MAPÚA UNIVERSITY

Muralla St. Intramuros, Manila

School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

EXPERIMENT NO. 6
ROTARY BLOWER

12 MAHMUD, Ali R. Date of Performance: Sep 19, 2018

2015151413 Date of Submission: Oct 3, 2018
ME144L – A1
Group No. 2

GRADE

Engr. Teodulo A. Valle

Instructor
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Objectives Page 1

Theory and Principle Page 1

List Of Apparatus Page 6

Procedure Page 9

Set-up of Apparatus Page 12

Final Data Sheet Page 12

Sample Computations Page 13

Discussion of Result Page 15

Questions and Answers Page 16

Conclusion Page 18

Reference Page 19

Preliminary Data Sheet Page 20

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OBJECTIVES
1. To be familiar with the operating procedure and principle; and
2. To be able to determine the efficiency of the rotary air blower
THEORY AND PRINCIPLE

Fans and blowers provide air for ventilation and industrial process requirements. Fans
generate a pressure to move air (or gases) against a resistance caused by ducts, dampers, or other
components in a fan system. The fan rotor receives energy from a rotating shaft and transmits it to
the air.
Fans, blowers and compressors are differentiated by the method used to move the air, and
by the system pressure they must operate against. As per American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (ASME) the specific ratio - the ratio of the discharge pressure over the suction pressure
- is used for defining the fans, blowers and compressors.

Blowers can achieve much higher pressures than fans, as high as 1.20 kg/cm2. They are
also used to produce negative pressures for industrial vacuum systems. Major types are: centrifugal
blower and positive-displacement blower.
Centrifugal blowers look more like centrifugal pumps than fans. The impeller is typically
gear-driven and rotates as fast as 15,000 rpm. In multi-stage blowers, air is accelerated as it passes
through each impeller. In single-stage blower, air does not take many turns, and hence it is more
efficient.
Centrifugal blowers typically operate against pressures of 0.35 to 0.70 kg/cm2 but can
achieve higher pressures. One characteristic is that airflow tends to drop drastically as system
pressure increases, which can be a disadvantage in material conveying systems that depend on a
steady air volume. Because of this, they are most often used in applications that are not prone to
clogging.

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 Positive-displacement blowers have rotors, which "trap" air and push it through housing.
Positive-displacement blowers provide a constant volume of air even if the system pressure varies.
They are especially suitable for applications prone to clogging, since they can produce enough
pressure - typically up to 1.25 kg/cm2 - to blow clogged materials free. They turn much slower
than centrifugal blowers (e.g. 3,600 rpm) and are often belt driven to facilitate speed changes.

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 Blowers are mechanical or
electro-mechanical devices used to
induce gas flow through ducting,
electronics chassis, process stacks,
etc.--wherever flow is needed for
exhausting, aspirating, cooling,
ventilating, conveying, and so on.
Key specifications include intended
application, blower type, port
design, as well as the parameters of
flow capacity, electrical ratings, and
dimensions. Blowers cool electronic
enclosures, induce drafts in boilers,
increase airflow on engines, and are
configured in a variety of designs
such as centrifugal flow or rotary
lobe styles. Motors usually drive blowers, though they can be powered by other means such as
engines. Often used interchangeably with “Fans,” blowers are defined by the ASME as having a
ratio of discharge pressure over suction pressure between 1.11 and 1.2, while fans are defined as
anything below this ratio and compressors are defined as anything above it. Some makers of
portable fans refer to their units as blowers even if they do not necessarily conform to the ASME
distinction, which applies to permanently install industrial process equipment. Another kind of
blower is the mobile or hand-held device used for moving fallen leaves.

Centrifugal blowers are routinely used for combustion air supplies, on cooling and drying
systems, for fluid bed aerators, with air conveyor systems, for dust control, etc. Positive
displacement blowers are also used in pneumatic conveying, and for sewage aeration, filter
flushing, and gas boosting, as well as for moving gases of all kinds in the petrochemical industries.
Centrifugal blowers are often built as close-coupled units, meaning that the impeller wheel is not
supported by independent bearings but is cantilevered on an extension of the motor shaft and relies
on the motor bearings for support. Close coupled mounting dispenses with the need for shaft
couplings. Other arrangements cantilever the wheel off pillow block bearings, such as designs that
use belt drives. Blowers are sometimes stepped up from motor speed, but are just as often stepped
down or 1:1 ratios. The centrifugal blower outlet is usually arranged tangentially to impeller
rotation and can be specified usually in one of eight angular orientations with respect to the
direction of the blower wheel rotation, making for sixteen possible arrangements of rotation and
discharge orientation in 45 degree increments. Industry practice specifies impeller rotation either
as CW or CCW as viewed from the drive end—usually the motor end—of the unit. On smaller
centrifugal blowers the housings can often be rotated through a full circle to permit any angle of
discharge. Rotary lobe blowers usually orient the input and output ports in line, due to the design
of the blower.

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 Centrifugal Blower (left) and Positive Displacement Blower (right)

Blowers are specified on the basis of pressure and flow rate. As mentioned, the ratio of
system inlet pressure and outlet pressure determines whether a fan or blower should be picked
according to strict definition, although the terms are sometimes used synonymously. Where higher
pressures are needed, a designer may have to select a positive displacement machine over a
centrifugal type. Manufacturers often publish fan performance curves or similar charts which help
the designer to narrow his choice to one or several models that match requirements. The chart at
right is fairly common among blower makers. System designers decide the flow rate and pressure
needed and add additional capacity to overcome frictional losses in the systems due to ducting,
piping, etc. They can select materials or coatings that combat the effects of corrosive media. Most
blower capacity charts are based on standard temperature and pressure, ie, 70 degree F air at sea
level. Where design conditions are different, designers can apply correction factors which size the
blowers based on actual conditions.

In the experiment, the researcher focused on the performance of the rotary blower. Below
are the formulas needed to compute for the unknown data.

Solving for the density of air:

𝑚 𝑃 Equation 1
𝑃𝑉 = 𝑚𝑅𝑇 → =𝜌=
𝑉 𝑅𝑇

Solving for the velocity head of air:

𝜌𝐻𝑔 ℎ𝐻𝑔 Equation 2

𝜌𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑔ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑟 = 𝜌𝐻𝑔 𝑔ℎ𝐻𝑔 → ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑟 =
𝜌𝑎𝑖𝑟

Solving for the velocity of air:

𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑟 2 Equation 3
ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑟 = → 𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑟 = √2𝑔ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑟
2𝑔

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Solving for the volume flow rate of air:

𝑄 = 𝐴𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑟 Equation 4

Solving for the total head of mercury:

ℎ𝑇𝐻𝑔 = ℎ𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐 + ℎ𝑣 Equation 5

Solving for the total head of air:

𝜌𝐻𝑔 ℎ𝐻𝑔 Equation 6

ℎ𝑇𝑎𝑖𝑟 =
𝜌𝑎𝑖𝑟

Solving for the air power/ output power:

𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡 = 𝛾𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑄ℎ𝑇𝑎𝑖𝑟 = 𝜌𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑔𝑄ℎ𝑇𝑎𝑖𝑟 Equation 7

Solving for the input power:

𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡 = 𝐸𝐼𝑐𝑜𝑠(∅) Equation 8

Solving for the mechanical efficiency:

𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡 Equation 9
𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑐ℎ = × 100%
𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑛𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑃𝑖𝑛𝑝𝑢𝑡

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LIST OF APPARATUS
1. Rotary Air blower

2. Electric motor
3. Mercury Manometer

4. Pitot tube

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5. Tachometer

6. Amprobe

7. Set of Orifices

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8. Stopwatch
9. Thermometer (Digital)

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PROCEDURES
1. Prepare the apparatus needed for the experiment.

2. Insert the orifice with diameter 3/4 inch into the discharge air tunnel of the rotary blower.

3. Start the motor so that the rotary blower will now able to intake air from the atmosphere.
4. Obtain the suction temperature by placing the thermometer directly to the suction side of the
rotary blower. Perform this procedure for at least 3 minutes.
5. Determine the static and velocity head of the air using a manometer. In getting the velocity
head, use a pitot tube and place it inside the discharge air tunnel of the rotary blower while for
the static head, insert the tube of the manometer in the static section. Observe and record the
deflections.

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6. Use a tachometer to determine the speed of the rotary blower. Make at least 3 trials and obtain
the average which will be recorded in the data sheet.

7. Determine the current flowing into the motor using an amprobe.

8. Use the thermometer to determine the discharge temperature and do it at least 3 mins.

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9. Make 2 more trials by replacing the orifice diameter into 1 inch and 1 1/4 inches.
10. Record all the data in the data sheet and calculate for the necessary data. Return the materials
after the experiment.

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 SET-UP OF APPARATUS

FINAL DATA SHEET

Trial Orifice Orifice Pressure Temperature Current Input Output Eff.

Diameter Static Velocity Suction Discharge (Amperes) (HP) (HP) (%)
(inches) (in (in Hg) (°𝑅) (°𝑅)
Hg)
1 ¾ 34/8 41/8 549.24 564 12.375 2.792 2.098 75.155
2 1 18/8 22/8 549.96 561.3 10.84 3.1968 1.4635 59.84
3 1¼ 7/8 6/8 551.22 559.5 10.645 2.4025 0.3926 16.34

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SAMPLE COMPUTATIONS
Trial 2

• Solving for the density of air:

𝑙𝑏𝑓 12𝑖𝑛 2
𝑚 𝑃 )( (14.7
) 𝑙𝑏𝑚
𝑖𝑛2 1𝑓𝑡
𝑃𝑉 = 𝑚𝑅𝑇 → = 𝜌 = = = 0.07216 3
𝑉 𝑅𝑇 𝑓𝑡 − 𝑙𝑏𝑓 𝑓𝑡
(53.34 ) (549.96 𝑅)
𝑙𝑏𝑚 − 𝑅

• Solving for the velocity head of air:

𝜌𝐻𝑔 ℎ𝐻𝑔
𝜌𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑔ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑟 = 𝜌𝐻𝑔 𝑔ℎ𝐻𝑔 → ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑟 =
𝜌𝑎𝑖𝑟
1𝑓𝑡 𝑘𝑔 2.2046𝑙𝑏𝑚 1𝑚 3
(2.75𝑖𝑛)(12𝑖𝑛)(13600 3 )( )( )
𝑚 1𝑘𝑔 3.28𝑓𝑡
= = 2698.3737 𝑓𝑡
𝑙𝑏𝑚
0.07216 3
𝑓𝑡

• Solving for the velocity of air:

𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑟 2 𝑓𝑡 𝑓𝑡
ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑟 = → 𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑟 = √2𝑔ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑟 = √2 (32.2 2 ) (2698.37372 𝑓𝑡) = 416.8636
2𝑔 𝑠 𝑠

• Solving for the air flow rate:

𝜋 1𝑓𝑡 2 𝑓𝑡 𝑓𝑡 3
𝑄 = 𝐴𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑟 = (7𝑖𝑛 × ) (416.8636 ) = 2.2736
4 12𝑖𝑛 𝑠 𝑠
• Solving for the total head of air:

ℎ𝑇𝐻𝑔 = ℎ𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐 + ℎ𝑣 = 18/8 𝑖𝑛 + 22/8 𝑖𝑛 = 5 𝑖𝑛

𝑘𝑔 2.2046𝑙𝑏𝑚 1𝑚 3 1𝑓𝑡
𝜌𝐻𝑔 ℎ𝑇𝐻𝑔 (13600 𝑚3 ) ( 1𝑘𝑔 )(3.28𝑓𝑡) (5𝑖𝑛) (12𝑖𝑛)
ℎ𝑇𝑎𝑖𝑟 = = = 4906.1339 𝑓𝑡
𝜌𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑙𝑏𝑚
0.07216 3
𝑓𝑡

• Solving for the Output Power:

𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡 = 𝛾𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑄ℎ𝑇𝑎𝑖𝑟 = 𝜌𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑔𝑄ℎ𝑇𝑎𝑖𝑟

𝑙𝑏𝑚 𝑓𝑡 2.2736𝑓𝑡 3
(0.07216 3 ) (32.2 2 ) ( ) (4906.1339 𝑓𝑡)
𝑓𝑡 𝑠 𝑠
=
𝑙𝑏𝑚 − 𝑓𝑡
(32.2 )
𝑙𝑏𝑓 − 𝑠 2

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 𝑓𝑡 − 𝑙𝑏𝑓 1𝐻𝑃
𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡 = (804.9149 )( ) = 1.4635 𝐻𝑃
𝑠 550𝑓𝑡 − 𝑙𝑏𝑓
𝑠
• Solving for Input Power:
1𝐻𝑃
𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡 = 𝐸𝐼𝑐𝑜𝑠(∅) = (220𝑉)(10.84 𝐴)(1.00) ( ) = 3.1968 𝐻𝑃
746𝑊
• Solving for mechanical efficiency:
𝑀𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑡 𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟
𝑛𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑟 = → 𝑀𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑡 𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 = 𝑛𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑃𝑖𝑛𝑝𝑢𝑡
𝑃𝑖𝑛𝑝𝑢𝑡

𝐵𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑡 𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟

𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠 = → 𝐵𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑡 𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 = 𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑀𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑡 𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟
𝑀𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑡 𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟
𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡
𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑐ℎ = =
𝐵𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑡 𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑀𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑡 𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟
𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡 1.4635 𝐻𝑃
= = × 100% = 59.84%
𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑛𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑃𝑖𝑛𝑝𝑢𝑡 (0.9)(0.85)(3.1968 𝐻𝑃)

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DISCUSSION OF RESULT

Based on the data gathered by the students, three trials were performed with different
orifice diameter ( ¾”, 1”, 1 ¼” ). As the orifice diameter increases, the speed also increases. Taking
an observation at the head, the liquid used in the manometer was mercury (Hg) because the
pressure in the discharge of the blower is too much high and if water will be used, the water will
just jet out from the manometer. The static head decreases when the orifice diameter was increased
while the velocity head increases when the orifice diameter was increased based on the data. The
researcher obtained some errors on recording the velocity head because the expected trend of the
data when the orifice diameter was increased is that the velocity head decreases. It can be the
insertion of the Pitot tube at the discharge of air or the improper measurement of deflection made
by the researcher affected the data. For the temperature, the suction temperature is constant in trial
1 and 2 at 549.24 Rankine while trial 3 had a temperature of 551.22 Rankine. However, the
discharge, the temperature decreases by approximately 3 Rankine when the orifice diameter was
increased. The current in the motor also decreases and as a result. The output power was computed
by the students and projects a varying trend because of the data gathered by the students. It must
project an increasing output power as the orifice diameter increases since it also increase the
volume flow rate of air. The output power was affected also by the total head of air which decreases
when the orifice diameter was increased, but the volume flow rate is significantly larger which
affects the value of output power. Thus, the volume flow rate shows direct proportionality with
the output power. Also, the output power was affected by the efficiency of the motor due to some
losses and the resulting efficiency of the rotary blower were computed and ranging from 16%-
80%. The data gathered were affected by some errors that were made by the researcher like
rounding off values in the calculations or the condition of the apparatus used in the experiment for
the assumption that losses are present in the system.

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QUESTION AND ANSWERS
1. A small blower handles 43.33 m3 of air per minute whose density is 1.169 kg/m3. The static and
velocity heads are 16.38 and 1.22 cm WG (at 15.6 degrees Celsius) respectively. Local gravity
acceleration is 9.741 m/s2. Find the power input to the air from the blower.

𝑃 = 𝛾𝑄ℎ; ℎ = 16.38 + 1.22 = 17.6 𝑐𝑚 = 0.176 𝑚

43.33𝑚3 1𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝑚3
𝑄=( )( ) = 0.72
min 60𝑠 𝑠

𝑃 = 9.741(0.72)(0.176) = 1.24 𝑘𝑊
2. A blower operating at 15000 rpm compresses air from 20 degrees Celsius and 1 atm to 1.68 atm.
The design flow is 38 m3/min and at this point the power input is 60 kW. Determine the blower
efficiency at the design flow.
𝐼𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑐 𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟
𝐵𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 =
𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝐼𝑛𝑝𝑢𝑡
𝑘−1
𝑘 𝑃2 𝑘
𝐼𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑐 𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 = (𝑃𝑉) (( ) − 1)
𝑘−1 𝑃1

1.4−1
1.4 38 1.68 1.4
= (101.325) ( ) (( ) − 1) = 35.89 𝑘𝑊
1.4 − 1 60 1

35.89
𝐵𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 = × 100% = 59.81%
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3. A sewerage aeration blower rotating at 3500 rpm is designed to deliver 567 m3/min of air from
20 degrees Celsius and 1 atm to a discharge of 158 kPaa with an adiabatic efficiency of 65%.
During summer, the atmospheric temperature rises to 43 degrees Celsius but the barometric
pressure does not change. It is desired to vary the blower speed to maintain the same discharge
pressure. Determine the discharge volume of standard air with the new speed.

ℎ1 𝑄1 2 ℎ1 𝑇2 43 + 273
=( ) ; = = = 1.08;
ℎ2 𝑄2 ℎ2 𝑇1 20 + 273

567 2 𝑚3
1.08 = ( ) → 𝑄2 = 545.98
𝑄2 𝑚𝑖𝑛
4. A blower with the inlet open to the atmosphere delivers 3000 cfm of air at a pressure of 2 in.
WG through a duct 11in. in diameter, the manometer being attached to the discharge duct at the
blower. Air temperature is 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and the barometer pressure is 30.2 in Hg.
Calculate the horsepower.

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 𝑃𝑎𝑖𝑟 = 𝛾𝑄ℎ; 𝑄 = 3000 𝑐𝑓𝑚

𝐴𝑖𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦.

30.2 𝑙𝑏
𝜌𝑎𝑖𝑟 = 0.075 ( ) = 0.076 3
29.92 𝑓𝑡
2 62.4
ℎ𝑠 = ( ) = 136.84 𝑓𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑖𝑟.
12 0.076
2
3000
( 60 2 )
𝜋 11
𝑣2 4 (12)
ℎ𝑣 = = = 89.13 𝑓𝑡
2𝑔 2(32.2)

3000 1
𝑃 = 0.076 ( ) (136.84 + 89.13) ( ) = 1.56 𝐻𝑃
60 550
5. A blower draws 3000 cfm of air through a duct 12 in. in diameter with a suction of 3 in. of water.
The air is discharged through a duct 10 in. in diameter against a pressure of 2 in. of water. The air
is measured at 70 degrees Fahrenheit and 30.2 in. Hg. Calculate the air horsepower. Use specific
weight of 62.34 lb/ft3.

𝑃𝑎𝑖𝑟 = 𝛾𝑄ℎ

3000 3000
𝑃𝑑 − 𝑃𝑠 𝑣𝑑2 − 𝑣𝑠2 60 𝑓𝑡 𝑓𝑡
ℎ = 𝑧𝑑 − 𝑧𝑠 + + ; 𝑣𝑠 = 2 = 91.67 ; 𝑣𝑑 = 60 2 = 63.66
𝛾 2𝑔 𝜋 10 𝑠 𝜋 12 𝑠
( ) ( )
4 12 4 12
2 −3
𝑃𝑠 = 𝛾ℎ = 62.34 ( ) = 0.072 𝑝𝑠𝑖; 𝑃𝑑 = 62.34 ( ) = −0.108 𝑝𝑠𝑖
12 12
𝑧𝑑 = 𝑧𝑠 ; 𝐷𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑎𝑡 70℉ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 30.2 𝑖𝑛. 𝐻𝑔

14.7
𝑃 30.2 (29.92) (144) 𝑙𝑏
𝛾= = = 0.0756 3
𝑅𝑇 53.34(70 + 460) 𝑓𝑡

(0.072 − (−0.108))(144) (91.67)2 − (63.66)2

ℎ= + = 410.42 𝑓𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑖𝑟
0.0756 2(32.2)
3000
0.0756 ( 60 ) (410.42)
𝑃𝑎𝑖𝑟 = = 2.82 𝐻𝑃
550

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CONCLUSION

The researcher was able to be familiar with the components and operating procedure of a
rotary blower located at the ME Laboratory Room at North Building of Mapua University. Blowers
usually force air under pressure just like fans, the difference is that blowers increases the pressure
of air higher than the fans. The resistance to gas flow is imposed primarily upon the discharge.
Just like fans, there are several types of blowers but the researcher focused only on the performance
test of a rotary blower. The researcher was also able to calculate the mechanical efficiency of the
air blower and found out that the blower assessed has mechanical efficiency of 16% - 80%. The
air power/ output power was affected by the variables volume flow rate and total dynamic head of
air. The efficiency of a blower is essential especially in industrial applications since it also affects
the costs of the company/ industry. Factors such as losses were considered by the researcher and
these losses are present in the motors, transmitting element, and the rotary blower itself. A lower
efficiency decreases the capacity of the air blower so proper maintenance must be applied to the
equipment so that there will be a considerable amount of energy that can be saved by the facility.
Also, proper lubrication must be applied to the joints of the rotary blower when needed so that
friction losses can be minimized and the save power will be increased. Lastly, follow the
instructions made by the instructor and analyze the procedure carefully in order to obtain data. As
much as possible, the researcher should wear PPE since the researcher is dealing with equipment
and any type of accidents can occur.

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