Improvement in flow and noise performances of small axial-flow fan for automotive fine dust sensor

Younguk Song; Seo-Yoon Ryu; Cheolung Cheong; Inhiug Lee

doi:10.7776/ASK.2023.42.1.007

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Improvement in flow and noise performances of small axial-flow fan for automotive fine dust sensor 차량용 미세먼지 센서용 소형 축류팬의 유동과 소음 성능 개선

31 January 2023. pp. 7-15

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Abstract

Recently, as interest in air quality in vehicles increases, the use of fine dust detection sensors for air quality measurement is becoming common. An axial-flow fan is inserted in the fine dust sensor installed in the air conditioning system in the vehicle to prevent dust from sinking directly on the sensor. When the sensor operates, the flow noise caused by the rotation of the axial-flow fan acts as a major noise source of the fine dust sensor. flow noise is recognized as one of the product competitiveness of fine dust sensors. In this study, the noise was gradually reduced at the same flow rate by improving the flow performance of the small axial flow fan. First, a virtual fan performance tester consisting of about 20 million grids was developed to analyze the aerodynamic performance of the target small axial-flow fan. In addition, the flow field was simulated by using compressible Large Eddy Simulation for direct computation of flow noise as well as high-accurate prediction of flow rate. The validity of numerical method are confirmed through the comparison of predicted results with experimental ones. After the effects of pitch angle on flow performance were analyzed using the verified numerical method, the pitch angle was determined to maximize the flow rate. It was found that the flow rate was increased by 8.1 % and noise was reduced by 0.8 dBA when the axial-flow fan with the optimum pitch angle was used.

Keywords

Axial-flow fan

Fine dust sensor

Fan noise

Pitch angle

Flow noise

최근 차량 내 공기 질에 대한 관심이 증가함에 따라 공기 질 측정을 위한 미세먼지 감지 센서의 사용이 보편화되고 있다. 차량 내 에어컨 시스템에 설치되는 미세먼지 감지 센서 내에는 센서에 직접적으로 먼지가 가라앉지 않도록 하기 위한 축류팬이 삽입되어 있다. 센서 작동 시 축류팬의 회전으로 인한 유동 소음은 미세먼지 감지 센서의 주요 소음원으로 작용한다. 차량의 전동화가 급격화가 진행되면서 이러한 유동소음은 미세먼지센서의 제품 경쟁력의 하나로 인식되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 미세먼지센서용 소형 축류팬의 유동 성능을 개선하여 동일 유량에서 소음을 점감하였다. 먼저 대상 소형 축류팬의 공기역학적 성능을 분석하기 위해 약 2000만 개의 격자로 구성된 가상 팬 성능시험기를 구축하였다. 또한, 유량의 정확한 예측 뿐만 아니라 유동소음의 직접 계산을 위하여 압축성 대와류모사법을 사용하여 유동장을 모사하였다. 수치방법의 유효성은 예측결과와 실험 결과와의 비교를 통하여 확인하였다. 유효성이 검증된 수치 기법을 이용하여 피치각이 유동 성능에 미치는 영향을 분석하였고, 유량을 최대화할 수 있는 피치각을 도출하였다. 최적 피치각을 적용한 축류팬을 사용했을 때 유량은 8.1 % 증가하고 동일 유량에서 소음이 0.8 dBA 감소함을 확인하였다.

키워드

축류팬

미세먼지 센서

팬소음

피치각

유동 소음

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Publisher :The Acoustical Society of Korea
Publisher(Ko) :한국음향학회
Journal Title :The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
Journal Title(Ko) :한국음향학회지
Volume : 42
No :1
Pages :7-15
Received Date : 2023-01-09
Accepted Date : 2023-01-25
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7776/ASK.2023.42.1.007

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of KoreaISSN:1225-4428(Print) 2287-3775(Online)한국음향학회

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