20.500.12556/RUL-138761 A 3D CFD-based workflow for analyses of a wide range of flow and heat transfer conditions in air gaps of electric machines Increasing power densities of electric machines in e-vehicles in addition to the resulting quest for enhanced cooling concepts are bringing forward the importance of defining adequate heat transfer correlations in air gaps. This is a highly challenging topic, as there exist no generally applicable flow and heat transfer phenomena descriptions for air gaps due to their highly variable geometrical properties and operating conditions. As an answer to this challenge, this paper presents a workflow that defines an adequate 3D CFD model for an arbitrary air-gap design that includes its system-dependent boundary conditions. The workflow is built on the recognition of underlying air-gap flow phenomena, which are used to steer the subsequent design of the 3D CFD model in a systematic step-by-step manner. Consequently, the complexity of the 3D CFD model gradually increases to the point where it provides an adequate flow and heat transfer description. Validation of the workflow is presented for a wide range of air-gap designs and flow conditions. It is demonstrated that the 3D CFD models obtained with the workflow match the experimentally obtained data from various flow cases that have been documented in the literature. Considerable optimization of computational costs, offering potentially an order-of-magnitude reduction in computational time, is achieved as a result of computational domain span optimization and transient simulations being applied only when required. The validation confirms that this workflow facilitates construction of valid 3D CFD models without the prior knowledge of flow and heat transfer phenomena in a specific air gap. This workflow thus provides a reliable and computationally efficient tool for valorization of convective heat transfer, and opens up prospects for time- and cost-efficient optimizations of electric machines’ cooling system designs. heat transfer air gaps Taylor–Couette–Poiseuille flow electric machines 3D CFD analyses prenos toplote zračne reže Taylor-Couette-Poiseuillov tok električni stroji 3D CFD analize true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2022-08-16 13:31:23 2022-08-16 13:31:36 2022-09-15 04:17:08 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2022 0 0 28 str. iss. 8, art. 273 Vol. 7 2022 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2022-08-10 536.24:519.6:621.313 2311-5521 10.3390/fluids7080273 118272003 Znidarcic,_Katrasnik_-A_3D_CFD-Based_Workflow_for_Analyses_of_a_Wide_Range....pdf Znidarcic,_Katrasnik_-A_3D_CFD-Based_Workflow_for_Analyses_of_a_Wide_Range....pdf 1 2C3EA334BD1BC7DEE1B2A49A4AD8C0BB 4350be92bcde0b2eeefc561f3529035d4311e094840bf13d69bd4756c3f3f1ec c37ba851-1d57-11ed-92af-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=159200 https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/7/8/273/htm 1 fc036fd3-1d56-11ed-92af-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=159199 Fakulteta za strojništvo 0 0 0