Nader Montazerin, Mostafa Mahmoodi (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology), Ghasem Akbari (Industrial and Mechanical Engineering Faculty, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin Branch).
1 online resource :
illustrations.
Woodhead Publishing in mechanical engineering
Includes bibiographical references and index.
This book explores the forward curved squirrel cage fan as an excellent instrument for fluid mechanics research in turbomachines. It discusses phenomena such as jet/wake interaction, circulation, separation and noise in turbomachines, also addressing the characteristics that are specific to this fan and applications in other centrifugal turbomachines. Topics include: general introduction that includes research techniques and a survey of older research; improvements for different parts of the fan, including the inlet, the rotor and the volute; comprehensive discussion on geometrical modifications that could improve performance without impacting cost; wide selection of optimums for geometrical configuration; new geometries that can improve performance and reduce noise for the same construction cost; fluid phenomena as a potential research field for this fan. --