06.

USEFUL FORMULAS & FAN LAWS

USEFUL FORMULAS

• AIR VELOCITY: V = Q
A

• TOTAL PRESSURE: Pt = PS + PV

2
⎛ V ⎞ ⎛ V ⎞2
PV = ⎜
• VELOCITY PRESSURE: Pv = ⎜ ⎟ For ⎟ Metric, For FPS
⎝ 4.04 ⎠ ⎝ 4009⎠

Pt × Q x 9.81 Pt x Q
• FAN OUTPUT POWER: Ho = For Ho = Metric, For FPS
1000 6360

Ps x Q x 9.81
• FAN OUTPUT POWER (STATIC): Ho s = For Metric,
1000

Ps x Q
Hos = For FPS
6360

Ho
η x 100
• TOTAL EFFICIENCY: t = Hi

Hos
STATIC EFFICIENCY: ηS = x 100
• Hi

πxDxN
• TIP SPEED: TS = For Metric, TS = πxDxN For FPS
60

π (D2 – d2)
• NET FREE AREA: A=
4

SUM OF FAN BLADE TIP CHORDS

• SOLIDITY RATIO =
πxD

swifterfans.com by Glocon Inc.

…06. USEFUL FORMULAS & FAN LAWS

BASIC FAN LAWS

• Effect Of Fan Speed

1. FAN AIR FLOW RATE VARIES DIRECTLY WITH FAN SPEED RATIO:

⎛ N 2⎞
Q2 = Q1 x ⎜
⎝N ⎟ 1 ⎠

2. FAN PRESSURE VARIES WITH THE SQUARE OF FAN SPEED RATIO:

2
⎛ N 2⎞
P 2 = P1 x ⎜ ⎟
⎝ N1⎠

3. FAN INPUT POWER VARIES WITH CUBE OF FAN SPEED RATIO:

3

H 2 = H1 x ⎜
⎛ N 2⎞
⎟
⎝ N 1⎠

• Effect Of Air Speed

1. AIR FLOW RATE REMAINS THE SAME WITH A CHANGE IN AIR DENSITY.

2. PRESSURE VARIES IN PROPORTION TO THE AIR DENSITY:

⎛ ρ2 ⎞
P 2 = P1 x ⎜ ⎟
⎝ ρ1 ⎠

3. FAN INPUT POWER VARIES IN PROPORTION TO THE AIR DENSITY:

⎛ρ2⎞
H2 = H1x ⎜ ⎟
⎝ρ1⎠

swifterfans.com by Glocon Inc.