• Journal of KSNVE
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.102-106
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• 1991

최근의 사회적 경제적인 급속한 발전에 따라 환경 소음에 대한 사람들의 관심도가 점차 증가되고 있다. 이로 인하여 사람들이 항상 접촉하게 되는 가전 제품 에 대한 소비자의 욕수도 제품의 성능적인면도 물론이지만 소음진동 및 디자인에 대하여도 지대한 관심이 모아지고 있다. 가전 제품에 있어서 주된 소음원은 홴 및 압축기 덮개의 진동등으로 파악할 수 있다. 특히, 홴은 냉각용, 송풍용으로서 거의 모든 가전제품에 쓰여지고 있다. 냉각용으로 사용되는 형식은 주로 축류 홴이다. 축류 홴은 다른 종류보다 소음이 크기 때문에, 저소음 축류 홴의 BPF(Blade Passing Frequency; 날개 통과 주파수)가 갖는 소음 특성을 연구하여야 한다. 이를 위해 축류 홴의 날개 갯수를 조절하면 설치된 통내에서의 BPF가 어떠한 형태로 변화하는가를 알아보고, 이에 따른 저소음화 대책을 검토하고자 한다. 홴은 그 덮개에 대하여 유량 및 소음에 관한 최적의 위치가 존재하는데, 문이 잠겨 있을 때에는 그 소음 레벨의 편차가 몹시 크게 된다. 한편 날개 갯수, 모터의 회전속도 및 통의 전달 함수 등을 감안하여 날개 통과 주파수(BPF)를 조정하면, 각종 가전 제품의 홴에 의한 방사를 저감시킬수 있다.

• Journal of KSNVE
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• v.6 no.5
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• pp.541-545
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• 1996

송풍기 기술은 크게 설계기술과 생산(제조)기술로 나눌 수 있으며, 설계기술 은 유체역학적 설계, 저소음설계, 베어링 등 로터부 저진동설계 등 여러 종류의 핵심 기술로 이루어진다. 송풍기를 제작, 판매하는 중소업체 뿐만 아니라 여러 종류의 소형홴을 사용하는 대기업 중심의 가전업체에서도 제품을 설계하는 과정에서 외국과의 기술제휴로 그 설계 데이터를 들여오거나, 타 회사의 자료를 입수하여 유체기계의 기본이론을 바탕으로 이를 응용, 생산을 해 오고 있다. 그러나 송풍기의 용도가 다양해지고 개방된 시장내에서 그 기술경쟁 또한 치열해짐에 따라 생산기술에 의한 가결 경쟁력 이외에 성능, 소음이나 품질차별화를 더불어 요구하고 있다. 최근 들어 대기업에서는 가전제품에 여러 종류의 홴이 사용되고, 이들은 가전제품에서 중요한 기능을 수행하고 있을 뿐만 아니라 주요한 소음원이라는 관점에서 저소음화에 대한 많은 연구가 수행되고 있다 따라서 주로 풍량이 100m$^{3}$/min 미만의 홴소음에 대한 현재의 연구동향을 분석하고, 송풍기 관련 산업체 및 가전업계의 최근 국내외 시장경쟁력 향상의 필수불가결 조건인 홴소음 저감에 대한 최근 연구동향을 간략하게 살펴보았다. 이러한 소음저감을 위한 체계적인 연구에 대한 집중적 투자와 아울러 현실적 여건을 고려한 홴소음 평가 및 규격의 표준화 작업이 절실하다 하겠다.

• The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.30-35
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• 2010

The aerodynamic performance of axial flow fans for outdoor unit of air-conditioner is investigated by numerical and experimental approaches in this study. The pressure drop and volumetric flow rate are compared each other in several different conditions and fan speeds. It is shown that the predicted fan performances are quite well matched with the experimental results. It is also shown that the curvature of the fan arc and hub height have significant influences on the flow distribution after hub. By the results of this study, it can be suggested that several ways to improve the aerodynamic performance of the axial flow fan can be found using the numerical analysis.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.40 no.5
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• pp.321-327
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• 2016

This paper presents the application of airfoil impeller for enhancement of aerodynamic performance of a high speed centrifugal fan. Three airfoil impellers are proposed, considering the maximum thickness and the location of maximum thickness of the airfoil. C4 airfoil thickness distribution is applied to the three airfoil impellers. The impellers are evaluated using CFD (computational fluid dynamics) and suction power test. From the results, it is confirmed that flow separations on the pressure side of the impeller blades and the pressure side of diffuser blades are reduced when airfoil blade is applied to the impellers. It is also confirmed that with the centrifugal fan having airfoil impellers, there is an increase in fan efficiency by approximately 3% and reduction in specific sound level by approximately 1.3 dB(A).

• The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.30-36
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• 2008

Axial fan without static blades requires the duct as a guidance for unskewed inflows. This work examined the geometric effects of a duct guided the in and out flows through an impeller. The present methodologies are computational predictions with parallel work by experimental validation. Several different positions of a rotor in a duct are proposed for plausible models of a rotor inside a duct. The optimum axial position of an impeller in a duct is found at the #4 model where the impeller lies on the inlet edge of a circular duct. The model shows a wider inlet area. The result of computational prediction is in good agreement with experiment measurement.

• The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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• v.2 no.4 s.5
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• pp.57-64
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• 1999

The prediction method of the performance and aerodynamic noise from a sirocco fan was developed and compared with measured data. To predict the performance of the sirocco fan, the well-known slip coefficients and various loss models were tested and applied to forward curved sirocco impellers. Using loss models proposed for both impeller and casing, the predicted performance characteristics were in good agreement with measured ones by an ANSI test plenum. Various scaling models for aerodynamic noise from the sirocco fan were evaluated and tested against measured power levels in terms of flow coefficient. It was shown that the turbulent broadband sound power from the sirocco fan can be modeled successfully by trailing edge noise.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.264-269
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• 2001

Axial fans are widely used in household electrical appliances due to their easy usage and high flow rate for cooling capacity. At the same time, the noise generated by these fans causes one of serious problems. In order to calculate the noise of a fan, we develop the software IFD - Intranet Fans Design. With this software we can design, analysis the performance and predict the noise of fan. The prediction model, which allowed the calculation of acoustic pressure at the blade passing frequency and it's higher harmonic frequencies, has been developed by Lowson's equation. To calculate the unsteady resultant force of the blade, time-marching free-wake method is used. The objective of this study is to calculate the effects of number of blades, rotating velocity, and sweep angle on the noise of fan..

• The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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• v.4 no.2 s.11
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• pp.59-66
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• 2001

• Journal of Power System Engineering
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.44-49
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• 2005

The aerodynamic performance of an indoor room air-conditioner using a cross-flow fan is strongly influenced by the various design factors of a rear-guider and a stabilizer. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a rear-guider and a stabilizer on the aerodynamic performance in the maximum flowrate range of a cross-flow fan. The design factors considered in this study are a rear-guider clearance, a stabilizer cutoff clearance, and a stabilizer setup angle, respectively. Aerodynamic performances including maximum flowrate and power show the biggest magnitude distribution in the case of $45^{\circ}$, the stabilizer setup angle as well as nearly similar magnitude distribution regardless of the stabilizer cutoff clearances. Moreover, the more a rear-guider clearance increases, the more the magnitude of maximum flowrate and power increases.

• The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.42-49
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• 2016

Aerodynamic analysis of a low-voltage electric motor has been performed with various inlet vent shapes. Effects of inlet vent shape on aerodynamic performance of a motor cooling fan have been investigated numerically using three-dimensional Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations. The k-${\varepsilon}$ turbulence model was used for the analysis of turbulence. The finite volume method and unstructured tetrahedral grids were used in the numerical analysis. Optimal grid system in the computational domain was selected through a grid-dependency test. From the results of the flow analysis, considerable energy loss by flow separation was observed in the flow passage. It was found that mass flow rate through the cooling fan in the low-voltage motor can be increased by modifying the inlet vent shape. And, some inlet vent shapes were suggested to improve the aerodynamic performance of the motor cooling fan.