In order to hasten the thermal design for forced convection electronic devices, cooling fans should be modeled to reduce a computational load. A fan-curve-model, which generates volumetric flow rate versus the characteristics pressure difference of a fan, is very simple and usually incorporated into commercial CFD codes. However, this model often results in an erroneous flow rate. In this work, both the experiments and the CFD simulation were performed around small axial-flow-fans of 30 and 40 mm in diameter. The measured PQ curve was applied to the fan model, and compared the result of the simulation to the experimental data. It was clarified that the major reason behind the disagreement was the difference in the pressure definition of the fan model from the PQ curve measured using a chamber. Based on this, a simple method was proposed to correct this definition. Also, the system effect, which is the impact of obstacles on the fan delivery curve, was investigated by setting a cylindrical obstacle at upstream or downstream proximity of the fan.
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ASME 2009 InterPACK Conference collocated with the ASME 2009 Summer Heat Transfer Conference and the ASME 2009 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability
July 19–23, 2009
San Francisco, California, USA
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- Electronic and Photonic Packaging Division
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Cooling Fan Model for Thermal Design of Compact Electronic Equipment: Improvement of Modeling Using PQ Curve
Hajime Nakamura
Hajime Nakamura
National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Japan
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Hajime Nakamura
National Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Japan
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InterPACK2009-89010, pp. 221-228; 8 pages
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December 24, 2010
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Nakamura, H. "Cooling Fan Model for Thermal Design of Compact Electronic Equipment: Improvement of Modeling Using PQ Curve." Proceedings of the ASME 2009 InterPACK Conference collocated with the ASME 2009 Summer Heat Transfer Conference and the ASME 2009 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability. ASME 2009 InterPACK Conference, Volume 2. San Francisco, California, USA. July 19–23, 2009. pp. 221-228. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/InterPACK2009-89010
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