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| Title: | THE EFFECT OF TIP END-BLADE GEOMETRY ON THE AXIAL FANS PERFORMANCE
Presented at the 11th International Conference on Fluid Dynamics ICFD11 -19-21 Dec 2013 |
| Authors: | S. A. BESKALES, SAMIR S. AYAD, M. G. HIGA ZY and O. E. ABDELLATIF |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Keywords: | Axial fans, winglet, blade tip geometry |
| Journal: | Not Available |
| Volume: | Not Available |
| Issue: | Not Available |
| Pages: | Not Available |
| Publisher: | Not Available |
| Local/International: | International |
| Paper Link: | Not Available |
| Full paper | Samir Sobhy Ayad_ICFD11-EG-4099 (1).pdf |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
| Abstract: |
A numerical study is carried out to investigate the effect of the addition of winglet to the end of blade on the axial fan performance. Validation and assessment of the used computer program FLUENT 6.2, is carried out by comparing its result with previous researcher. Simulation is then carried out to analyze the flow pattern with and without a winglet attached to the fan blade. Velocity distribution produced numerically showed that the winglet suppresses the secondary flow at the tip gap. Pressure distributions also confirmed the winglet advantages. Calculated performance of the fan used showed general increase of the fan efficiency with 3.5% above those without winglet at the optimum efficiency point and with up to 6 % at off design point. |
