An axial fan includes: an impeller including a rotating part, and a blade part connected to the rotating part; a bellmouth including a flat part orthogonal to an extension direction of a rotation axis of the rotating part; a rising part rising from the flat part; and an opening along which the rising part extends, the impeller being located in the opening, the rising part surrounding the impeller, the bellmouth including a plurality of grooves located at a surface of the bellmouth, the surface of the bellmouth being connected to an inner surface of the rising part, the inner surface of the rising part facing the blade part of the impeller, the plurality of grooves being located in at least a corner portion connecting the flat part and the rising part, the plurality of grooves extending in a direction crossing the flat part.
1. An axial fan, comprising:
an impeller including a rotating part, and a blade part connected to the rotating part;
a bellmouth including
a flat part orthogonal to an extension direction of a rotation axis of the rotating part;
a rising part rising from the flat part;
a corner portion connecting the flat part and the rising part; and
an opening along which the rising part extends, the impeller being located in the opening, the rising part surrounding the impeller,
the bellmouth including a plurality of grooves located at a surface of the bellmouth, the surface of the bellmouth being connected to an inner surface of the rising part, the inner surface of the rising part facing the blade part of the impeller,
the plurality of grooves extending along an entirety of the corner portion and extending along a portion of each of the flat part and the rising part, the portion of the flat part and the rising part being located immediately adjacent the corner portion.
2. The fan according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of grooves of the bellmouth is arranged along the corner portion connecting the flat part and the rising part.
3. The fan according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of grooves of the bellmouth extends over the inner surface of the rising part and surrounds the impeller.
4. The fan according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of grooves of the bellmouth is periodically arranged along the corner portion connecting the flat part and the rising part.
5. The fan according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of grooves of the bellmouth is located respectively between a plurality of protrusions arranged along the corner portion connecting the flat part and the rising part.
6. The fan according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of grooves of the bellmouth has a riblet structure.
7. The fan according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of grooves extend from an end of the rising part on the flat part side to an end of the flat part on the rising part side.