Towards an Efficient Arc Simulation Framework

Authors

  • R. Fuchs Institute for Energy Technology, HSR University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil, Oberseestrasse 10, 8640 Rapperswil
  • M. Mürmann Institute for Energy Technology, HSR University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil, Oberseestrasse 10, 8640 Rapperswil
  • H. Nordborg Institute for Energy Technology, HSR University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil, Oberseestrasse 10, 8640 Rapperswil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/ppt.2017.1.79

Keywords:

arc simulation, arc root model, splitter plates, low voltage circuit breakers, computational magnetohydrodynamics

Abstract

Arc simulations require a coupled solution of the flow and electromagnetic equations. Despite of industrial interest, there is no established simulation framework available yet. We assess the usability of STAR-CCM+ for low voltage circuit breaker simulations using a test case of a model arc chamber, since this toolkit allows to define and control the simulation in a single environment. In spite of a partially implemented arc root model, the results agree well with reference data of previous publications.

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2017-10-15

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2017)

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