Chapter 12

DP10 – Cyclic Symmetry Analysis

Design of Industrial Fan Blades

(Design Problem courtesy of Halifax Fan Ltd)

Key Features Introduced in this Design Problem

Key features
1 Cyclic Symmetry
2 Manual Convergence of Results

Introduction

Halifax Fan Ltd is one of the world's foremost manufacturers of industrial fans. They design and manufacture a full range of centrifugal fans from a wide range of materials, including mild and stainless steel, from their manufacturing operations in the UK and China. They supply a wide range of industrial customers, including power, pharmaceutical, chemical, nuclear, and marine markets all over the world.

Halifax Fan is fully BSI certified to BS EN ISO9001 – 2000 and manufactures fans to many industrial ...

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