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June 1, 2016, 05:57	Fan flows	#1
Spurny New Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 15	Hi Captain, I want to simulate the airflows generated by an axial fan in a close proximity. Can I simplify the initial tangential velocity to the rotational velocity of the fan? It sounds invalid to me. When the fan chips push the imcompressible air, the surface slip decreases the angular moment transfer. So is there a ratio for different fans/rpm/enclosure/etc.?

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