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	%0 Journal Article
	%A Airoldi G. and  Bumby J. R. and  Dominy C. and  G.L. Ingram and  Lim C. H. and  Mahkamov K. and  N. L. Brown and  A. Mebarki and  M. Shanel
	%D 2009
	%J International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 34, 2009
	%T Air flow and Heat Transfer Modeling of an Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Generator
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/11191
	%V 34
	%X Axial Flux Permanent Magnet (AFPM) Machines require effective cooling due to their high power density. The detrimental effects of overheating such as degradation of the insulation materials, magnets demagnetization, and increase of Joule losses are well known. This paper describes the CFD simulations performed on a test rig model of an air cooled Axial Flux Permanent Magnet (AFPM) generator built at Durham University to identify the temperatures and heat transfer coefficient on the stator. The Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes and the Energy equations are solved and the flow pattern and heat transfer developing inside the machine are described. The Nusselt number on the stator surfaces has been found. The dependency of the heat transfer on the flow field is described temperature field obtained. Tests on an experimental are undergoing in order to validate the CFD results.

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