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How do you reduce the noise on a pedestal fan? 

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The experimental results show that a good coupled modification not only could reduce the fan noise but also could advance the fan performance and extend the operating range.
The much smoother pressure distribution of the modified fan than that of the datum fan is the main mechanism of noise reduction of hollow blade root.
Grooved blade tips amplify the fan noise, so measures should be taken to control the noise.
The unsteady forces exerted on the fan blades constitute another noise generation mechanism, which affects the whole extension of the impeller, thus transmitting pressure fluctuations to the entire volute casing.
Therefore, the noise observeda way from a low pressure axial flow fan is mostly the turbulent noise.
The proposed form of the thickness noise enables to highlight the effect of each geometrical parameter of the fan on the overall thickness noise, on the one hand, and presents a fast computational mean and low memory storage capability since the acoustic pressure in the frequency domain is calculated for only one blade, on the other.
The data presented indicates that this turbulence is the dominant source of noise above 1.5 kHz for the fan tested.
Such correlations may contribute to redesign guidelines for simultaneous reduction of noise and improvement of efficiency at prescribed fan performance.
The results indicate the limits of maximum noise reduction which manufacturers may expect using existing fan designs and also indicates the methods for achieving maximum noise reduction for these configurations.
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Q Liu, Datong Qi, Yijun Mao 
01 Aug 2006
54 Citations
The method described and applied in this work provides a good qualitative prediction of the noise generation when designing a new fan, thus facilitating the choice of the lowest noise fan from several feasible alternatives.