A Design Method of Rain Test Device Based on Water Drop Motion Simulation

Abstract:

In order to measure the electric insulation performance of the electrical equipment in rainy weather, its essential to design a rain device to simulate different conditions of rainfall. In this paper, a motion model of raindrop sprayed by the rain device and differential equations describing its motion characteristics are built. Basing on the analysis of water drop motion, a set of simulation software is developed for the selection of rain test device and the analysis of test results. The software can simulate the water drops motion process from nozzle to test equipment, and the simulation results is almost the same with field test, so the simulation software provides the basis for the design of rain test device.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 871)
• Pages: 363-368
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.871.363
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Hong Tao Zeng*, Lin Lin Lin, Cong Feng, Zhi Huai Xiao
• Keywords: Nozzle, Rain Device, Simulation, Water Drop, Wet Test

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