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    The document provides an overview of fan fundamentals, including different fan types, applications, selection process, and effects on systems. It discusses propeller, axial flow, centrifugal, and mixed flow fans. Key factors to consider in fan selection are power requirements, location, cost, airflow needs, and pressure requirements. The document also covers fan laws around how airflow, pressure, power, and noise change with speed. It provides tips on speed control and discusses potential issues if a fan is not performing as expected. Two case studies demonstrate addressing installation issues and ensuring the proper fan type is selected.

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    The document provides an overview of fan fundamentals, including different fan types, applications, selection process, and effects on systems. It discusses propeller, axial flow, centrifugal, and mixed flow fans. Key factors to consider in fan selection are power requirements, location, cost, airflow needs, and pressure requirements. The document also covers fan laws around how airflow, pressure, power, and noise change with speed. It provides tips on speed control and discusses potential issues if a fan is not performing as expected. Two case studies demonstrate addressing installation issues and ensuring the proper fan type is selected.

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    The document provides an overview of fan fundamentals, including different fan types, applications, selection process, and effects on systems. It discusses propeller, axial flow, centrifugal, and mixed flow fans. Key factors to consider in fan selection are power requirements, location, cost, airflow needs, and pressure requirements. The document also covers fan laws around how airflow, pressure, power, and noise change with speed. It provides tips on speed control and discusses potential issues if a fan is not performing as expected. Two case studies demonstrate addressing installation issues and ensuring the proper fan type is selected.

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    FAN

    FUNDAMENTALS
    ABOUT SYSTEMAIRE
    • Over 25 Years in WA’s HVAC market.
    • Local sales team for Fantech fans and attenuation
    products.
    • Engineers with extensive hands-on HVAC project
    experience.
    • Part of the Elta Group, a family of businesses with
    operations in six countries on four continents which,
    together with a network of international distributors,
    provides quality fans and related air movement
    equipment to customers worldwide.
    OVERVIEW
    • Fundamentals – what’s important to you?
    • Fan types & applications
    • Fan selection
    • The Fan Laws
    • Speed Control
    • System Effects
    • Case studies
    What is
    important
    to you?
    Power?
    Location?
    $
    The trade-off…
    The fan.
    PROPELLOR FANS
    Cost: low
    Volume: high
    Pressure: low
    Sound: loud
    Efficiency: low

    Common uses:
    • Transformer rooms
    • Switch rooms
    • Bin Store, etc.
    AXIAL FLOW FANS
    Cost: medium
    Volume: high
    Pressure: medium
    Sound: loud
    Efficiency: medium

    Common uses:
    • Just about anything...
    CENTRIFUGAL FANS
    Cost: high
    Volume: medium
    Pressure: high
    Sound: low
    Efficiency: high

    Common uses:
    • AHU’s to Kitchen
    • Just about Anything!
    MIXED FLOW FANS
    Cost: medium
    Volume: medium
    Pressure: medium
    Sound: medium
    Efficiency: medium

    Common uses:
    • Outside / Exhaust Air
    • Classrooms
    • Apartments, etc.
    FAN SELECTIONS
    Consider water
    pouring from a tap
    into a bucket…
    TO CONSIDER...
    • Power supply (eg. 415V, 240V, 50Hz)
    • Motor enclosure type. (eg. IP55, IP20)
    • Gas to be handled. (eg. Paint fumes,
    Air)
    • Where a roof ventilator is required. Is
    discharge to be vertical or horizontal.
    FINDING THE RIGHT FAN
    • All = 4344 fans
    • Duty (1000l/s @ 150Pa) = 727 fans
    • Power (3 phase) = 665 fans
    • Mounting (in line) = 71 fans
    • Noise = 58 db(A) @3m max = 19 fans
    • Compliant? (Yes) = 12 fans (6 safe)
    • Cost vs. Safety vs. Size
    FAN DUTY

    • Require an AP adjustable pitch axial fan.


    • Look at 500 diameter, 4 Pole, 10 Blades.
    • Need 1800 L/s at 120 Pa Static Pressure.
    • 1800 L/s = 1.8 m³/s.
    Select a fan to do
    1800 L/s @ 120 Pa
    120 Pa

    1800 L/s = 1.8m³/s


    Fan needs to be set
    to 25 degrees pitch
    angle

    Next largest motor


    above 0.52 kW is 0.55
    kW. Therefore need a
    0.55kW motor
    0.52 kW
    SELECTION TIPS

    • Keep away from extremities.


    • Try to select in the centre of a fan curve when
    looking at AP fans.
    FAN STALL
    • When fan stalls, it can’t produce as much lift.
    • Therefore the airflow drops dramatically.
    • Can create vibration in stall.
    • Fan sounds “rough”, may pulse. Tonal sounds
    can increase.
    WE HAVE
    THE
    TECH-
    NOLOGY
    THE FAN LAWS
    FAN (SCALING) LAWS
     Useful for noting the effect of changes in size
    and speed

     Valid for fans ‘geometrically similar’

     Applies to fans Airflow, Pressure Generated,


    Power Absorbed and Noise Output
    FAN LAW: AIRFLOW
    FAN LAW: PRESSURE
    FAN LAW: ABS. POWER
    FAN LAW: NOISE
    FAN SCALING: 10% SPEED +

    Airflow

    Pressure

    Power
    SPEED
    CONTROL
    For every litre/second of air
    that is unnecessarily moved
    through a building, around
    2 watts of power are wasted.
    Single Phase
    SPEED CONTROL

    Electronic Speed Controller


    100% down to approximately 30%
    Power consumption is reduced by up to 70%
    Three Phase
    SPEED CONTROL

    Variable Speed Drives


    Sinusoidal Filter?
    VSD Shielding?
    EC

    Variable Speed Fans


    sensors & controls direct
    BMS integration
    FANS &
    SYSTEM
    EFFECTS
    THINK
    OUTSIDE
    THE
    FLANGES
    FAN NOT PERFORMING?!
    • Fan rotation / wiring?
    • Receiving uniform air?
    • System resistance under
    estimated ?
    • System design?
    CASE STUDY 1
    Tunnel fans
    Fan 1 not performing to
    specification.
    • Fan not pulling full Amps
    • Fan performance 80% of design
    • Fan sounded like it was hunting eg in stall
    • Initial diagnoses was uneven air on
    conditions due to transition pieces
    • Damper in front of fans disruption air flow on
    to blades
    CONCLUSION
    • While there were installation issues the
    real problem was the Type arrangement
    being Type “D” not Type “A”
    • Increased blade pitch angle will increase
    load on motor and satisfy client of
    performance.
    • Air velocities in the tunnel are to spec
    before pitch change.
    CASE STUDY 2
    Building the Education
    Revolution (BER) program
    FAN NOT PERFORMING
    • Fan did not perform even when
    new
    • Service tech could not find any
    problem
    • Possible fan too small
    • Very quiet operation
    • Client adamant there was a fan
    problem
    CONCLUSION
    • Install the fan!
    THANK YOU
    [email protected]
    9209 4999
    www.systemaire.com.au

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