• DocumentCode
    2661453
  • Title

    Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Air Flow in Hard Disk Drives

  • Author

    Sundaravadivelu, Kannan ; Zhang, Qide

  • Author_Institution
    Data Storage Inst.
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    Nov. 29 2006-Dec. 1 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Turbulent air flow characteristics in a hard disk drive (HDD) model are simulated through a novel non-linear two-equation turbulence model. Simulated numerical results are validated by comparing against a higher order model (RSM) predictions. Comparisons in terms of mean flow characteristics are found to agree well with the RSM model predictions than that of the linear model predictions. The computational time taken by the nonlinear model is found to be significantly less than that of the RSM model and hence can be used effectively for engineering analysis
  • Keywords
    aerodynamics; disc drives; hard discs; numerical analysis; turbulence; HDD model; hard disk drives; nonlinear two-equation model; numerical simulation; turbulent air flow; Capacitive sensors; Computational modeling; Hard disks; Magnetic analysis; Mathematical model; Nonlinear equations; Numerical simulation; Predictive models; Radio access networks; Stress; Air-flow; RANS model; Reynolds stress;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Asia-Pacific Magnetic Recording Conference, 2006
  • Conference_Location
    Singapore
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0863-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APMRC.2006.365922
  • Filename
    4215307