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Example 10: Swirling Component of Fan


General

Analysis Space

Item

Settings

Analysis Space

3D

Model Unit

m

 

Analysis Condition

Item

Tab

Setting

Solver

Solver

Fluid Analysis [Bernoulli]

Analysis Type

Fluid Analysis

Steady-state Analysis

Meshing Setup

Mesh

General Mesh Size: 0.02 [m]

 

Model

 

 

Body Attributes and Materials

Body Number/Type

Body Attribute Name

Material Name

1/Solid

Flow_Path

000_Air *

* Available from the material DB

Boundary Condition

Boundary Condition Name/Topology

Tab

Boundary Condition Type

Setting

FAN_IN/Face

Fluid

Inlet

Fan

PQ Characteristics

Number

Volumetric Flow Rate (Q) [m3/s]

Differential Pressure (P) [Pa]

1

0

4.9035

2

0.5094

0

 

Take swirl of axial flow fan into account

Number of Rotations: 800 [RPM]

Slip Factor: 5 [%]

FAN_OUT/Face

Fluid

Outlet

Forced Outflow
Fan

PQ characteristics

Number

Volumetric Flow Rate (Q) [m3/s]

Differential Pressure (P) [Pa]

1

0

4.9035

2

0.5094

0

 

Results

The contour diagram and the streamlines of the flow velocity are shown below.

The air flows inside the case can be examined with the swirling component of the inflow fan taken into account.