Experimental/FEM Optimization of Medium Voltage Rubber Insulated Electric Cables Vulcanized with Steam Water - Numerical Simulations and Inverse Analyses

Gabriele Milani, Federico Milani

2015

Abstract

A comprehensive combined numerical model based on Genetic Algorithm (GA) optimization and heat transfer Finite Element computations is presented. The numerical analyses are carried out to evaluate the final crosslinking degree of a medium voltage electric cable subjected to industrial peroxide reticulation. The final task is to minimize the difference between numerically predicted and experimentally determined crosslinking degree along the thickness of the insulator, when a variable steam temperature profile along the pipe length is assumed to explain the unexpected under-vulcanization of the cable in the internal layers. To minimize the gap between experimentally determined curing degree and numerical predictions, a Genetic Algorithm (GA) optimization is used.

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Milani G. and Milani F. (2015). Experimental/FEM Optimization of Medium Voltage Rubber Insulated Electric Cables Vulcanized with Steam Water - Numerical Simulations and Inverse Analyses . In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH, ISBN 978-989-758-120-5, pages 27-35. DOI: 10.5220/0005503100270035


in Bibtex Style

@conference{simultech15,
author={Gabriele Milani and Federico Milani},
title={Experimental/FEM Optimization of Medium Voltage Rubber Insulated Electric Cables Vulcanized with Steam Water - Numerical Simulations and Inverse Analyses},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,},
year={2015},
pages={27-35},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005503100270035},
isbn={978-989-758-120-5},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,
TI - Experimental/FEM Optimization of Medium Voltage Rubber Insulated Electric Cables Vulcanized with Steam Water - Numerical Simulations and Inverse Analyses
SN - 978-989-758-120-5
AU - Milani G.
AU - Milani F.
PY - 2015
SP - 27
EP - 35
DO - 10.5220/0005503100270035