FANS
FANS
FANS
USES:
• For ventilation, in manufacturing, in removal of dust,
cuttings or other waste, or to provide draft for a fire.
• To move air for cooling purposes, as in automotive
engines and air conditioning systems and are driven by
belts or by direct motor
TYPES OF FANS
CENTRIFUGAL FLOW
AXIAL FLOW
TYPES OF CENTRIFUGAL FANS
1. Radial Fans – they are industrial workhouses because of their
high static pressure and ability to handle heavily contaminated
air streams. They are well suited for high temperatures.
-Can operate at low air flows without vibration problems
TYPES OF CENTRIFUGAL FANS
2. Forward-Curved Fans – used in clean environments and
operates at low temperatures moving large volumes of air against
relatively low pressures
Low noise level (due to low speed) and well suited for
residential heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)
applications
TYPES OF CENTRIFUGAL FANS
• Backward-Inclined Fans – more efficient than forward curved fans.
Known as “non-overloading” because changes in static pressure do
not overload the motor.
Not suitable for dirty air streams (as fan shape
promotes accumulation of dust)
TYPES OF AXIAL FANS
1. Propeller Fans – experience a large change in airflow with
small changes in static pressure
Q = AV
where,
A = fan Area
V = fan Velocity
• Velocity Head (Hv)
1. Suction Velocity Head, meters of air (Hvs)
where,
Hvs = meters of air
v = velocity
g = gravitational acceleration
= 9.81 m/s2 = 32.2 ft/s2
• 2. Suction Velocity Head, mm W.G. (hvs)
where,
Υa = specific weight of air
Ρa = density of air = Ρa/RTa
Υw = specific weight of fluid inside
manometer (water)
Ρw = density of fluid inside manometer (water)
• 3. Discharge Velocity Head, meters of air (Hvd)
where,
Hvd = meters of air
v = velocity
g = gravitational acceleration
= 9.81 m/s2 = 32.2 ft/s2
• 4. Discharge Velocity Head, mm W.G. (hvs)
where,
Υa = specific weight of air
Ρa = density of air = Ρa/RTa
Υw = specific weight of fluid inside
manometer (water)
Ρw = density of fluid inside manometer (water)
• Static Head (Hs)
Hs = Hsd - Hss
1. Suction Static Head
SAP = ; watts
EP = Electrical Power
• Combined Motor-Fan Efficiency (ηM-F)
• Affinity Laws
1. For Variable Density (ρ1≠ρ2)
Q1 = Q2
• 2. For Variable Speed (N1≠N2)
• 3. For Variable Wheel Diameter (D1≠D2)
PROBLEM 1
A centrifugal fan having an outlet duct area of 0.84m2
delivers 1030 m3/min of standard air against a static
pressure of 305mm WG. The gauge fluid density is 995
kg/m3 and the fan speed of 1500 rpm. If the brake
horsepower is 100hp, find: (density of air is 1.2 kg/m3)