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Efficient Fan Blade Design Using PC-Based Codes
Technical Paper
2002-01-0859
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
A PC-based computer code for axial-flow fan blade design has been developed at Valeo Motors & Actuators Airflow Division, and is being used extensively for automotive fan design. This code gives a good initial design, and is followed by Navier-Stokes CFD sessions for verification and fine-tuning. It has been found that the code reduces the number of CFD runs substantially from what would otherwise be required, contributing to the shortened design turn-around time. A separately developed code (also runs on PC) for sound power prediction is utilized to set the blade spacing and skew angle for optimum noise performance.
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Authors
- Sukeyuki Kobayashi - Valeo Motors & Actuators Air Flow North American Division
- Richard E. Longhouse - Valeo Motors & Actuators Air Flow North American Division
- Tao Hong - Valeo Motors & Actuators Air Flow North American Division
- John R. Savage - Valeo Motors & Actuators Air Flow North American Division
Citation
Kobayashi, S., Longhouse, R., Hong, T., and Savage, J., "Efficient Fan Blade Design Using PC-Based Codes," SAE Technical Paper 2002-01-0859, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-0859.Also In
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