Technical Programme

Here is the final list of papers, after the review by the Scientific Committee, and distributed on 7 main topics (provisional). Click on the title to access to the text of the abstract.

• Experimental methods for noise source analysis
• Noise prediction with analytical models (including experiment if necessary)
• Noise prediction with numerical methods (CFD; CAA)
• Noise control by passive and active methods
• Selection and design of low-noise fans
• Sound Quality
• Optimization of fan installation

Experimental methods for noise source analysis

• Investigation of sound generation from an axial fan for engine cooling
  • Yan Jiang (Sweden) - KTH
  • Mats Åbom (Sweden) - KTH
  • Leping Feng (Sweden) - KTH
  • Serguei Timouchev (Sweden) - KTH
  • Christophe Maliczak (France) - VIBRATEC
• Investigation of the impeller-diffuser interaction noise and sources for the low-noise targeted centrifugal fans
  • Young J. Moon (South Korea) - Korea University
  • Jung Hee Seo (South Korea) - Korea University
  • Hyeon Joon Oh (South Korea) - SAMSUNG Gwangju Electronics, co., Ltd.
  • Hye Youn Kim (South Korea) - Korea University
• Experimental development of a measurement technique to resolve the radial distribution of fan aero-acoustic emissions
  • Stefano Bianchi (Italy) - Sapienza University of Rome
  • Anthony G. Sheard (United Kingdom) - Fläkt Woods Ltd
  • Iain R. Kinghorn (United Kingdom) - Fläkt Woods Ltd
  • Alessandro Corsini (Italy) - Sapienza University of Rome
  • Franco Rispoli (Italy) - Sapienza University of Rome
• Detection and analysis of azimuthal rotating modes in a centrifugal impeller
  • Daniel Wolfram (Germany) - University of Siegen
  • Thomas Carolus (Germany) - University of Siegen
• On the relation between broadband noise and fan aerodynamic performance
  • Antoine Moreau (Germany) - DLR
  • Lars Enghardt (Germany) - DLR
  • Hans Bodén (Sweden) - KTH
• Concept, design and characterization of a small aeroacoustic wind tunnel facility with application to fan blade measurements
  • Julian Winkler (Germany) - Universität Siegen
  • Fatma Zeynep Temel (Germany) - Universität Siegen
  • Thomas Carolus (Germany) - Universität Siegen
• Experimental and numerical investigation of downstream turbulence in axial flow fan
  • Jérémy Hurault (France) - Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers
  • Smaïne Kouidri (France) - Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers
  • Farid Bakir (France) - Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers
  • Robert Rey (France) - Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers
• Experimental study and control of noise from a window-type ventilation fan
  • Jinchun Huang (China) - University of Hong Kong
  • Xuxin Ma (China) - University of Hong Kong
  • Lixi Huang (China) - University of Hong Kong
• The study of velocity fluctuation and noise level in cross flow fan
  • Yawen Chou (Taiwan) - Industrial Technology Research Institute
  • Mingdao Hoo (Taiwan) - Industrial Technology Research Institute
  • Jengliang Chen (Taiwan) - Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Direct measurement of aerodynamic excitation force generated by rotating blade fan
  • Hiroki Ota (Japan) - Hitachi Appliances Inc.
  • Taichi Sato (Japan) - Tokyo Denki University
  • Yohei Shimizu (Japan) - Tokyo Denki University
  • Ryoji Sato (Japan) - Hitachi Appliances Inc.
• The research of relation between the aerodynamic load at the inlet/outlet of centrifugal fans and the efficiency of flow-induced noise generation
  • Mikhail Liberman (Russia) - MOVEN Co.

Noise prediction with analytical models (including experiment if necessary)

• Unsteady flow and noise characteristics of multi-blade centrifugal fan
  • Hidechito Hayashi (Japan) - Nagasaki University
  • Yoshio Kodama (Japan) - Nagasaki University
  • Takahiro Yamasaki (Japan) - Daikin Air-Conditioning & Environmental Laboratory
  • Tadashi Ohnishi (Japan) - Daikin Air-Conditioning & Environmental Laboratory
  • Tohru Fukano (Japan) - Kurume Institute of Technology
• Prediction of fan trailing-edge noise
  • Alain Guédel (France) - CETIAT
  • Yannick Rozenberg (France) - Ecole Centrale de Lyon
  • Michel Roger (France) - Ecole Centrale de Lyon
  • Gérald Perrin (France) - CETIAT
• Numerical modeling of realistic installation effects for airfoil broadband noise prediction and validation
  • Stéphane Moreau (France) - VALEO Engine Cooling
  • Christophe Schram (Belgium) - LMS International
  • Michel Roger (France) - Ecole Centrale de Lyon - LMFA
• Near-field fan noise modelling and installation effects due to scattering surfaces
  • Michel Roger (France) - Ecole Centrale de Lyon (LMFA)
• A fan noise model based on static wing noise correlation
  • Yvon Goth (France) - Cetim
• Development of an analytical tool to predict the noise emitted by a diesel cooling fan unit
  • Christophe Maliczak (France) - VIBRATEC
  • Michel Roger (France) - Ecole Centrale de Lyon
  • Mats Åbom (Sweden) - KTH (MWL)
  • Anders Frid (Sweden) - BOMBARDIER

Noise prediction with numerical methods (CFD; CAA)

• Presentation of a CAA formulation based on Lighthill's analogy for fan noise
  • Stéphane Caro (Belgium) - Free Field Technologies SA
  • Robert Sandboge (United-States) - Pioneer Solutions Inc.
  • Jayanthi Iyer (United-States) - Visteon Climate Control Systems
  • Yoshiyuki Nishio (Belgium) - Free Field Technologies SA
• Noise prediction of fan-tip/boundary layer interaction
  • Lionel Gamet (France) - Fluorem SAS
  • Pascal Ferrand (France) - Ecole Centrale de Lyon - LMFA
  • Marc Jacob (France) - Ecole Centrale de Lyon - LMFA
• Towards trailing-edge noise prediction using RANS simulations
  • Yannick Rozenberg (France) - Ecole Centrale de Lyon (LMFA)
  • Stéphane Moreau (France) - VALEO Engine Cooling
• Prediction of wall-pressure fluctuations by two-dimensional Large Eddy Simulations and thin airfoil unsteady aerodynamic theory
  • Djaafer Fedala (France) - Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers
  • Smaïne Kouidri (France) - Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers
  • Farid Bakir (France) - Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers
  • Robert Rey (France) - Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers
• Numerical prediction of the aeroacoustic sound sources in a low pressure axial fan with inflow distortion
  • Hauke Reese (Germany) - University of Siegen
  • Thomas Carolus (Germany) - University of Siegen
  • Chisachi Kato (Germany) - University of Tokyo
• Validation of a CAA formulation based on Lighthill's analogy for a cooling fan and mower blade noise
  • Robert Sandboge (United-States) - Pioneer Solutions Inc.
  • Karl Washburn (United-States) - John Deere Moline Technology Innovation Center
  • Chris Peak (United-States) - John Deere SouthEast Engineering Center
• Experimental validation of axial Fan 3D Acoustic-vortex method CFD-CAA study
  • Serguei Timouchev (Russia) - Moscow Aviation Institute - LNM SRC NT
  • Anatoly Nedashkovsky (Russia) - Moscow Aviation Institute - LNM SRC NT
  • Goran Pavic (France) - LVA - INSA de Lyon
• Pressure fluctuation pattern and tonal noise generation in a squirrel-cage fan
  • Sandra Velarde-Suárez (Spain) - Universidad de Oviedo
  • Rafael Ballesteros-Tajadura (Spain) - Universidad de Oviedo
  • Jose González Pérez (Spain) - Universidad de Oviedo
• Computational aeroacoustic simulation of a plug-fan prototype: capabilities, limits and perspectives of U-RANS approach
  • Federico Mattia Visconti (Italy) - Politecnico di Milano
  • Livio Mazzarella (Italy) - Politecnico di Milano
• Effect of inlet turbulent intensity on the broadband noise generated by blades
  • Amin Behzadmehr (Canada) - Université de Sherbrooke - Thermaus
  • Yves Mercadier (Canada) - Université de Sherbrooke - Thermaus

Noise control by passive and active methods

• Passive adaptative control of tonal noise from subsonic axial fans using flow control obstructions
  • Anthony Gérard (Canada) - Groupe d'Acoustique de l'Université de Sherbrooke
  • Alain Berry (Canada) - Groupe d'Acoustique de l'Université de Sherbrooke
  • Patrice Masson (Canada) - Groupe d'Acoustique de l'Université de Sherbrooke
  • Yves Gervais (France) - Université de Poitiers
• Reconstruction of unsteady blade forces for a ducted axial flow fan
  • Cédric Maury (France) - Université de Technologie de Compiègne
  • Teresa Bravo (France) - Université de Technologie de Compiègne
• Control of higher order modes at blade passage frequency harmonics of axial turbomachines by steady air jet actuation
  • Olaf Lemke (Germany) - Technische Universität Berlin
  • Wolfgang Neise (Germany) - DLR, Institut für Antriebstechnik
  • Michael Möser (Germany) - Technische Universität Berlin
  • Lars Enghardt (Germany) - DLR, Institut für Antriebstechnik
• Active composite structures apply to fan noise reducing
  • Fabrice Laurent (France) - Cetim Cermat
  • Hervé Drobez (France) - Laboratoire de Physiques et de Mécanique Textile
  • Gildas L'Hostis (France) - Laboratoire de Physiques et de Mécanique Textile
  • Hervé Maupoint (France) - Cetim Cermat
  • Georges Meyer (France) - Cetim Cermat
  • Bernard Durand (France) - Laboratoire de Physiques et de Mécanique Textile
• A system implementation of an active noise control system combined with passive silencers for improved noise reduction in ducts
  • Martin Larsson (Sweden) - Blekinge Institut of Technology
  • Sven Johansson (Sweden) - Blekinge Institut of Technology
  • Lars Håkansson (Sweden) - Blekinge Institut of Technology
  • Ingvar Claesson (Sweden) - Blekinge Institut of Technology
• A generic-silenced fan based on a dual active noise control system
  • Alon Slapak (Israel) - Silentium Ltd.
  • Tzvika Fridman (Israel) - Silentium Ltd.
  • Ofira Rubin (Israel) - Silentium Ltd.
  • Michael Surov (Israel) - Silentium Ltd.
• Industrial and domestic applications of active noise control technology in venting and air conditioning systems
  • Jean-Philippe Thome (France) - TECHNOFIRST SA
  • Christian Carme (France) - TECHNOFIRST SA

Selection and design of low-noise fans

• Mapping fan noise acrosss the hydraulic plane
  • Maurice Holahan (United-States) - IBM Rochester
  • Michael O'Connell (United-States) - IBM Rochester
• Fan noise characterization and reduction methods used in HVAC field
  • Francette Fournier (France) - CIAT
  • Marc Altazin (France) - CIAT
• Investigation on fan noise generation and its reduction
  • Claudio Cataldo (Italy) - Cofimco S.r.l.
• New generation of super low noise fans extends application potential
  • Henk F. van der Spek (Netherlands) - Howden Cooling Fans

Sound Quality

• Sound quality evaluation of fan noise based on hearing-related parameters
  • Roland Sottek (Germany) - HEAD acoustics GmbH
  • Klaus Genuit (Germany) - HEAD acoustics GmbH
• Study of fan noise influence on engine sound quality
  • Mansinh Kumbhar (India) - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
  • Rajkumar Bhagate (India) - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

Optimization of fan installation

• Fan concept study for low noise engine cooling
  • Johannes Hyrynen (Finland) - VTT
  • Kari Saarinen (Finland) - VTT
  • Kimmo Heinonen (Finland) - VTT
• Cooling fans in railway vehicles - Application of noise control measures in a roof-mounted engine cooler
  • Anders Frid (Sweden) - Bombardier Transportation
  • Mats Åbom (Sweden) - KTH
  • Yan Jiang (Sweden) - KTH
  • Yunfei Wang (Sweden) - Bombardier Transportation
  • Karl-Richard Fehse (Sweden) - Bombardier Transportation
• Acoustic and aerodynamic interaction between a fan and a heat exchanger
  • Yvon Goth (France) - Cetim
  • Mathieu Lassalas (France) - Cetim
• Notebook blower acoustic and airflow dependence on inlet gap and grille design
  • Jessica Gullbrand (United-States) - Intel Corporation
  • Mark A. MacDonald (United-States) - Intel Corporation
  • Yoshifumi Nishi (Japan) - Intel Corporation
  • Eric Baugh (United-States) - Intel Corporation
• Notebook blower inlet flows: experiments and modeling
  • Mark MacDonald (United-States) - Intel Corporation
  • Yoshifumi Nishi (Japan) - Intel Corporation
  • Jessica Gullbrand (United-States) - Intel Corporation
• Axial fan performance in power plant air cooled steam condensers
  • Sybrand J. van der Spuy (South Africa) - University of Stellenbosch
  • Theodor W. von Backström (South Africa) - University of Stellenbosch
  • Detlev G. Kröger (South Africa) - University of Stellenbosch
• Assessing the hidden costs of spaceflight hardware installation effects
  • David Nelson (United-States) - Nelson Acoustics