Our oil forced/air forced (OFAF) coolers help control the temperature of insulating oil. They are used in large transformers and other large, high voltage equipment across the power generation, transmission and distribution industries. We typically supply to transformer manufacturers and maintenance companies. Our OFAF coolers are customised to meet specific operating and environmental requirements.
For this challenging project (Ghazlan II, Saudi Arabia), the biggest transformer we have ever developed, we needed to partner with a reliable manufacturer that could supply truly robust transformer oil coolers. Sterling understood our challenges and delivered everything we asked for – transformer oil coolers that fully satisfied our specifications.”
Jean-Claude Brantis, Sourcing and Supply Chain Leader, JST transformateurs
OFAF stands for oil forced/air forced. It describes how an oil type transformer is cooled by forced movement of both air and oil to aid in heat dissipation.
It’s a compact, highly effective cooling method for a range of equipment.
Our OFAF transformer coolers operate in ambient temperatures, from -40°C to +50°C. Optional -45°C and +60°C limits are available to order.
The cooling element is made from materials suitable for the local environment and designed to ensure high levels of heat transfer. It is housed within a robust, long-lasting frame for protection against vibration and thermal shock. We work with you to design an OFAF transformer cooler that suits your requirements.
The coolers can be custom designed and manufactured in lengths of 1 to 4 fan bays. Typical configurations include 1, 3 or 5 pass arrangements, in a depth of 4 to 8 rows. A wide range of fans and motors are available to meet local electrical requirements, specified noise levels and ingress protection.
Fan construction is an external motor rotor with die-cast aluminium low noise blades, balanced to G6.3 standards or better as required. The fan housing is a robust composite and the discharge grill is electrostatically powder coated. All fan mountings are stainless steel. The ingress protection is IP54, with optional IP55, and the bearing life is expected to be more than 30,000 hours.
Electrical options include:
We design compact and low weight OFAF transformer coolers to ensure fast, easy implementation.
We provide fully factory-assembled units with a wide range of mounting choices. All coolers are thoroughly tested to check vibration levels, electrical continuity and pressure.
They are designed and manufactured as per our quality management system BS EN ISO 9001:2015.
We helped JST transformateurs to keep a colossal power plant cool in desert conditions using our OFAF transformer coolers. Read the full case study.
If you need another type of heat exchanger, visit our products and services page or contact us. Our range includes air to air coolers, CACW, lube oil coolers, hydrogen coolers and more.
We customise our heat exchange solution to meet your requirements, so contact us today to discover the right equipment for you.
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