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12 lead motor

Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

local air cooled

English answer:

self cooled

Added to glossary by Ramesh Madhavan
Aug 24, 2004 13:08
19 yrs ago
English term

local air cooled

English Tech/Engineering Mechanics / Mech Engineering
air compressor manual

(little table in a wiring diagram)

"fan motor: local air cooled"

does it mean that the motor is cooled by "local"? air?

thanks!
Responses
4 +2 Self cooled
4 +6 yes, cooled using local air

Responses

+2
25 mins
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Self cooled

When the fan pushes the air in front of it, remember it is sucking air from behind it! This flow if air from behind the fan is sufficient to cool the windings. Hope this helps :-)

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Note added at 26 mins (2004-08-24 13:34:31 GMT)
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\"This flow Of air\" - sorry for the typo
Peer comment(s):
agree Tony M
12 mins
Thanks Dusty
agree Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
1 hr
Thanks Saleh
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks everybody"
+6
3 mins

yes, cooled using local air

:)
Peer comment(s):
agree T. Czibulyás
8 mins
thanks
agree Rahi Moosavi : ambient air
10 mins
thanks
agree Klaus Herrmann : With Rahi Moosavi. Good to know it's not imported air.
15 mins
"domestic" air...
agree jccantrell : yeah, ambient air is the term, meaning it is NOT 'refrigerated' first.
1 hr
right
agree Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
1 hr
thanks
agree Alfa Trans (X)
16 hrs
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