Effect of Inlet Geometry on Fan Performance and Flow Field in a Half-Ducted Propeller Fan

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="463585.fig.008a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijrm/volume-2012/463585/figures/463585.fig.008a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Axial velocity component</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="463585.fig.008b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijrm/volume-2012/463585/figures/463585.fig.008b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Circumferential velocity component</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="463585.fig.008c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijrm/volume-2012/463585/figures/463585.fig.008c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>Radial velocity component</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="d"><td><img alt="463585.fig.008d" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijrm/volume-2012/463585/figures/463585.fig.008d.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(d) </b>Velocity fluctuation</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Figure 8: Effect of Inlet Geometry on Fan Performance and Flow Field in a Half-Ducted Propeller Fan 