EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Fluid dynamics comprehensively include flow and circulation of air. Air movement is created for a lot of
uses and applications for extensive use in heat exchangers, cooling towers, automobile applications. Fan
are important devices which make air to flow at desired speeds. Properties and theory of rotation of fan
makes an important part to study behavior of air flow. This literature review focus on fluid properties like
pressure, flow rate, density and how these affect air flow from fans. This review covers the literature from
popular sources for going through the basic fan theory. Various types of fan, their functions and different
uses are discussed. There are some performance characteristics and parameters that are discussed for
fans on which efficiency and performance of fan is measured, these parameters and characteristics are
discussed. The impact of change in some of the properties of fluids cause change in characteristics and
parameters, these impacts and changes have been looked upon.

Application of fan in HVAC Blower for automobiles is discussed in detail that how blowers have evolved
over time according to requirements and comfort with technological advancement. A lot of CFD intensive
research has been carried out for blowers but here it has been kept to design and performance
parameters. Blower efficiency, design of blowers to compact and 2- layer compact blower are discussed
in the literature review. Calculation of various parameters like CFM, RPM, SP and power has been looked
as any change in one of these cause to change the performance parameters. As blower forms an
important application across industry, critical functional parameters have been discussed and review from
various books and intensive research papers from SAE international.