• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.428-435
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• 2016

In this paper, high-performance and low-noise centrifugal fan used to circulate cold air inside a household refrigerator is developed by reducing the vortex flow observed near the tip of fan hub. First, the performance of the existing centrifugal fan is investigated through the experiment using a fan tester and the characteristics of detailed flow field obtained from the CFD simulation are closely examined. The strong vortex flow is observed in the vicinity of the tip of fan hub. Based on this result, new design is devised to reduce this vortex flow. As a result, it is numerically and experimentaly found that the volume flow rate of the new fan increases and the radiated noise decreases in comparison with the existing fan at the same rotation speed.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.80-85
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• 2014

High-volume low-speed (HVLS) fans are one category of ceiling fan installed in large enclosings such as warehouses, large barns and health clubs in order to generate comfortable air circulation. As a rotary blade, aerodynamic performance of a HVLS fan is predominantly related to its airfoil(s), and the pitch and twist angles. This paper first, investigates the effects of airfoil on the performances of three different HVLS fans with NACA 5414, 6413 and 7415 airfoils. The fans have six untwisted blades with the diameter of 6 m and rotate at 60 RPM. The blades pitch angels are $12^{\circ}$, $12^{\circ}$ and $13^{\circ}$, respectively. The results are presented in the form of the aerodynamic forces and moments, volumetric flow rate and streamlines. Regarding the volumetric flow of air, the results show that the model with NACA 7415 has the best performance. Hence, two other HVLS fans with the same airfoil but, with four and five blades are studied in order to investigate the effects of number of blades. From the point of view of air circulation still the six-bladed fan is the best one; however, the five-bladed fan is more efficient in power consumption.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.165-172
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 가정용 냉장고의 내부 냉기순환용 원심팬의 고성능/저소음 최적설계를 수행하였다. 최적설계를 위해 여러 독립변수들이 어떠한 종속변수에 영향을 줄 때 용이하게 적용할 수 있는 반응표면법을 사용하였으며, 블레이드의 입구각, 출구각, 내경을 독립변수로 선정하였다. 먼저 이를 통해 팬 블레이드의 유량을 최대화하였으며, 3-D 프린터를 이용해 샘플을 제작하였고, 만들어진 팬의 P-Q곡선을 측정하여 개선된 팬이 유량의 증가를 보임을 확인하였다. 또한 기존 팬과 동일한 유량을 가지도록 새로운 팬의 회전속도를 저감시킬 경우, 1.7 dBA의 소음 저감 효과가 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.