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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2006.30.7.603

Design of An Axial Flow Fan with Shape Optimization  

Seo Seoung-Jin (인하대학교 전산유체공학연구실)
Choi Seung-Man (인하대학교 대학원 기계공학과)
Kim Kwang-Yong (인하대학교 기계공학부)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.30, no.7, 2006 , pp. 603-611 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents the response surface optimization method using three-dimensional Wavier-Stokes analysis to optimize the blade shape of an axial flow fan. Reynolds-averaged Wavier-Stokes equations with $k-{\epsilon}$ turbulence model are discretized with finite volume approximations using the unstructured grid. Regression analysis is used for generating response surface, and it is validated by ANOVA and t-statistics. Four geometric variables, i.e., sweep and lean angles at mean and tip respectively were employed to improve the efficiency. The computational results are compared with experimental data and the comparisons show generally good agreements. As a main result of the optimization, the total efficiency was successfully improved. Also, detailed effects of sweep and lean on the axial flow fan are discussed.
Keywords
Numerical Optimization; Response Surface Method; Sweep; Lean; Axial Flow Fan; Stacking Line;
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