FLOW SIMULATIONS IN CROSS-FLOW FANS USING THE FINITE ELEMENT AND FINITE VOLUME METHODS
Abstract
Both basic computational fluid dynamics methods: the finite element method (FEM) and the finite volume method (FVM) have been used to simulate flow fields in a cross-flow fan (CFF). A review of previous numerical simulations of flow in CFF’s is presented. The theorethical foundations of the applied numerical algorithms and specifications of the computer programs are given. The procedure of computations is described in detail. Computational results are shown in the form of contour and vector velocity and contour pressure plots.
Keywords:
turbomachinery, cross-flow fan, finite element method, finite volume method, unsteady flow analysisDetails
- Issue
- Vol. 8 No. 1 (2004)
- Section
- Research article
- Published
- 2004-03-31
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