Sensitivity analysis of entrance design parameters of a backward-inclined centrifugal fan using DOE method and CFD calculations

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 446-453

  Behzadmehr, A ^a   Mercadier, Y ^b   Galanis, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGES; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC MOTORS; HEATING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BACKWARD-INCLINED CENTRIFUGAL FAN; DECELERATION FACTOR; DESIGN PARAMETERS; SOLIDITY FACTOR;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 33745153394     PISSN: 00982202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2173293     Document Type: Article

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