DEVELOPMENT OF AERODYNAMIC DIAGRAMS OF HIGH-LOADED REVERSE AXIAL FANS

Abstract

Present-day achievements in the field of strength calculation and structural optimization allow creating main mine fans with higher tip speed than in currently used machines. The paper considers the features of calculating the aerodynamic diagrams of mine reverse axial fans with a tip speed over 200 m/s. It is shown that at such speed it is possible to obtain high-flow fans with significantly smaller dimensions than their existing counterparts. Aerodynamic diagrams with high reverse characteristics (flow rate of more than 0.7 from the direct mode for the network of the same aerodynamic characteristics as in direct mode) are developed. The aerodynamic characteristics of the developed diagrams are calculated in the ANSYS software package. It is shown that an increase in the tip speed contributes to an increase in reverse properties of fans compared to less high-speed machines designed for the same total pressure. The limiting values of axial velocity coefficient and pressure coefficient are determined, at which it is possible to obtain a fan without an inlet guide vane, with a monotonic dependence of total pressure on flow rate.