Fan Selection and Modeling
Choose the right fan for the right job
Fans in electronic devices have the sole purpose of cooling components. Therefore, selecting the right fan is of utmost importance.
Mentor’s family of electronics cooling tools can help you choose the best fan meeting the design specifications for power, longevity, energy efficiency and acoustics. In addition, consider external effects such as inlet and discharge conditions during the selection process because those issues could not only affect fan performance but also adversely affect other components to ensure that their thermal issues are solved before concept commitment.
Simulation Benefits for Modeling and Selecting Fans
- Optimize location of fan to ensure the best possible airflow
- Achieve required airflow and minimize noise without over-engineering the design
- Powerful visualization tools enable you to understand fan performance
- Conduct cost effective “what-if” analysis by using multiple fans and in different locations to find the ideal fan for the design
This presentation will walk through a sample of a fan selection exercise and demonstrate the techniques necessary to accurately analyze the fans in their operating environment. View Video
Fan Selection Thermal Design Tools
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FloTHERM®
FloTHERM® is a powerful 3D computational fluid dynamics software that predicts airflow and heat transfer in and around electronic equipment, including the coupled effects of conduction, convection and radiation.
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FloEFD™
Award winning FloEFD. Embedded into major MCAD systems Concurrent CFD software FloEFD is a full-featured 3D fluid flow and heat transfer analysis package without to help Design Engineers optimize product design and speed up their workflow. Better products, faster.
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- White Paper: The Effect of Fan Swirl to PSU Cooling
- White Paper: Indoor Base Station Space Model vs FloTHERM
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