06.

USEFUL FORMULAS & FAN LAWS

USEFUL FORMULAS AIR VELOCITY:

V = Q A

TOTAL PRESSURE: Pt = PS + PV

VELOCITY PRESSURE:

Pv =

V 4.04

2
For

PV =

V 2 4009
Pt x Q 6360

Metric, For FPS

FAN OUTPUT POWER:

Ho =

Pt Q x 9.81 1000

For

Ho =

Metric, For FPS

FAN OUTPUT POWER (STATIC):

Ho s =

Ps x Q x 9.81 1000 Ps x Q 6360

For Metric,

Hos =

For FPS

TOTAL EFFICIENCY:

Ho x 100 t = Hi

STATIC EFFICIENCY:

S =

Hos x 100 Hi

TIP SPEED:

TS =

xDxN
60

For Metric,

TS

xDxN

For FPS

NET FREE AREA:

A=

(D2 d2)

SOLIDITY

RATIO =

SUM

OF

FAN

BLADE xD

TIP

CHORDS

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06.

USEFUL FORMULAS & FAN LAWS

BASIC FAN LAWS

Effect Of Fan Speed

1. FAN AIR FLOW RATE VARIES DIRECTLY WITH FAN SPEED RATIO:

N 2 Q2 = Q1 x N
1

2. FAN PRESSURE VARIES WITH THE SQUARE OF FAN SPEED RATIO:

P 2 = P1 x

N 2 N1

3. FAN INPUT POWER VARIES WITH CUBE OF FAN SPEED RATIO:

H 2 = H1 x

N 2 N 1

Effect Of Air Speed

1. AIR FLOW RATE REMAINS THE SAME WITH A CHANGE IN AIR DENSITY.

2. PRESSURE VARIES IN PROPORTION TO THE AIR DENSITY:

P 2 = P1 x

2 1

3. FAN INPUT POWER VARIES IN PROPORTION TO THE AIR DENSITY:

H2 = H1x

2 1

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