Acoustic analysis of a computer cooling fan

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2190-2200

  Huang, Lixi ^a   Wang, Jian ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; ACOUSTICS; COOLING; ROTORS; STATORS;

ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS; COMPUTER COOLING FAN; ROTOR-STATOR INTERACTION NOISE;

FANS;

ACOUSTICS; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COOLING; DEVICE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND;

EID: 26844546126     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.2010367     Document Type: Article

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