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HOME / Wind flow direction of air-cooled generator - CAPTURED ENERGY SOLAR (PTY) LTDAir cooled unit draws cooling air from different ends of the unit to cool the system, dependent upon the units cooling system design. Check with the generator's manufacturer to determine the optimal cooling method for the system. Factors such as climate and direction of prevailing winds must be considered in an outdoor installation.
When ever possible, face the generator air inlet openings away from the wind. The wind can prevent the air intake louver from opening on start up. The air inlet must be capable of moving enough air through the room to provide the correct minimum CFM (cubic feet per minute) cooling for generator as specified by the generator's manufacturer.
Louvers, screening, expanded metal and other materials used to cover air openings are a restriction to air flow. This restriction must be compensated for by making the air opening size proportionally larger. When possible, position the engine end of air cooled generators in line with the air inlet per the manufacturer's recommendation.
A favorable air flow must provide a convective heat transfer that keeps the temperature spatially and temporally uniform, and below the maximum allowable insulation temperature. The temperature of the insulation can have a great impact on the reliability and lifetime of the generator.
A generator typically needs 35-40% over-sizingof the incoming air based on the internal generator inlet air temperature being ambient +20 degrees Celsius. For typical 32 degrees Celsius water,there is no
In-line installations oriented in the same direction run the risk of hot air from the first generator being ingested by the second generator. Please see Figure 11 for preferred orientations for
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When discharging air vertically, because the generator is surrounded on all sides, can result in higher than ambient air temperatures being pushed into inlet vents. Prevailing Wind
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Air cooled unit draws cooling air from different ends of the unit to cool the system, dependent upon the units cooling system design. Check with the generator''s manufacturer to
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