3D shape optimization of fan vanes for multiple operating regimes subject to efficiency and noise-related excellence criteria and constraints

Fully generic 3D shapes of centrifugal roof fan vanes are explored based on a custom-developed numerical workflow with the ability to vary the vane 3D shape by manipulating the control points of parametric surfaces and change the number of vanes and rotation speed. An excellence formulation is based...

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Main Authors: Ivo Marinić-Kragić, Damir Vučina, Zoran Milas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-01-01
Series:Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19942060.2016.1149101
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author Ivo Marinić-Kragić
Damir Vučina
Zoran Milas
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Zoran Milas
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description Fully generic 3D shapes of centrifugal roof fan vanes are explored based on a custom-developed numerical workflow with the ability to vary the vane 3D shape by manipulating the control points of parametric surfaces and change the number of vanes and rotation speed. An excellence formulation is based on design flow efficiency, multi-regime operational conditions and noise criteria for various cases, including multi-objective optimization. Multiple cases of optimization demonstrate the suitability of customized and individualized fan designs for specific working environments according to the selected excellence criteria. Noise analysis is considered as an additional decision-making tool for cases where multiple solutions of equal efficiency are generated and as an additional criteria for multi-objective optimization. The 3D vane shape enables further gains in efficiency compared to 2D shape optimization, while multi-objective optimization with noise as an additional criterion shows potential to greatly reduce the roof fan noise with only small losses in efficiency. The developed workflow which comprises (i) a 3D parametric shape modeler, (ii) an evolutionary optimizer and (iii) a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulator can be viewed as an integral tool for optimizing the designs of roof fans under custom conditions.
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spelling doaj.art-f9be1c2ba73f4e149f0320c7a00a073b2022-12-22T01:13:34ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEngineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics1994-20601997-003X2016-01-0110120922710.1080/19942060.2016.114910111491013D shape optimization of fan vanes for multiple operating regimes subject to efficiency and noise-related excellence criteria and constraintsIvo Marinić-Kragić0Damir Vučina1Zoran Milas2University of SplitUniversity of SplitUniversity of SplitFully generic 3D shapes of centrifugal roof fan vanes are explored based on a custom-developed numerical workflow with the ability to vary the vane 3D shape by manipulating the control points of parametric surfaces and change the number of vanes and rotation speed. An excellence formulation is based on design flow efficiency, multi-regime operational conditions and noise criteria for various cases, including multi-objective optimization. Multiple cases of optimization demonstrate the suitability of customized and individualized fan designs for specific working environments according to the selected excellence criteria. Noise analysis is considered as an additional decision-making tool for cases where multiple solutions of equal efficiency are generated and as an additional criteria for multi-objective optimization. The 3D vane shape enables further gains in efficiency compared to 2D shape optimization, while multi-objective optimization with noise as an additional criterion shows potential to greatly reduce the roof fan noise with only small losses in efficiency. The developed workflow which comprises (i) a 3D parametric shape modeler, (ii) an evolutionary optimizer and (iii) a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulator can be viewed as an integral tool for optimizing the designs of roof fans under custom conditions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19942060.2016.1149101Parametric 3D shape optimizationcentrifugal fanCFDmulti-regimemulti-criteria
spellingShingle Ivo Marinić-Kragić
Damir Vučina
Zoran Milas
3D shape optimization of fan vanes for multiple operating regimes subject to efficiency and noise-related excellence criteria and constraints
Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics
Parametric 3D shape optimization
centrifugal fan
CFD
multi-regime
multi-criteria
title 3D shape optimization of fan vanes for multiple operating regimes subject to efficiency and noise-related excellence criteria and constraints
title_full 3D shape optimization of fan vanes for multiple operating regimes subject to efficiency and noise-related excellence criteria and constraints
title_fullStr 3D shape optimization of fan vanes for multiple operating regimes subject to efficiency and noise-related excellence criteria and constraints
title_full_unstemmed 3D shape optimization of fan vanes for multiple operating regimes subject to efficiency and noise-related excellence criteria and constraints
title_short 3D shape optimization of fan vanes for multiple operating regimes subject to efficiency and noise-related excellence criteria and constraints
title_sort 3d shape optimization of fan vanes for multiple operating regimes subject to efficiency and noise related excellence criteria and constraints
topic Parametric 3D shape optimization
centrifugal fan
CFD
multi-regime
multi-criteria
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19942060.2016.1149101
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