%0 Journal Article %T Flow simulation in hydrodynamic torque converter %A Migus, Marcin %A Kęsy, Andrzej %A Kęsy, Zbigniew %J Technical Transactions %V 2017 %R 10.4467/2353737XCT.17.117.6658 %N Volume 7 Year 2017 (114) %P 165-173 %K hydrodynamic torque converter; numerical calculations; flow models %@ 0011-4561 %D 2017 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/czasopismo-techniczne/article/flow-simulation-in-hydrodynamic-torque-converter %X The paper compares the theoretical non–dimensional steady–state characteristics of a hydrodynamic torque converter with the experimental ones. The theoretical characteristics were calculated numerically based on two flow models: a one–dimensional model created by the authors and a three–dimensional model prepared by means of the ANSYS CFX software. The experimental characteristics were obtained on the basis of test rig investigations.