CFD Modeling of a Radiator Axial Fan for Air Flow Distribution

The fluid mechanics principle is used extensively in designing axial flow fans and their associated equipment. This paper presents a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling of air flow distribution from a radiator axial flow fan used in an acid pump truck Tier4 (APT T4) Repower. This axial flow fan augments the transfer of heat from the engine mounted on the APT T4. CFD analysis was performed for an area weighted average static pressure difference at the inlet and outlet of the fan. Pressure contours, velocity vectors, and path lines were plotted for detailing the flow characteristics for different orientations of the fan blade. The results were then compared and verified against known theoretical observations and actual experimental data. This study shows that a CFD simulation can be very useful for predicting and understanding the flow distribution from a radiator fan for further research work.

Authors:

• S. Jain
• Y. Deshpande

Keywords:

• Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
• acid pump truck (APT) Tier4 Repower
• axial flow fan
• area weighted average static pressure difference
• and contour plots.

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