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Deflection and Vibration Analysis of a Flex Fan Blade Using the Finite Element Technique.

A flex-fan has flexible blades which undergo large deformation under centrifugal forces to give the desired air-flow and power-consumption characteristics with speed. The finite element technique has been used to obtain the deflected shape of the blade of such a fan used for automobile radiator cooling. The natural frequencies of vibration are also evaluated at different speeds, up to 5,000 rpm. A partially conforming deflection function has been used in the analysis. The blade has been treated as a thin shell, idealized as an assembly of thin flat triangular elements. / Thesis / Master of Engineering (ME)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/17875
Date02 1900
CreatorsGossain, Devendra M.
ContributorsDokainish, M. A., Mechanical Engineering
Source SetsMcMaster University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish

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