Numerical simulation of flow field for a whole centrifugal fan and analysis of the effects of blade inlet angle and impeller gap

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 263-283

  Yu, Zhao ^a   Li, Song ^a   He, Wenqi ^a   Wang, Weixiong ^a   Huang, Dongtao ^a   Zhu, Zhichi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMPELLERS; OPTIMIZATION;

BLADE INLET ANGLE; CENTRIFUGAL FAN; IMPELLER GAP;

FANS;

EID: 18944404709     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2005.10391137     Document Type: Article

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