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Effect of Suction Slot Location and Width on the Performance of Centrifugal Fan

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The aim of the present study is to find the best slot location and appropriate slot width at that location. The flow pattern is then analyzed and simulated with no slot and with a slot at six different radial locations; namely S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, and S6 with fixed slot width W of 2.5 mm. The computationally generated characteristics of unsteady flow demonstrated that the slots added at S3 i.e. near the midpoint of the blade span gives the highest fan efficiency and largest increase in static pressure. Slots at S3 suppress secondary flow at the blade passages and push it to the blade tip. Additionally, streamlines and velocity distributions in impeller passages and over the blade surfaces validated the slots' benefits. Computations with different slot width; namely 1.5 mm, 3.5 mm, and 5 mm are carried out to find the best slot location and width at the best slot location S3. At the optimal efficiency point, the calculated performance of the employed fan with slot location S3 and 2.5 mm width, showed a 2.7 % increase of efficiency and 1.5% increase in static pressure rise as compared to fans with slot at S1 with same width of 2.5 mm. However, it showed a positive impact on the boundary layer buildup and flow separation over the blade suction side for the impeller studied.

DOI

10.21608/erjsh.2023.195852.1149

Keywords

Suction Slots, Secondary flow, Centrifugal Fan Performance, CFD, Simulation

Authors

First Name

Samer

Last Name

Beskales

MiddleName

Anwer

Affiliation

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Benha University, Cairo, Egypt

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samer.aagaiby@feng.bu.edu.eg

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Cairo

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0000-0003-2755-118X

First Name

Ibrahim

Last Name

Shahin

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-

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Benha University, Cairo, Egypt

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ibrahim.shahin@feng.bu.edu.eg

City

cairo

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First Name

Samir

Last Name

Ayad

MiddleName

Sobhy

Affiliation

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Benha University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

samir_ayad@mail.com

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cairo

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First Name

Osama

Last Name

Abdellatif

MiddleName

Ezzat

Affiliation

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Benha University, Cairo, Egypt

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osama.abdellatif@feng.bu.edu.eg

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Cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-2929-2604

First Name

Tarek

Last Name

Mekhail

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-

Affiliation

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Energy Engineering- Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt

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mina_tarek@hotmail.com

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cairo

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Volume

52

Article Issue

3

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42437

Issue Date

2023-07-01

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2023-02-23

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2023-07-01

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164

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171

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3009-6049

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3009-6022

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Engineering Research Journal (Shoubra)

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Effect of Suction Slot Location and Width on the Performance of Centrifugal Fan

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29 Dec 2024