A theoretical and experimental investigation of the scaling of micro fan performance

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FED

Volumn 259, Issue , 2003, Pages 553-560

  Grimes, Ronan ^a   Quin, David ^a   Walsh, Ed ^a   Davies, Mark ^a   Kunz, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b INSTITUT FÜR MIKROTECHNIK MAINZ GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AXIAL FLOW; COOLING; DATA REDUCTION; HEAT LOSSES; MACHINING; ORIFICES; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEST FACILITIES; TURBOMACHINERY;

FLUID VELOCITY; MASS FLOW RATE;

FANS;

EID: 1842427464     PISSN: 08888116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2003-41432     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

1. Grimes, R., Walsh, E., Kunz, S., Davies, M., Quin, D., 2003, "Scaling the performance of Micro-fans", First International Conference on Microchannels and Minichannels.
2. BS 848: Fans for general purposes, Part 1: Methods for testing performance, 1980.
3. Jacobson, S. A. "Aerothermal Challenges in the design of a Microfabricated Gas Turbine Engine", presented at the 29th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference, Albuquerque, June 1998.
4. Grimes, R., "On Air Flow and Heat Transfer in Fan Cooled Electronics Systems", Ph.D. thesis, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering Department, University of Limerick, Limerick, 2001.
5. Wallis, R. Allan, 1983, "Axial Flow Fans and Ducts", John Wiley & Sons.