• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.50-57
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• 2004

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.193.1-193.1
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• 2005

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.21 no.11
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• pp.1765-1772
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• 1997

The layered composites have a character to change of structure stiffness with respect to the layup angles. The deformations in the fan-blades to be initially designed by considering efficiency and noise, etc., which arise due to the pressure during the fan operation, can make the fan inefficient. Thus, so as to minimize the deformations of the blades, it is needed to increase the stiffness of the blades. An investigation has been performed to develop the three dimensional layered composite shell element with the drilling degree of freedom and the optimization module for finding optimal layup angles with sensitivity analysis. And then they have been verified. In this study, the analysis model is engine cooling fan of automobile. In order to analyzes the stiffness of the composite fan blades, finite element analysis is performed. In addition, it is linked with optimal design process, and then the optimal angles that can maximize the stiffness of the blades are found. In the optimal design process, the deformations of the blades are considered as multiobjective functions, and this results minimum bending and twisting simultaneously.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.294-304
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• 2003

An experimental analysis using three-dimensional laser Doppler velocimetry(LDV) measurement and computational analysis using the Reynolds stress model in FLUENT are conducted to give a clear understanding of the effect of blade loading on the structure of tip leakage flow in a forward-swept axial-flow fan operating at the maximum efficiency condition ($\Phi$=0.25) and two off-design conditions ($\Phi$=0.21 and 0.30). As the blade loading increases, the onset position of the rolling-up of tip leakage flow moves upstream and the trajectory of tip leakage vortex center is more inclined toward the circumferential direction. Because the casing boundary layer becomes thicker and the mixing between the through-flow and the leakage jet with the different flow direction is enforced, the streamwise vorticity decays more fast with the blade loading increasing. A distinct tip leakage vortex is observed downstream of the blade trailing edge at $\Phi$=0.30, but it is not observed at $\Phi$=0.21 and 0.25.

• Journal of computational fluids engineering
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.39-47
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• 2016

We conducted a multi-stage optimization to secure the desired performance of a centrifugal fan for home appliance in an early stage of product development. In optimization, the static pressure at the outlet of the fan is chosen as an objective function that is to be maximized, providing the required flow rate at the operating point of the fan. The optimization procedure begins with parameters for an initial baseline fan design. The baseline design is optimized by using a commercial optimization package. Accordingly, the corresponding blade models with a set of geometrical parameters are generated. Flow through a fan is simulated by solving the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations. A multi-stage optimization scheme is employed to determine the family of optimum values for the parameters, leading to the pressure increase at the outlet of the fan. To validate the numerically obtained optimal design parameters, we fabricated the three types of fans using rapid prototyping and assessed the performance using a fan tester. Experimental results show that the design parameters at each stage satisfy the goal of optimization. The multi-stage optimization process turned out to be a useful tool in the development of a centrifugal fan.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.19 no.12
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• pp.874-882
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• 2007

The effects of a guide fin blade on the flow characteristics in a ventilating axial fan were investigated experimentally. The guide fins were setup onto the pressure surface of the blade, and their effects on the flowrate were evaluated. Two types of the guide fin blade were designed. One is the stem fin blade, and the other is the radial fin blade. The stem fin is designed normal to the circumference of a circle, and the radial fin is designed along the circumference of a circle. The results from the guide fin blade fans are compared with that of the blade without guide fins. The position and the geometry of the radial fin setting up on the blade have an effect on the increase of flowrate with the minor sacrifice of rotational speed of the blades. The radial fin positioning at 0.84 times blade diameter shows highest performance in the flowrate. The increase of the blade weight resulting from applying the guide fins shows minor effect on the variation of rotational speed of the blades.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.144.1-144.1
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• 2010

현재의 세계 자동차 시장은 석유 자원의 고갈과 전자화로 높은 연비의 기술적 성숙을 요구하고 있으며, 이는 미래 자동차 기술의 전동화를 가속시키고 있음에 따라 종래 엔진부하로 사용되는 시스템 및 유압시스템의 전동화 기술추이가 지속적으로 증가하고 있다. 이중 엔진 부하 메커니즘의 하나인 엔진 쿨링 팬 분야는 소비용량이 크고, 고 연비증감 기술증진의 전동화에 따른 차량 성능개선의 효과가 높아 실용 전동화 용의성에 의해 새로운 최우선 차량 전동부하로 나타나고 있다. 특히, 대형 차량(버스, 트럭)의 엔진 Cooling Fan 시스템은 차량 연비저감의 주요원 중에 하나로 대두되고 있으며, 도시 소음의 주된 요인이 되고 있어 전동화 기술개발의 필요성이 매우 높다. 전동 Cooling Fan 시스템은 종래 엔진 구동형 시스템에 비하여 엔진부하를 감소시킬 수 있고, 차량 연비향상 및 유해배출 가스를 저감시킴으로 기술적, 환경적 개발효과가 매우 높다. 본 연구에서는 쿨링팬 고출력 BLDC모터 설계제작에 관한 내용과, 최적 팬 블레이드 설계제작, 마지막으로 개발 전동 쿨링팬 성능평가에 관한 내용이 포함되어 있다.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2007.05b
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• pp.2632-2637
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• 2007

Rotary performance and flow resistance induced by each element in suction nozzle of a vacuum cleaner with a double-blade rotary fan are investigated numerically and its relation with flow-induced noise and rotary performance is examined. Flow resistance and vorticity in suction nozzle are calculated and it is found that they are closely related with flow-induced noise. Gap between double blades, adoption of cross-flow fan, enlargement of flow inlet area, and optimization of blade number are tested for noise reduction. Finally, the effects of each method are verified experimentally. It is found that several combinations of the proposed methods can be adopted for noise reduction although the degree of reduction is not much.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.215-215
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• 2011

본 논문은 상용차용 전동 쿨링팬 모듈의 개발을 위한 5kW급 브러시리스 DC 전동기에 관하여 기술한다. 개발 대상전동기는 정격 3,000rpm의 회전속도를 목표로, 기존 팬 쉬라우드에 장착 가능한 박형으로 설계되며, 코깅토크 저감을 위한 회전자와 고정자 형상 최적화를 수행하여, 구동시 소음과 진동을 감소시키고자 하였다. 전동기를 제작하여 입출력 특성을 분석하고, 최종적으로 기 개발된 팬 블레이드와 결합하여, 쿨링팬 시스템의 유량 및 유압 특성시험을 진행하였다.

• The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.71-76
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• 2010

This study has investigated numerically and experimentally the flow characteristic of air-cooling fan for transmission oil cooler in the large-size diesel engine. Impellers of cooler were composed of eight normal-scale and eight small-scale blades in the zig-zag pattern. In order to increase the discharge pressure of cooling fan, turbo type of fan blade is proposed in the impeller for transmission oil cooler. The fluidic performance of cooling fan has been estimated numerically by using the commercial code and experimentally carried out with reference on AMCA Standard 210-99. As a result, it is confirmed that the numerical result for performance curve is in good agreement with experimental data.