Vibration and aeroacoustic analysis of defective cooling fans: effects of blade faults on noise, turbulence, and performance efficiency
摘要
Studying cooling fans’ vibration, noise, and airflow characteristics is crucial for several practical and performance-related reasons, particularly in electronics, automotive, HVAC, and manufacturing industries. Therefore, the present study examines a cooling fan’s vibration, noise, and airflow characteristics subjected to artificial defects that usually might occur in practice, including holes, vertical, and horizontal cracks. Frequency-domain and time-domain analyses identified horizontal cracks as the most disruptive, producing a peak vibration amplitude of 0.136 ± 0.003 m/s2 at