Experimental investigation of the complex flow behavior in a hard disk drive model

Katsuaki Shirai, Lars Büttner, Jürgen Czarske, Nobuo Shiga, Shinnosuke Obi

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Abstract

Flow inside a hard-disk drive (HDD) is investigated using a simplified 3.5″ HDD model with shroud opening and read-and-write arm (RWA). The model is designed to serve as a benchmark of HDD flow study both in experiments and in numerical simulations. The complex flow behavior in the narrow disk-to-disk space is focused with the RWA inserted into the space. The velocity statistics are acquired at totally 8 different locations using a velocity profile sensor with a spatial slot resolution of 30 μm along the axial direction. The measurement was carried out at the disk Reynolds number Red=2. 4×105 which corresponds to the rotation speed of 7700 rpm at a real 3.5″ HDD for desktop computers. The resulting mean velocities and Reynolds stress components are influenced by the shroud opening and especially by the RWA, compared to an axisymmetric model without an RWA. The highly sheared flow between the RWA and adjacent upper/lower disk was successfully captured in the experiment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011
Pages1077-1084
Number of pages8
EditionPARTS A AND B
Publication statusPublished - 2011 Dec 1
Externally publishedYes
EventASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011 - Denver, CO, United States
Duration: 2011 Nov 112011 Nov 17

Publication series

NameASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011
NumberPARTS A AND B
Volume7

Other

OtherASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver, CO
Period11/11/1111/11/17

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanical Engineering

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