells. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis is performed to predict the air circulation in cell cabinet. The results are applied in air baffle arrangement to obtain an ideal air flow distribution. A fundamental analysis is conducted for heat exchanger and its thermal performance defined. It is found that the air supply temperature from heat exchanger is almost independent of air flow rate and altitude within application range. A thermal model is developed to simulate air temperatures into and out of cell cabinet heat exchanger for evaluating its cooling capacity. Flow and heat-run tests are performed for a cell cabinet. The testing results prove that the simulation models are accurate, and the developed air-cooling system can satisfy cooling requirement. A parametric study is complemented with the simulation models to guide cooling management regarding variations in operational and environmental conditions.
Skip Nav Destination
ASME 2007 InterPACK Conference collocated with the ASME/JSME 2007 Thermal Engineering Heat Transfer Summer Conference
July 8–12, 2007
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Conference Sponsors:
- Electronic and Photonic Packaging Division
ISBN:
0-7918-4277-0
PROCEEDINGS PAPER
Numerical and Experimental Analysis for Air Circulation and Cooling Performance in a Cell Cabinet
Jiahui Zhang,
Jiahui Zhang
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Search for other works by this author on:
Jason Waggel,
Jason Waggel
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Search for other works by this author on:
Dave Weber,
Dave Weber
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Search for other works by this author on:
Tony Pollice
Tony Pollice
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Search for other works by this author on:
Jiahui Zhang
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Jason Waggel
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Dave Weber
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Tony Pollice
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Paper No:
IPACK2007-33183, pp. 217-226; 10 pages
Published Online:
January 8, 2010
Citation
Zhang, J, Waggel, J, Weber, D, & Pollice, T. "Numerical and Experimental Analysis for Air Circulation and Cooling Performance in a Cell Cabinet." Proceedings of the ASME 2007 InterPACK Conference collocated with the ASME/JSME 2007 Thermal Engineering Heat Transfer Summer Conference. ASME 2007 InterPACK Conference, Volume 1. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. July 8–12, 2007. pp. 217-226. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IPACK2007-33183
Download citation file:
8
Views
Related Proceedings Papers
Related Articles
Simulation and Experimental Analysis of a Solar Driven Absorption Chiller With Partially Wetted Evaporator
J. Sol. Energy Eng (February,2010)
Efficiency Improvement of Photovoltaic Solar Modules by Cooling Using an Underground Heat Exchanger
J. Sol. Energy Eng (December,2022)
Laboratory Heat Transfer Experiments on a 155 mm Compound Gun Tube With Full Length Integral Mid-Wall Cooling Channels
J. Pressure Vessel Technol (May,2006)
Related Chapters
Threshold Functions
Closed-Cycle Gas Turbines: Operating Experience and Future Potential
Engineering and Physical Modeling of Power Plant Cooling Systems
Thermal Power Plant Cooling: Context and Engineering
Insights and Results of the Shutdown PSA for a German SWR 69 Type Reactor (PSAM-0028)
Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment & Management (PSAM)