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3.5
Effect of Aerodynamics on Arm and Read/Write dual Head on 3.5 Hard Disk Drive.
1 2*
1

. 40002
2
. 40002
* : E-mail: sirtae@kku.ac.th : 043 202 945, : 043 202 849

3.5
1 (media) 2 / 7,200 10,000 15,000
3 FLUENT
(Computational of Fluid Dynamic) Navier-Stokes
RNG k-epsilon (Vicious fluid

flow)

110.7 Pa

21.9 m/s
15000 / /

,
,
Abstract
This research aims to study the airflow behavior in 3.5 of hard disk drive using the model of
1 media disk and 2 read/wiring heads at the rotational speed of 7,200 10,000 and 15,000 rpm
respectively. Commercial software (Fluent Software) using the RNG k-epsilon turbulence model was used
to simulate. Pressure and velocity showed the flow pattern. We observed that the pressure at the center
of the disk was a negative pressure, which increased to a positive pressure along the disk radius. The
magnitude of velocity of airflow increased linearly along the disk radius. When the rotational speed was

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increased, pressure and velocity also increased. The velocity path line of airflow inside the HDD was
similar for all rotational speeds. This information can be used for vibration analysis of the actuator arm.
Keywords: Computational of Fluid Dynamic, Turbulence Model, Hard Disk Drive.
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( .
1.
2551:1)
/

/ (Ming Gao Yao et al.,2008) 2.

(Masayuki et al.,2006)
/
(Suriadi M. et al.,2006)


HGA (Jeong-Seok Koh et al.,2004)

(S.A.C Humphrey et
al.,2002)

/ (Jeffrey S.Mcllister
et al.,2003)

3.5 1 2
7,200 10,000 15,000 /

2.
2.1
3.5
1 2 /
Design Modeler (ANSYS Workbench)
(Spindle Motor) (Media
Disk) (Air Latch) (Air
Filter) / (Arm) /
(ID) 1

Media

Case

Spindle

Air Latch
Arm

PCC

1
2.2



0.05, 0.02 0.01 .

= r

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FLUENT

1
1
Mesh

Size
7,200
0.05 mm
rpm
0.02 mm
0.01 mm
10,000 0.05 mm
rpm
0.02 mm
0.01 mm
15,000 0.05 mm
rpm
0.02 mm
0.01 mm

Run
Velocity
Time (Theory)
~ 7 10.5 m/s
~ 15
~ 28
~ 7 14.6 m/s
~ 15
~ 28
~ 7 21.8 m/s
~ 15
~ 28

Velocity
(Vector)
5.9 m/s
10.2 m/s
10.3 m/s
9 m/s
14.3 m/s
14.1 m/s
15.3 m/s
21.9 m/s
21.7 m/s

3.
3.1

2
(Wall) (No-Slip
Wall Condition)
(Rotational)
7,200 10,000 15,000 /
Arm (Wall)

Disk (Moving Wall)

Case (Wall)

Spindle Motor (Wall)

1
0.02 .
= r
FLUENT
0.02 . 0.01 .

0.01
. 0.02
. 0.02 .
0.02
. 2
2

3.2


(Partial Differential Equation)

1) (Continuity Equation)
(control
volume)

Statistics
Nodes
Elements
Element Quality : Min
: Max
:Average
Skewness
: Min
: Max
:Average

2) (Momentum Equation)

492108
2099965
4.2028
.9999
.7712
1.1336E-5
.8202
.1087

(1)

(2)

3)
(Mean
Flow)

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(3)


RNG K-epsilon
()
-
(4)
K-epsilon
(Turbulence Model)

Turbulent
velocity Length scales
RNG model
rapidly stained
flows swirl turbulence
RNG swirling flow


3
3
FLUENT
Fluent Condition Solve
Solver
Segregate
Formulation
Implicit
Time
Unsteady
Unsteady Formulation
2nd-Order Implicit
Model
K-epsilon
Subgrid-Scale Model
RNG
Pressure-Velocity Coupling SIMPLEC
Low Diffusion
Discretization Flow
Second Order
Convergence Criterion
1.00E-06
Time Step (size)
1.00E-06
Total Number of time Steps 15,000

= r


r 3.5


4.

/
(ID)
3 1.
1 2. 3.
2 3 ()
()

Fluent

()

1
2
3

()
3
4.1
4
3

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7,200 /


1
2 1

Suriadi M.
et al.,2006

() 7,200 /

() 1,0000 /

() 15,000 /
5
4.2



= r
r
6

() 7,200 /

()
()
6
() 10,000 /

() 15,000 /
4
5



(2552)

1



7

() 7,200 /

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() 10,000 /

() 15,000 /
7

(
Voice Coil Motor)

8

() 7,200 /

() 10,000 /

() 15,000 /
8

4.3
YZ
X = 39 .


Voice Coil Motor



9
7,200




10,000

15,000

Voice Coil
Motor

2

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() 7,200 /

() 10,000 /

() 15,000 /
9

5.

3.5 1 2





69.11 Pa





/

6.
(
)

(I/UCRC in HDD
Component)


(NECTEC)

7.
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