In this investigation an attempt is made to find the best rotational velocity and the best angle of attack of a flat blade at a fixed hub to tip ratio for a maximum mass flow rate in an axial fan in a steady and turbulent conditions. In this study the blade angles are varied from 10 to 80 degrees and the rotational velocity is varied from 500 to 2500 RPM (50 to 200 rad/sec) for a number of blades from 2 to 6, at a fixed hub to tip ratio. The results show that, the maximum flow rate is achieved at the blade angle of attack of about 45 degrees when the number of blades is set equal to 4 at most rotational velocities. The numerical results show that as the rotational velocity increased, the mass flow rate increased, but at very high rotational velocities the mass flow rate remained constant.

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