Engine cooling fan having flexible steel blades whose pitch varies with engine speed has been developed to replace viscous clutch used in many vehicles today; by controlling geometric shape of fan, maximum air flow is provided at low speeds, and noise and horsepower are reduced at high speeds; extensive stress analysis and material development were necessary to insure adequate service life; final design was evaluated in vehicle fleet testing before release.


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    Title :

    Ford flex fan


    Additional title:

    SAE -- Paper


    Contributors:
    Cassidy, R.L. (author) / White, T.Z. (author)

    Conference:

    SAE Meeting ; 1965 Cooling



    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    20 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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