Research Article

Numerical Study of Convection and Radiation Heat Transfer in Pipe Cable

Table 2

Typical physical parameters for pipe cable.

Pipe cableMaterialThermal conductivity [W/(m⋅K)]Electronic conductivity [S/m]Relative dielectric constant

Cable coreCopper4005.998 × 1071.0
Insulation layerXLPE0.2861.0 × 10−152.5
Sheath layerAluminium2383.774 × 1071.0
External layerPolyethylene0.2801.0 × 10−152.5

PVC pipePVC0.1671.0 × 10−161.0