Development of Half-Ducted Propeller Fan for Air Conditioners by Using Numerical Optimization with Objective Functions for Improving Fan Efficiency and Aerodynamic Noise

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  • 効率と騒音を目的関数とした数値最適化手法による 空調機用半開放形プロペラファンの開発
  • コウリツ ト ソウオン オ モクテキ カンスウ ト シタ スウチ サイテキ カ シュホウ ニ ヨル クウチョウキヨウ ハンカイホウケイ プロペラファン ノ カイハツ

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We developed a high-efficiency half-ducted propeller fan to reduce the electric power consumption of the outdoor unit of a packaged air conditioner by using a design tool combining computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with multi-objective optimization techniques based on a genetic algorithm (GA). The baseline fan was a half-ducted propeller fan with three blades of a currently available product. The objective functions for optimization were fan efficiency and aerodynamic noise. We found there was a trade-off relationship between the static pressure efficiency and the fan noise. We then selected the optimized fan that had the same noise level as the baseline fan but with improved fan efficiency. The blade tip of the optimized fan was curled toward the suction side direction. Finally, we confirmed through experiments that the static pressure efficiency of the optimized fan was increased by 1.8%compared to the baseline fan.

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  • Turbomachinery

    Turbomachinery 43 (6), 325-335, 2015

    Turbomachinery Society of Japan

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