Application of system engineering processes to analyze and predict engine cooling fan system noise for off‐highway machines

2005 ◽  
Vol 118 (3) ◽  
pp. 1917-1917
Author(s):  
Christopher P. Masini ◽  
J. Adin Mann
Keyword(s):  
System Engineering ◽  
System Noise ◽  
Engine Cooling ◽  
Cooling Fan

Application of acoustic analogy to automotive engine-cooling fan noise prediction

AIAA Journal ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 1095-1098 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeonghan Lee ◽  
Kyungseok Cho ◽  
Soogab Lee
Keyword(s):  
Noise Prediction ◽  
Acoustic Analogy ◽  
Fan Noise ◽  
Automotive Engine ◽  
Engine Cooling ◽  
Cooling Fan

A Rational Approach to the Aerodynamics of Engine Cooling System Design

1968 ◽  
Vol 183 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. G. Paish
Keyword(s):  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Original System ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Rational Approach ◽  
Test Vehicle ◽  
Secondary Importance ◽  
Cooling Systems ◽  
Engine Cooling ◽  
Cooling Fan

The aerodynamic inefficiencies of motor vehicle cooling systems are generally of secondary importance to their production costs. However, the advent of the inexpensive moulded fan has meant that an improvement in cooling system aerodynamics can be more readily achieved which could reduce costs and radiator sizes, with the additional benefits of predictable performance and improved economy. In the investigation described, the design objective was to meet the top gear cooling targets entirely with ram-induced airflow, and to design the engine driven fan so that it consumed negligible power for top gear conditions, whilst being capable of meeting the cooling targets in the intermediate gear ratios. The work divided itself into the following three sections: (1) The prediction and achievement of the maximum ram-induced airflows. (2) Designing the cooling fan to be effectively free-wheeling and, therefore, consuming negligible power during top gear motoring, and to measure the performance of the resulting fan throughout the ram and fan assisted airflow regimes. (3) Designing and predicting the performance of a cooling system which was subsequently built and installed in a test vehicle in order to check its performance and making an overall comparison with regard to the original system. The paper shows that the design objectives were closely achieved. The 1·7 litre test vehicle was cooled satisfactorily with a one foot square radiator with the expenditure of only 0·9 hp in the cooling system when travelling at 70 mile/h.

Control of Rapid Transit Propulsion System Noise

1984 ◽  
Vol 106 (2) ◽  
pp. 270-277
Author(s):  
P. J. Remington ◽  
N. R. Dixon
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Propulsion System ◽  
Laboratory Model ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Blade Passage ◽  
Community Noise ◽  
System Noise ◽  
Cooling Fan ◽  
Urban Rail ◽  
Noise Impact

An extensive series of diagnostic measurements was carried out on an urban rail propulsion system of the type that was found to have the greatest community noise impact. At high speed, 3000 to 4000 rpm, the fan dominates all other sources by 10–15 dBA. At low speed, 1000 to 1500 rpm, fan, gears, and drive motors make comparable noise. A series of tests on a laboratory model of the fan/end housing of a Westinghouse 1447 propulsion motor showed that by modifying the geometry of the end housing posts and reducing the diameter of the cooling fan, the tone at the blade passage frequency was virtually eliminated. In addition, the overall noise was reduced by over 10 dBA while the same airflow was maintained through the fan. When these treatments were applied to the motor itself, it was possible to maintain the same airflow as in the unmodified motor by redesigning the grill over the inlet at the commutator end of the motor. Noise reductions, however, were not as significant as in the laboratory model. Although the blade passage tone was virtually eliminated, overall noise reduction was in the 3 to 6 dBA range, depending on the combination of treatments used.

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