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time.
FLOW
600
Figure 1 shows the flow for an ideal system. Figures
2 through 5 show a variety of conditions for time varia- 400
tion of flow.
200
Figure 1. Ideal Flow
0
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30
1000 TIME
800
Figure 3. Stall Condition
FLOW
600 1200
400 1000
200 800
FLOW
0 600
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
TIME 400
and reverse (flow exiting the inlet) many times per min- 900
500
more difficult to measure the flow, they can create a 300
variety of problems:
100
1. Dramatic increases in noise. -100
2. Increases in vibration.
-300
3. Structural fatigue damage to the fan due to continu- 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
ous loading and unloading of components. TIME
4. Damage to the ductwork and other system compo-
nents.
5. A fan system that does not perform properly due to Figure 5. Bi-Stable Flow Condition
unsteady flow and/or transmitted vibration. 1200
TRIGGERING EVENT
600
agreement in the conclusions as to what the exact
causes are. From their research we can learn the condi- 400
are often used and misused. The result is that there are TIME
7.5
to reduce by over 15%. This fan continued to operate
at the lower flow rate until the test was restarted.
We can determine the stability of a fan by performing 6
two air tests. On one test, we start at full flow (free
delivery) and measure the flow and pressure as we 4.5 B
progressively add more resistance. In the second test, D C
we start at shut-off and progressively reduce the resis-
3
tance. We now have two flow vs. pressure fan curves. E A
If they do not overlay, we have a region of instability.
Figure 7 shows a sample fan curve with this property. 1.5
Since there are only two possible conditions on any
system, this is called bi-stable flow. 0
Although the noise changes between the two flow 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
conditions, neither is particularly objectionable. If the fan
is rated in the high flow condition and it trips to the CFM
lower condition, the loss of flow can be a problem.
Bi-stable flow has been observed in backwardly
inclined centrifugal fans, usually at performances close
to free delivery and almost always at flow rates higher
than that where the best efficiency occurs.
Figure 9. Normal Width Fan RPM=1282, BHP=13.14 Figure 10. Reduced Width Fan RPM=1342, BHP=12.56
12 32 12 32
OPERATING POINT CLOSE TO STALL REDUCED WIDTH SELECTION
10.5 28 10.5 28
STATIC PRESSURE (inWC)
BRAKE HORSEPOWER
9 24 9 24
7.5 20 7.5 20
6 16 6 16
4.5 12 4.5 12
3 8 3 8
1.5 4 1.5 4
0 0 0 0
0 4 8 12 16 20 24 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
CFM in (1,000s) CFM in (1,000s)
Figure 11. Blade Angle=45 RPM=1388, BHP=15.64 Figure 12. Blade Angle=35 RPM=1663, BHP=14.67
6 24 9 18
8 16
5 20
STATIC PRESSURE (inWC)
7 14
BRAKE HORSEPOWER
BRAKE HORSEPOWER
4 16 6 12
5 10
3 12
4 8
2 8 3 6
2 4
1 4
1 2
0 0 0 0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32
CFM in (1,000s) CFM in (1,000s)
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