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Final Year Project 2020/2021

CFD Analysis of Car Radiator Fan

Blade Design for Maximum Cooling

Power

Student’s Name: Raja Badrul Amin Bin Raja Ismail
Supervisor’s Name: Awang bin Idris

Supervisor’s Email: awang@unikl.edu.my

Abstract Axial flow impeller fan blades are commonly used for industrial uses, such as in
ships, HVAC, computers, cars, and electronic appliance systems. The numerous design issues
are an important issue for the fan manufacturers. They must efficiently enhance their design
technologies. Researchers have developed a way to design an optimal three-dimensional fan
blade for an axial-flow fan. The approach combines the artificial neural network, the
optimization algorithm, computational fluid dynamics, and the machining process. The
researchers evaluated the volumetric efficiency result based on the location of the throttle plate.
In this project, the experiment made was to develop the computational modeling of the radiator
fan based on their blade counts, run the simulation of the modeling, compare the performance
of the radiator fan for each of the fan blade counts, and analyze the data to get the best result.
The fan blade design has 250mm in diameter and 3mm thickness, but three different blades
count, which are 8, 10, and 12. The twist angle of all designs is 25 degrees. All the degrees
simulation is simulated using Solidworks Flow Simulation software to find velocity and static
resistance. A simulation of a radiator fan can be designed by using Solidworks FLOW
simulation software. The result is excellent which most of the goals can be achieved during the
simulation process. For this project, the result is selected based on the lowest static pressure
value as lower static pressure means better airflow throughout the fan blades.

Keywords Axial Flow Fan, Automotive Radiator, Flow Simulation, Fan Blade Design

Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Hons) in Mechanical (Automotive) 18
Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Hons) in Mechatronics (Automotive)
Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Hons) in Mechanical Design