Computational Fluid Dynamics
for fans and plants – Part 1

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Summary: In the field of turbomachinery construction, CFD has, within the space of just a few years, become an indispensable tool for the optimization and new design of turbomachines, as well as for the elimination of fluid-mechanic problems in installed systems. The following paper demonstrates the basic knowledge as well as applied examples of the CFD simulations of process fans.

1 Introduction

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is a method that is used for the computerized calculation of technical flows with state-of-the-art accuracy. With this method, it is possible to make far more precise statements regarding the behaviour of a technical or natural flow than could be made on the basis of classical partly-empirical, test-based approaches. CFD has been employed on an economic scale since around 1973, when it was first applied in the aircraft construction sector. The underlying partial differential equations according to Navier-Stokes, which precisely describe the flow...

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