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Article: A computational study of the interaction noise from a small axial-flow fan

TitleA computational study of the interaction noise from a small axial-flow fan
Authors
Issue Date2007
PublisherAcoustical Society of America. The Journal's web site is located at http://asa.aip.org/jasa.html
Citation
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2007, v. 122 n. 3, p. 1404-1415 How to Cite?
AbstractSmall axial-flow fans used for computer cooling and many other appliances feature a rotor driven by a downstream motor held by several cylindrical struts. This study focuses on the aerodynamic mechanism of rotor-strut interaction for an isolated fan. The three-dimensional, unsteady flow field is calculated using FLUENT®, and the sound radiation predicted by acoustic analogy is compared with measurement data. Striking differences are found between the pressure oscillations in various parts of the structural surfaces during an interaction event. The suction surface of the blade experiences a sudden increase in pressure when the blade trailing edge sweeps past a strut, while the process of pressure decrease on the pressure side of the blade is rather gradual during the interaction. The contribution of the latter towards the total thrust force on the structure is cancelled out significantly by that on the strut. In terms of the acoustic contributions from the rotor and strut, the upstream rotor dominates and this feature differs from the usual rotor-stator interaction acoustics in which the downstream part is responsible for most of the noise. It is therefore argued that the dominant interaction mechanism is potential flow in nature. © 2007 Acoustical Society of America.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/57190
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.1
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.687
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dc.contributor.authorHuang, Len_HK
dc.contributor.authorSo, RMCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWang, Jen_HK
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dc.date.issued2007en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2007, v. 122 n. 3, p. 1404-1415-
dc.identifier.issn0001-4966en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/57190-
dc.description.abstractSmall axial-flow fans used for computer cooling and many other appliances feature a rotor driven by a downstream motor held by several cylindrical struts. This study focuses on the aerodynamic mechanism of rotor-strut interaction for an isolated fan. The three-dimensional, unsteady flow field is calculated using FLUENT®, and the sound radiation predicted by acoustic analogy is compared with measurement data. Striking differences are found between the pressure oscillations in various parts of the structural surfaces during an interaction event. The suction surface of the blade experiences a sudden increase in pressure when the blade trailing edge sweeps past a strut, while the process of pressure decrease on the pressure side of the blade is rather gradual during the interaction. The contribution of the latter towards the total thrust force on the structure is cancelled out significantly by that on the strut. In terms of the acoustic contributions from the rotor and strut, the upstream rotor dominates and this feature differs from the usual rotor-stator interaction acoustics in which the downstream part is responsible for most of the noise. It is therefore argued that the dominant interaction mechanism is potential flow in nature. © 2007 Acoustical Society of America.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherAcoustical Society of America. The Journal's web site is located at http://asa.aip.org/jasa.htmlen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of the Acoustical Society of Americaen_HK
dc.rightsCopyright 2007 Acoustical Society of America. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the Acoustical Society of America. The following article appeared in Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2007, v. 122 n. 3, p. 1404-1415 and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1121/1.2764474-
dc.subject.meshHousehold Articlesen_HK
dc.subject.meshNoiseen_HK
dc.subject.meshAcousticsen_HK
dc.subject.meshComputersen_HK
dc.subject.meshEquipment Designen_HK
dc.titleA computational study of the interaction noise from a small axial-flow fanen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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