Fans Flashcards
Induced fan
Is at the stack side of furnace
Balanced draft
Fans before and after furnace
Stronger faster high speed
Straight radial
Forward curved
Good for induced fan
Forward blade
Fan has a lower speed for the same volume than the backward blade.
Desirable for small fans
Forward blade centrifugal squirrel cage
Radial blares handle
High pressure, dust
Radial blades are easy to
Maintain
For material handling the most common fan is
Open wheel radial blade
Propeller fans use
Magnetic bearings
Axial flow fans need
To move at a higher rpm than centrifugal fans to create the same airflow
Axial fans are
Light weight
Axial fans are good for
Small particle exhaust
Power demanded by a propeller fan is lowest at
Maximum delivery