Rotating fans are widely utilized in thermal management applications and their accurate characterization has recently become even a more critical issue for thermofluids engineers. The present study investigates the characterization of an axial fan computationally and experimentally. Using the three-dimensional CAD models of the fan, a series of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were performed to determine the flow and pressure fields produced by the axial mover over a range of flow rates. In order to validate the computational model findings, experiments were conducted to obtain the pressure drop values at different flow rates in an AMCA (Air Movement and Control Association) standard 210-99, 1999 wind tunnel. These data sets were also compared with the fan vendor’s published testing data. A reasonably good agreement was obtained among the data from these three separate sources. Furthermore, an attempt was made to understand the overall fan efficiency as a function of the volumetric flow rate. It was determined that the maximum overall fan efficiency was less than 27% correlating well with the computational results.
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ASME 2015 International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems collocated with the ASME 2015 13th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels
July 6–9, 2015
San Francisco, California, USA
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- Electronic and Photonic Packaging Division
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An Investigation Into Performance Characteristics of an Axial Flow Fan Using CFD for Electronic Devices
Hafiz M. Hashim,
Hafiz M. Hashim
Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Baris Dogruoz,
Baris Dogruoz
Cisco Systems Inc., San Jose, CA
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Mehmet Arik,
Mehmet Arik
Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Murat Parlak
Murat Parlak
Aselsan, Ankara, Turkey
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Hafiz M. Hashim
Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey
Baris Dogruoz
Cisco Systems Inc., San Jose, CA
Mehmet Arik
Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey
Murat Parlak
Aselsan, Ankara, Turkey
Paper No:
IPACK2015-48024, V001T09A040; 8 pages
Published Online:
November 19, 2015
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Hashim, HM, Dogruoz, B, Arik, M, & Parlak, M. "An Investigation Into Performance Characteristics of an Axial Flow Fan Using CFD for Electronic Devices." Proceedings of the ASME 2015 International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems collocated with the ASME 2015 13th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels. Volume 1: Thermal Management. San Francisco, California, USA. July 6–9, 2015. V001T09A040. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IPACK2015-48024
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