Themes
The design of fans has evolved to meet the ever-increasing demands for higher efficiency machines, combined with the requirements for lower noise and high availability. In addition many fans are now being used in safety related applications, such as smoke control in buildings and underground spaces in the event of a fire. Variable speed is now more common, leading to some additional design problems and many existing users are revisiting their plant looking at ways to upgrade the fans.
The use of numerical simulation techniques is also becoming an established part of aerodynamic design processes. Following on from the very successful Fan 2012 conference, this event will be a forum for fan and system designers, manufacturers and operators, with the aim of improving our understanding of fans and their system interaction.
This three-day conference will include keynote lectures and technical presentations. The technical presentations will be organised as three tracks (see below) for fans in non-aerospace applications. All types of fans, such as those used in industrial process, HVAC, electronic equipment, household appliances, automotive and traction fall within the scope of the conference.
Track 1:
Industrial & commercial fan systems
- Fan design for improved efficiency
- Impact of emerging technology on fan design
- Compliance with legislation and regulations
- Operation and maintenance considerations
- Motors and drives
- Critical fans for cooling applications
- Plant enhancement and upgrading
- Fans and system effect
- Improving fan sizing/selection in the field
- Harmonisation of fan standards worldwide
- Fan retrofits and replacements for efficiency
- Evaluation of engineering education curricula for fan technology and systems
- Structural mechanical aspects (vibration, fatigue and flutter)
Track 2:
- Fan noise generation mechanisms
- Experimental methods for noise source location
- Noise prediction and analysis
- Design of low-noise fans
- Optimisation of fan installation to reduce noise
Track 3:
- Three-dimensional design and optimisation methods
- Use of CFD for fan design and installation
- Inverse design
- Influence of system effects on fan performance
- Validation of CFD and CAA computer codes
- Turbulence models
- Unsteady CFD simulations including LES and hybrid RANS/LES
