• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2010

In this paper, aerodynamic noise of axial flow fans for outdoor unit of air-conditioner was analyzed by both experiment and numerical simulation. The three-dimensional incompressible turbulent flow was predicted by the commercial computational fluid dynamics code SC/Tetra, while the aeroacoustic noise of an axial flow fan was predicted by FlowNoise. Computations and experiments were performed with two types of axial flow fans, in which very different noise source distributions were presented. The results obtained from this study are expected to show the way to reduce the noise of axial flow fans in industrial applications.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2004년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.1062-1066
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• 2004

In this study, refrigerant noise at connection of capillary tube and evaporator is investigated. Mechanism of refrigerant noise generation is examined in side-by-side type home refrigerator with two evaporators. It is found that the refrigerant noise is generated during refrigeration room fan-off (R-fan of) for that type refrigerator. The reason is that mass flow rate gets down during R-fan of and flow pattern is changed at outlet of capillary tube. We suggest designs for reduction of refrigerant noise with horizontal double expansion device, muffler, and accumulator. To evaluate those improved designs, sound quality index is used.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2002년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.289-294
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• 2002

In this study, performance, flow characteristics and noise of a cross-flow-fan system, used in indoor unit of the split-type air conditioner, were predicted by computational simulation. Triangular elements were used to mesh the calculation domain and quadrilateral elements were attached to the blade surfaces and walls to enhance the simulation quality. The unsteady incompressible Wavier-Stokes equations were solved using a sliding mesh technique on the interface between rotating fan region and the outside. Two stripes of velocity stream inside the cross-flow-fan were shown - the one was due to the eccentric vortex and the other was due to the normal entrance flow. As the flow rate increased, the center of the eccentric vortex moved toward the inner blade tip and rear-guide, and the exiting flow still had velocity variation along the stabilizer, which can increase the noise level. The acoustic pressure was calculated by using Lowson's equation. From the calculated acoustic pressure, it was found that the trailing edge is a dominant of acoustic generation.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2013년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.311-318
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• 2013

The paper describes the prediction method for the unsteady flow field and the aeroacoustic noise of an small axial fan. The prediction method is comprised of various CFD conditions and acoustic analogy by using Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings equation. The diameter of tested axial fan is 170 mm and number of blade is 5. Virtual anechoic room which has same size with real one was used for CFD. URANS and LES models were used. For mesh dependence study, a different mesh type was tested and optimized mesh was selected. Calculation conditions were also studied such as time step and turbulence model for accurate noise analysis. In this paper, we got optimum analysis conditions and computational results. The unsteady pressure fluctuation at given 4 points were compared between the measured data and computational results. Also, the predicted acoustic spectrum at 3 given microphone points were compared with measured ones.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.887-892
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• 2003

A front-end cooling fan is designed and tested in the present study. The design technique is developed using the one-dimensional inviscid flow through the fan blade, the empirical equations, and the experimental correlations. Design data for the blade can be obtained for a given flow rate and a pressure rise. A parabolic function is used to generate a sweep of the fan. Characteristics of the blade geometry are discussed between the huh and the tip. The fan is tested in the fan test unit. The measured volume flow rate at the operating point is in good agreement with that of the design specifications. Sound pressure levels of the noise are predicted with the Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings equations. Calculation results of the sound pressure level(SPL) 1m away from the fan are obtained and cpmpared with the measured data.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2004년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.508-512
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• 2004

This paper described operation and vibration characteristics of 'Tail-Fan' performance test system. KARI(Korea Aerospace Research Institute) developed 'Tail-Fan' system as a kind of helicopter anti-torque system(ATS) and designed ATS performance test-rig for Tail-Fan system performance test. Test-rig consists of driving parts, supporting parts and rotating parts. For Tail-Fan system performance tests, firstly, test-rig operation tests were carried out for verification of design specifications. Secondly, natural frequencies of fan blade and test-rig were measured respectively. Lastly, to find the operation rotating speed for performance tests, vibration tests using accelerometers on tail gear box(TGB) were carried out. Through the fanplot and vibration test results, Tail-Fan performance test conditions to avoid a resonance were found and performance tests were well done safely.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2004

Aeroacoustic characteristics of sirocco fan used in Over-The-Range (OTR) has been analyzed in this paper. A microwave hood combination over the gas range is short for the OTR. The flow phenomena of the double-sided sirocco fan was analyzed numerically and experimentally by using commercial code and three dimensional PIV for flow visualization. Also, microphone array is used in order to understand acoustic characteristics of OTR. Two dimensional unsteady flow and acoustic simulation is tried to qualitatively estimate the effects of tonal noise and broadband noise on the overall sound pressure level. It is found that tonal sound is generated from the strong interaction between the impeller and cutoff while broadband sound is generated from the strong secondary flows along the scroll surface. To reduce the noise level, the V-shape cut-off was applied to improve the sound quality by reducing tonal noise. So the peak noise at BPF (Blade Passing Frequency) was almost reduced. The shape of flow-guide to suppress the secondary flow over the scroll surface was carefully checked. It is found that this affects flow pattern at the fan exit and reduces the broad band noise. Through this numerical and experimental study, the sound pressure level was lowered by 4dBA compared to that of the previous fan at the operating point.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.515-523
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• 2020

본 연구의 목표는 냉장고 기계실 냉각용 축류팬을 대상으로 익렬 분석법과 표면 돌기 형상을 이용하여 유량과 소음 성능을 향상시키는 것이다. 먼저 기존 팬 시스템의 유동 및 소음 성능을 팬 성능 시험기와 무향실에서 실험적으로 평가하였다. 다음으로 전산유체역학과 Ffowcs-Williams and Hawkings(FW-H) 방정식을 연계한 수치해석을 이용하여 유량과 소음 성능을 예측하였으며 실험 결과와의 비교를 통해 그 유효성을 검증하였다. 검증된 수치해석기법을 기반으로 유량 성능을 향상시키기 위하여 기존 팬으로부터 추출된 익형들로 구성한 2차원 익렬의 유동 성능 분석을 수행하고 양항비를 최대화할 수 있는 피치각을 도출하였다. 최적 피치각이 적용된 축류팬의 수치해석을 실시하여 향상된 유량 성능을 확인하였다. 향상된 유량 성능을 바탕으로 추가적인 소음 성능을 개선하기 위해 표면 돌기 형상을 팬 압력면에 적용한 팬 날개를 도출하였으며 수치적으로 유동 소음의 저감을 확인하였다. 마지막으로 유량 및 소음 성능 개선 축류팬을 제작하여 검증 실험을 통해 유량 및 소음 성능이 향상됨을 확인하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.165-172
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 가정용 냉장고의 내부 냉기순환용 원심팬의 고성능/저소음 최적설계를 수행하였다. 최적설계를 위해 여러 독립변수들이 어떠한 종속변수에 영향을 줄 때 용이하게 적용할 수 있는 반응표면법을 사용하였으며, 블레이드의 입구각, 출구각, 내경을 독립변수로 선정하였다. 먼저 이를 통해 팬 블레이드의 유량을 최대화하였으며, 3-D 프린터를 이용해 샘플을 제작하였고, 만들어진 팬의 P-Q곡선을 측정하여 개선된 팬이 유량의 증가를 보임을 확인하였다. 또한 기존 팬과 동일한 유량을 가지도록 새로운 팬의 회전속도를 저감시킬 경우, 1.7 dBA의 소음 저감 효과가 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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• 유체기계공업학회 1998년도 유체기계 연구개발 발표회 논문집
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• pp.105-114
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• 1998

Flow field and near-field noise of a centrifugal fan has been studied with an efrcient compressible method and STAR-CD. The flow field of the centrifugal fan is assumed two-dimensional. Most of the compressible studies has been done by inviscid solver because viscous simulation shows little difference. The near field noise is estimated in term s of sound pressure level in frequency domain transformed from the computed pressure fluctuations using FFT. The simulation has been done on various design elements such as impeller blade shapes, the number of blades and cut-off clearance. The comparison shows that the number of blades has a significant effect on near-field noise without losing aerodynamic performance.