Tunnel-Ventilated Broiler House Fan Comparison Spreadsheet 2011

The University of Georgia Biological and Agricultural Engineering- Michael Czarick (mczarick@engr.uga.edu)

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Input poultry house information

House Length= 500 Electricty Rate ($ per kw*hr) = $0.10
House Width= 40 Estimated Yearly Operating Hours = 2,500 (large birds = 1,750 - 2,500 hrs - small birds 30% lower)
Side Wall Height= 8 Minimum Design Air Velocity = 600
Ceiling Peak Height= 11 Mininimum recommended fan capacity (air exchange) = 200,000
Open/Dropped Ceiling (o/d)= d Change minimum fan capacity ("0" if you don't wish to modify) 0

Input tunnel fan information

Tunnel Fan Model Air Flow (0.05") Air Flow (0.10") Air Flow (0.15") Air Flow(0.20") Energy Efficiency Price of Fan
cfm/watt @ 0.10" ($)
fan 1 23,200 21,399 18,700 13,700 13.0 $800
fan 2 28,100 26,200 24,100 21,700 23.3 $1,000
fan 3 30,200 28,200 25,800 23,500 19.9 $900

EER and AFR ratings rankings

Rating Energy Eff. Ratio Air Flow Ratio
Calculated tunnel fan ratings (@0.10")
Tunnel Fan Model Energy Efficiency Air Flow Ratio poor Less than 19.1 Less than 0.70
(cfm/watt @ 0.10") !
fan 1 13.0 0.59 min. acceptable 19 - 19.9 0.70 - 0.72
! ! *
fan 2 23.3 0.77 good 20 - 20.9 0.73 - 0.77
**** ** **
fan 3 19.9 0.78 excellent 21 - 21.9 0.78 - 0.82
* *** ***
outstanding 22 + 0.83 +
****

Tunnel fans required

Change number of fans? Model # Design static Tunnel Fan Number of fans Total air moving capacity Total fan operating Average air speed Estimated Wind-chill @ 85 F
(no=0) pressure capacity required * at design static pressure cost (yearly) * (all fans operating) (all fans operating)
0 fan 1 0.15 18,700 12 224,400 cfm $4,940 590 ft/min 15.1 F
0 fan 2 0.15 24,100 9 216,900 cfm $2,530 570 ft/min 14.1 F
0 fan 3 0.15 25,800 9 232,200 cfm $3,190 610 ft/min 16.2 F

Evaporative cooling pad requirements

Model # Total Pad Area Pad water usage Pad water usage
(minimum) (90 F - 50% Rh) (100 F - 20 % Rh)
fan 1 685 ft2 5.6 gals/min 10.6 gals/min 21,399
fan 2 629 ft2 5.4 gals/min 10.2 gals/min 26,200
fan 3 677 ft2 5.8 gals/min 11 gals/min 28,200

Total fan cost

Model # Five Year Ten Year
Total fan cost Electricity cost Total cost Electricity cost Total cost
fan 1 $9,600 $24,700 $34,300 $49,400 $59,000
fan 2 $9,000 $12,650 $21,650 $25,300 $34,300
fan 3 $8,100 $15,950 $24,050 $31,900 $40,000