A sirocco fan consists of a housing and an impeller with blades. There are many design parameters for improving its performance and efficiency. Thus, the objective of present study is to investigate the effect of blade size(such as blade length and height) and the number of blades on the flow characteristics of a sirocco fan using a commercial CFD software, Star CCM+. From the results of our previous and present study, it is revealed that blade inclination angle and blade height had a great effect on the flow characteristics, such as the static pressure rise and flow rate. There are important factors in improving the flow characteristics, as following order, the blade inclination angle, blade height, blade length, blade radius of curvature, the number of blades. it was obtained that maximum in static pressure rise and flow rate were, respectively, 20.8Pa and 6.41CMM under the our simulation condition.

Numerical analysis for flow and noise characteristics of sirocco fan design factors is conducted in this study. 4 cases of blade angle(α=24°~30°) and 5 cases of RPM(390~1170RPM) are calculated. Flow characteristics are compared for the number of blades. Outlet flow rate is tended to decrease as the number of blades increased. There is little difference in the flow characteristics for the angle of blade. The highest outlet flow rate is predicted at α=24°, and the lowest at α=28°. Flow and noise characteristics are compared for α=24° and 26°. Outlet flow rate is almost similar in both cases, but noise for α=24° is predicted higher at high RPM conditions.