• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.386-394
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• 2002

The present work is aimed at investigating an unusual variation in flow and performance characteristics of a small propeller fan at low flow rates. A performance test of the fan showed dual performance characteristics, i.e., radial type characteristics at low flow rates and axial type at high flow rates. Dual performance characteristics of the fan are numerically investigated using viscous flow calculations. The Finite Volume Method is used to solve the continuity and Navier-Stokes equations in the flow domain around a fan. The performance parameters and the circumferentially averaged velocity components obtained from the calculations are compared with the experimental results. Numerical values of the performance parameters show good agreement with the measured values. The calculation simulates the steep variations of performance parameters at low flow rates and shows the difference in the flow structure between high and low flow rates. At a low flow coefficient of $\Phi$=0.2, the flow enters the fan in an axial direction and is discharged radially outward at its tip, which is much like the flow characteristics of a centrifugal fan. The centrifugal effect at low flow rates makes a significant difference in performance characteristics of the fan. As the inlet flow rate increases, flow around the fan changes into the mixed type at $\Phi$=0.24 and the axial discharge at $\Phi$=0.4.

• International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.60-67
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• 2014

In order to clarify the effect of inlet bellmouth size of semi-opened type axial fan on its performance and flow fields around rotor, fan test and flow field measurements using hotwire anemometer were carried out for 6 kinds of bellmouth size. As results of fan test, the shaft power curve hardly changed, even if the bellmouth size changed. On the other hand, the pressure-rise near best efficiency point became small with the bellmouth size decreasing. Therefore, the value of maximum efficiency became small as the bellmouth size decreased. As results of flow field measurements at fan inlet, the main flow region with large meridional velocity existed near blade tip when the bellmouth size was large. As bellmouth size became smaller, the meridional velocity at fan inlet became smaller and the one at outside of blade tip became larger. As results of flow field measurements at fan outlet, the main flow region existed near rotor hub side.

• International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.161-167
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• 2012

Small-sized axial fans are used as air coolers for electric equipment. There is a strong demand for higher power of fans according to the increase of quantity of heat from electric devices. Therefore, higher rotational speed design is conducted, although, it causes the deterioration of the efficiency and the increase of noise. Then, the adoption of contra-rotating rotors for small-sized fans is proposed for the improvement of the performance. In the case of contra-rotating rotors, blade row distance between the front and the rear rotors influences on the performance and the noise. Therefore, it is important to clarify the optimum blade row distance between front and rear rotors. The performance curves of the contra-rotating small-sized axial fan under the condition of different blade row distances are shown and the blade row interaction between the front and the rear rotors are discussed by the numerical results. Furthermore, the optimum blade row distance of the contra-rotating small-sized axial fan is considered.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2004년도 제22회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.491-498
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• 2004

Lift Fan Engines of JAXA's conceptual Jet VTOL aircraft have a very small bellmouse shape air intake, which make some differences in aerodynamic design of the blades. To obtain a better rotor or stator blade design, this paper performs a numerical analysis of the throughflow on a lift fan as a two-dimensional axisymmetrical flow. Based on the last report focusing on the air intake's influence on the throughflow, a more realistic bellmouse air intake case is treated to reconsider the influence on the throughflow by the small bellmouse air intake. Three work input patterns are tested to reduce some problematic influences on the throughflow or blade designs. The obtained result shows one of acceptable blade designs for the lift fan engine.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2007년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.1100-1103
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• 2007

For the past decade many effort has been delivered to understand noise generation mechanism for the small size engine cooling fan. As a result of that effort, the low noise fan such as the Wave fan was developed. Now the Wave fan becomes the well known low noise engine cooling fan. But in case of the new car development, the system in the new car will be different from previous one. So we need system optimization for every new model. In case of special application, a low speed fan should be developed to match system requirement. In that case, we meet severe engineering requirement by conducting fan system optimization instead of the simple fan scaling. In this paper, I will show you the system optimize process.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.175-180
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• 2013

목 적: 방사선치료에 있어 환자자세 설정(Set-up) 오차를 줄이기 위하여 많은 장비들이 개발되어 왔다. CBCT 촬영은 Set-up 오차를 줄이고, 정확한 치료를 수행하는 최신 방법 중 하나이다. CBCT의 조사야를 조절하여 영상의질(Image quality) 향상과 피폭선량을 측정하고 분석함으로써 임상에서 최적화하여 사용할 수 있는 치료조사야(Field size)를 제시하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: Catphan phantom을 이용하여 Half fan, Full fan mode로 조사야를 2~16 cm까지 2 cm 간격으로 촬영하였다. Small field size (2 cm, 4 cm), Medium field size (8 cm, 10 cm), Large field size (14 cm 이상)으로 구분하여 Image quality를 평가하였다. CTDi는 CTDi phantom과 Ion chamber를 이용하여 측정 및 분석하였다. 결 과: CT값 일치도(CT number linearity)는 Small, Large field size에서 촬영한 값이 Medium field size보다 크게 나타났다. 공간분해능(Spatial resolution)은 Full fan에서 Small field size촬영을 제외하고 나머지 Field size에서 크게 차이가 나지 않았다. Half fan에서는 많은 차이를 보였다. CT 값 균일도(HU uniformity)는 Full fan에서는 Medium size를 제외하고는 제조사에서 권고하는 값을 초과하였으며, Half fan에서는 모든 Field size가 Full fan에서는 Medium field size에서는 안정된 값으로 분석되었다. CT 피폭선량(CTDi)는 Medium field size에서 증가 할수록 루트함수의 그래프의 형태로 나타났다. 결 론:Small field size에서는 Image quality와 실용성의 측면에서도 적절하지 않은 것으로 사료된다. Medium field size는 Large field size에서 보다 Image quality도 우수하고 환자의 피폭선량을 줄일 수 있으므로 본 논문에서는 CBCT 촬영 시 Field size 8~10 cm 촬영이 유용하다고 사료된다.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2013년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.775-780
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• 2013

In recent years, a notebook like an ultrabook gets thinner. Its thickness causes problems in cooling fan performance, system installation condition, and so on. In this study, we installed a small turbofan in notebook system with very narrow gap in order to generate similar condition to a real product. Experiments were performed to measure the fan's performance and the flow and noise characteristics, its results were compared with computational ones. Prediction of P-Q curve using CFD showed under about 5% error in high flow rate and its trend was agreed with experimental one over the flow field. Experimental data to measure the noise at a distance of 100 mm from a rotation axis direction of an impeller corresponded well with computational ones of broadband and BPF noise. The noise experiments to measure at a distance of 100 mm from a rotation axis direction of an impeller corresponded well with computational ones of broadband and BPF noise. Especially, tip part of impeller blade and part of exit and bottom near in an analysis by a commercial program(FlowNoise).

• 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 유체기계공업학회 2002년도 유체기계 연구개발 발표회 논문집
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• pp.161-164
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• 2002

Present condition of small fan used in appliances and IT industry is briefly reviewed. Here, fans used in refrigerator, air-conditioner, vacuum cleaner, microwave oven and computer are surveyed. Also some comments about the issue of each fan is described.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2002년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.645-650
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• 2002

In this paper, new concept, low noise axial fan was developed. The fan was designed to operate at high-pressure condition inside the refrigerator. This fan - we call it Alpha fan - has small turbo blades at trailing edge of axial fan. These turbo blades make alpha fan operate at high pressure and low noise condition. In order to find out the optimal value of design parameters, 6-sigma method was used. The design parameters are ratio between inner and outer diameter, Height, Install angle and Install position of turbo blade. Optimal value of turbo blade was found out and the noise generated from this fan is reduced about 3dB(A).

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.413-422
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• 2012

덕티드팬을 추진 장치로 사용하는 소형 무인항공기는 도심 및 협소한 공간에서 정찰 및 감시에 사용 가능하며, 프로펠러에 비해 높은 추진 효율과 추력 특성을 나타낸다. 덕티드팬 무인항공기의 운용 거리와 비행 시간을 증가시키기 위해서는 정지 비행 및 전진 비행시의 추력 특성연구가 중요하며 비행 안정성 확보를 위해서는 비정상 3차원 유동 특성 연구가 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 동익과 정익으로 구성된 덕티드팬의 설계 결과 검증과 안정적인 비행 특성을 확인하기 위해 덕티드팬의 추력 특성과 비정상 3차원 유동장을 계측하였다. 덕티드팬의 정지 및 전진 비행시의 추력 특성은 소형 아음속 풍동의 6분력 밸런스 시스템을 이용하여 측정되었고, 비정상 3차원 유동장은 $45^{\circ}$ 경사열선의 프로브 고정법에 의해 분석되었다. 덕티드팬의 덕트와 정익이 추력특성에 다소 큰 영향을 미치며, 정익에 의해 덕티드팬의 안정적인 비행이 가능함을 확인하였다.