International Conference on Fans

The IMechE is the United Kingdom's qualifying body for mechanical engineers and the home of mechanical engineers for over 150 years. Around 75,000 engineers world-wide are members.

• Keynote Paper Fans - just how mature are they? W T W Cory 3 Noise and VibrationAcoustic optimization of refrigerated foods display case D Hopkins 11Prediction of fan broadband noise A Guedel, M Roger, C Truffinet, and S Moreau 25Performance enhancement using blade tip injection coupled with casing treatment B H Beheshti, J A Teixeira, P C Ivey, K Ghorbanian, and B Farhanieh 35The application of winglets in small fans to achieve a noise reduction W Angelis and G Eimer 45Aerotip reduces pulsation and enhances the performances of air cooling fans H F van der Spek 51Controlling fan vibration with active balancing to solve serious reliability and maintenance problems A J Winzenz 61 Small Fans and MotorsNovel concepts for improved brushless fan motors A Lelkes 73Computational Fluid DynamicsComputational techniques for aeroelasticity and aero-acoustic analyses of aero-engine fan assemblies X Wu, A I Sayma, W Vahdati, and M Imregun 85Utilization of CFD in development of centrifugal fan aerodynamics J A Tallgren, D A Sarin, and A G Sheard 99Flow-field downstream of an axial-flow fan - comparison between numerical simulations and experimental results at different loads P Puddu 119Design of a box fan rotor using three-dimensional inverse design method H Okamoto, H Watanabe, M Zangeneh, and A Goto 129 Cooling ApplicationsReduction of cooling fan usage through control applications in automotive air-conditioning systems K Chan and R Pritchard 141Advanced velocity profile behind aircoolers using a streamer E Reichert 151Using brushless DC-motors for automotive applications - performance range 250 W up to 1000 W H Schneeweiss 159Experimental investigation to determine the influence of an air-handling unit on the characteristics and acoustics of plug centrifugal fans O Sadi and P Kremer 169 Operation and MaintenanceDetailed experimental investigation of the flow field during design and off-design operation of a squirrel cage fan S Cabitza, F Nurzia, C Palomba, and P Pudda 181Energy savings by improved application of fans in an air handling unit G Lockwood 191Fan performance improvements on an existing installation - a case study K Lownie and R Bourcier 201Do fans cause furnace implosions? R G Adams 211 Impact of Technology, Legislation, and TestingFan technology - evolutionary potential and evolutionary limits D Mann 225Do you know... a hawk from a handsaw, or a pressure vessel from a fan, (or why we need a technical fan specification)? A A Hutchings 235Industrial fans - performance testing using standardized airways M R Stevens 243 Fan DesignA more flexible approach to fan retro-fits R Mulholland and J Irons 255Centrifugal fans for desulphurization service - a manufacturing experience P Saccenti and S Di Vincenzo 271Fan selection - a practical guide C Halstead 283Fan design for hovercraft and impact of new technology J L Allison, B G Forstell, and M L McCain 297Time-accurate investigation of the rotor - struts interaction effects in an industrial axial-flow fan J A Teixeira, A Tourlidakis, I R Kinghorn, and A G Sheard 307The design of a ducted fan for a scale model of a Harrier Jump-Jet P R Emmerson and G C Horton 321Reverse axial-flow fans in ventilation systems V Cyrus, P Wurst, and P Koci 335Computational and experimental surveys of three similar industrial axial-flow fans J A Teixeira, A Tourlidakis, I R Kinghorn, and A G Sheard 345Characteristics of performance with different shapes of blades in centrifugal blower J W Kim and A Y Ahn 359 Authors' Index 369