The effect of radial impeller geometry on the link between power and flow numbers

AIChE Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas P. John ◽  
Claudio P. Fonte ◽  
Adam Kowalski ◽  
Thomas L. Rodgers
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Author(s):  
Manoochehr Darvish ◽  
Bastian Tietjen ◽  
Daniel Beck ◽  
Stefan Frank

The main focus of this work is on the geometrical modifications that can be applied to the fan wheel and the volute tongue of a radial fan to reduce the tonal noise. The experimental measurements are performed by using the in-duct method in accordance with ISO 5136. In addition to the experimental measurements, CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and CAA (Computational Aeroacoustics) simulations are carried out to investigate the effects of different modifications on the noise and performance of the fan. It is shown that by modifying the blade outlet angle, the tonal noise of the fan can be reduced without affecting the performance of the fan. Moreover, it is indicated that increasing the number of blades leads to a significant reduction in the tonal noise and also an improvement in the performance. However, this trend is only valid up to a certain number of blades, and a further increment might reduce the aerodynamic performance of the fan. Besides modifying the impeller geometry, new volute tongues are designed and manufactured. It is demonstrated that the shape of the volute tongue plays an important role in the tonal noise generation of the fan. It is possible to reduce the tonal noise by using stepped tongues which produce phase-shift effects that lead to an effective local cancellation of the noise.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward De Jesús Rivera ◽  
Fanny Besem-Cordova ◽  
Jean-Charles Bonaccorsi

Abstract Fans are used in industrial refineries, power generation, petrochemistry, pollution control, etc. These fans can perform in sometimes extreme, mission-critical conditions. The design of fans has historically relied on turbomachinery affinity laws, resulting in oversized machines that are expensive to manufacture and transport. With the increasingly lower CPU cost of fluid modeling, designers can now turn to CFD optimization to produce the necessary machine performance and flow conditions while respecting manufacturing constraints. The objective of this study is to maximize the pressure rise across an industrial fan while respecting manufacturing constraints. First, a 3D scan of the baseline impeller is used to create the CFD model and validated against experimental data. The baseline impeller geometry is then parameterized with 21 free parameters driving the shape of the hub, shroud, blade lean and camber. A fully automated optimization process is conducted using Numeca’s Fine™/Design3D software, allowing for a CPU-efficient Design Of Experiment (DOE) database generation and a surrogate model using the powerful Minamo optimization kernel and data-mining tool. The optimized impeller coupled with a CFD-aided redesigned volute showed an increase in overall pressure rise over the whole performance line, up to 24% at higher mass flow rates compared to the baseline geometry.


2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (7) ◽  
pp. 2537-2550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chrysoula Bliatsiou ◽  
Alexander Malik ◽  
Lutz Böhm ◽  
Matthias Kraume
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2015 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 2887-2894 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Saternus ◽  
T. Merder ◽  
J. Pieprzyca

URO-200 reactor belongs to batch reactors used in refining process of aluminium and its alloys in polish foundries. The appropriate level of hydrogen removal from liquid aluminium can be obtained when the mixing of inert gas bubbles with liquid metal is uniform. Thus, the important role is played by the following parameters: flow rate of refining gas, geometry of the impeller, rotary impeller speed. The article presents the results of research conducted on physical model of URO-200 reactor. The NaCl tracer was introduced to water (modelling liquid aluminium) and then the conductivity was measured. Basing on the obtained results the Residence Time Distribution (RTD) curves were determined. The measurements were carried out for two different rotary impellers, flow rate equaled 5, 10, 15 and 20 dm3/min and rotary impeller speed from 250 to 400 rpm every 50 rpm.


2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 803-810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Andrade ◽  
Oswaldo Horikawa ◽  
Evandro Drigo ◽  
Aron Andrade ◽  
Jose Cardoso

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