Improvement of Blower Impeller Design Using Finite Element Analysis Method

Abstract

Blowers are widely used in industrial and commercial applications such as degassing, textile machinery, and treatment plants. There are many different parameters in designing blower impellers with extensive application areas, and therefore it is necessary to use analysis programs based on the finite element method to achieve accurate results. In this study, the blower designed by Solidworks was analyzed with Solidworks Simulation in order to eliminate the damage to the blowers used in fabric cutting machines and to improve the design.According to damage type,  ocused on the centrifugal forces as cause of damage also blower geometrical parameters and material choice were examined.The results obtained were compared with the experimental results, and the blower was improved with the analysis program. In line with the analyzes and experimental results obtained, a blower design with a safety factor of 1.5 and serviceable were carried out using aluminum 7075 T6 material.

Keywords

• Analysis
• Blower impeller
• FEA
• Solidworks

Sonlu Elemanlar Analiz Yöntemi Kullanılarak Blower Çark Tasarımının İyileştirilmesi

Öz

Blower, gazdan arındırmai tekstil makineleri ve arıtma tesisleri gibi endüstriyel ve ticari uygulamalarda yaygın olarak kullanılmaktadır. Geniş uygulama alanları olan blower çark tasarımında birçok farklı parametre vardır ve bu nedenle doğru sonuçlara ulaşmak için sonlu elemanlar yöntemine dayalı analiz programlarının kullanılması gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmada Solidworks ile tasarlanan blower, Solidworks Simulation ile analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlar deneysel sonuçlarla karşılaştırılmış ve sonlu elemanalr analiz yöntemi ile blower iyileştirilmiştir. Elde edilen analizler ve deneysel sonuçlar doğrultusunda alüminyum 7075 T6 malzeme kullanılarak güvenlik faktörü 1.5 olan bir blower tasarımı gerçekleştirilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Analiz
• Üfleyici kanadı
• FEA
• Solidworks

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