Experimental and numerical simulation investigations of an axial flow fan performance in high-altitude environments

X Liu, J Liu, D Wang, L Zhao - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
To study the operating performance of fans at high altitudes, a pressure-variable ventilation
device able to vary the gas phase environment of fans and pipeline was designed. The fan …

Aeroacoustic analysis of the tip-leakage flow of an ultrahigh bypass ratio fan stage

J Al-Am, V Clair, A Giauque, J Boudet… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
A detailed aeroacoustic analysis of the flow induced by the clearance between the fan tip
and the shroud is performed in a scale-model fan stage of an ultrahigh bypass ratio turbofan …

Effect of a casing fence on the tip-leakage flow of an axial flow fan

K Park, H Choi, S Choi, Y Sa - International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 2019 - Elsevier
The effect of a casing fence on the tip-leakage flow of an axial flow fan is investigated using
large eddy simulation. A fence is attached on the shroud near the trailing edge of an axial …

Investigation study on the flow-induced noise by winglet and shroud shape of an axial flow fan at an outdoor unit of air conditioner

TG Lim, JH Jung, WH Jeon, WG Joo… - Journal of Mechanical …, 2020 - Springer
Axial flow fans of outdoor units are equipped with specially shaped winglets and shroud for
reduction of the flow-induced noise. In this study, the unsteady state flow field and the …

Comparison of vortex detection methods on the numerical simulation of tip leakage flow of a low-speed axial fan

E Balla, KA Kovács, B Lendvai - … Expo: Power for …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The present paper investigates the capabilities of the Lagrangian-Averaged Vorticity
Deviation (LAVD) vortex detection method for turbomachinery applications. The tip leakage …

Analysis of the formation mechanism of secondary tip leakage vortex (S-TLV) in an axial flow pump

H Zhang, J Zang, D Zhang, W Shi, J Shen - Machines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Studies on the tip leakage vortex (TLV) are extensive, while studies on the secondary tip
leakage vortex (S-TLV) are rare. To advance the understanding of the formation mechanism …

The effects of stator-rotor interaction on unsteady characteristics of turbine tip leakage flow

T Wang, Y Xuan, X Han - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The unsteady flow characteristics of tip leakage flow significantly affect the operation stability
of the turbine blade. However, there is currently a lack of research on the unsteady flow …

Transient characteristics of internal flow fields of mixed-flow pump with different tip clearances under stall condition

L Ji, W Li, W Shi, R Agarwal - … , Part A: Journal of Power and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper investigates the influence of different tip clearances on the transient
characteristics of mixed-flow pump under stall condition. The instantaneous internal flow …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical investigation of performance and flow characteristics of a tunnel ventilation axial fan with thickness profile treatments of NACA airfoil

YI Kim, SY Lee, KY Lee, SH Yang, YS Choi - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
An axial flow fan, which is applied for ventilation in underground spaces such as tunnels,
features a medium–large size, and most of the blades go through the casting process in …

Aerodynamics of a partial shrouded low-speed axial flow fan

M Moosania, C Zhou, S Hu - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2021 - Elsevier
The fan installed in the outdoor unit of air-conditioning (AC) systems is often partially
shrouded to increase the inlet area and allow the installation of a larger upstream heat …