Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference:	GR/L05600/01
Title:	CFD STUDY INTO FLOW AND DUST TRANSPORT IN MECHATRONICS MACHINERY
Principal Investigator:	Tucker, Professor P. G.
Other Investigators:	Taylor, Mr N
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Project Partners:	Flomerics Ltd Hewlett Packard plc (UK) NCR Pre Nexus Migration
Department:	Unknown
Organisation:	University of Dundee
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	02 September 1996	Ends:	30 September 1998	Value (£):	76,377
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Electric Motor & Drive Systems
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Aerospace, Defence and Marine Manufacturing Communications Electronics Creative Industries Energy
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Dust transport in Mechatronic/Electronic equipment will be predicted using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The performance of different dust transport models will be assessed by comparison with experimental measurements. To correctly predict dust transport, velocity fields must be accurately established. CFD prediction of velocities and temperatures inside Mechatronic machines is impractical without geometric idealisations. Generic features found in Mechatronic machinery will be identified, and idealisations developed using measurements and CFD. These, idealisations will be implemented in a CFD program, tested, refined and then used as input to dust transport models.
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