Any fan designers?
Any fan designers?
(OP)
I'm looking to develop an axial flow pump (not fan) and much of the available information is based on fans (and airfoils). I'm hoping that I can follow the fan principles for pump design too (liquid -vs- gas).
I do have one specific van question: should vane width at the tip be shorter than the base or vice versa? I see an awful lot of fan blades with wide tips, but have also found information claiming better efficiency with narrow tip. Any ideas?
I do have one specific van question: should vane width at the tip be shorter than the base or vice versa? I see an awful lot of fan blades with wide tips, but have also found information claiming better efficiency with narrow tip. Any ideas?




