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.004a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijrm/volume-2012/463585/figures/463585.fig.004a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>TypeA</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="463585.fig.004b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijrm/volume-2012/463585/figures/463585.fig.004b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>TypeB</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="463585.fig.004c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijrm/volume-2012/463585/figures/463585.fig.004c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>TypeC</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Inlet geometry of test fans and measurement stations of hotwire survey at rotor outlet.</table>

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Figure 4: Effect of Inlet Geometry on Fan Performance and Flow Field in a Half-Ducted Propeller Fan 