Numerical simulation of internal flow in forward-curved centrifugal fan

Kung Cheng Je Wu Li Hsueh Pao/Journal of Engineering Thermophysics

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL., 2010, Pages 101-104

  Wang, Can Xing ^a   Liu, Shuang Lai ^a   Hu, Da Quan ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Zhejiang Province   (China)

Author keywords

Forward curved centrifugal fan; Numerical simulation; RNG k model

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGAL FANS; ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTIC; FLOWTHROUGH; HIGH PRESSURE; IMPELLER INLETS; IMPELLER PASSAGE; INTERNAL FLOW FIELD; INTERNAL FLOWS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; REYNOLDS AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; SEPARATION FLOW; TOTAL PRESSURE; WAKE FLOWS;

CENTRIFUGATION; FLOW FIELDS; IMPELLERS; INLET FLOW; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENCE MODELS; WAKES;

FLOW SIMULATION;

EID: 78651360826     PISSN: 0253231X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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