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INTRODUCTION !BSTRACT
/VERVIEW
0RINCIPLESOFOPERATION
0OWERSAVINGS
-ODULATIONPREFERREDOVERONOFFFANSPEEDCONTROL

FAN DRIVE DESIGN $ESIGNCONSIDERATIONS

&ANDRIVEELEMENTSELECTION8
FAN DRIVE COMPONENTS %STIMATEOFMAXIMUMINPUTTORQUETOTHEPUMP

Sizing 
SYSTEM DESIGN 3IZINGEQUATIONS 
PARAMETERS 0UMPS 
-OTORS 
6ARIABLES 
!XIALmOWFANPOWERFORMULA 
0OWERTOSYSTEMPARAMETERRELATIONSHIPS 
Engine details 
0OWERSTEERING 
&ANINFORMATION 
#ONTROLPREFERENCE 
2ESERVOIR 
Fluid 
&ILTRATION 
0UMPDRIVE 
0UMPDRIVEDATAFORM 
4ECHNICALFEATURES 
-AXIMUMPUMPSPEED 
-INIMUMPUMPANDMOTORSPEED 
-OTORSTARTINGPRESSURE 
-OTORFREERUNPRESSURE 8
)NPUTTORQUERATINGS 8
0UMPDRIVECONDITIONS 8
4APEREDSHAFTANDHUBCONNECTIONS 
0UMPSUCTION 
#ASEDRAINPRESSURE 
&ILTRATION 
/PERATINGTEMPERATURES 
Fluids 
-OUNTING 
!XIALTHRUSTMOTORS 
0IPING 
2ESERVOIR 
#AVITATIONANDAERATIONDAMAGE 
#OOLING 
0RESSUREPROTECTIONANDRATINGS 
"EARINGLIFEEXPECTANCY 

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GLOSSARY 4ERMINOLOGY 

APPENDIX A-FAN Fans 


PERFORMANCE &ANPERFORMANCE 
!XIALTHRUST 
&ANLAWS 

APPENDIX B-FAN DRIVE &ANDRIVESIZINGEQUATIONSANDDERIVATIONS 


SIZING EQUATIONS (YDRAULICSYSTEMCOMPARISONS 

APPENDIX C-FAN DRIVE (YDRAULICSYSTEMSWITHPOSITION VARIABLEDISPLACEMENTMOTORS EQUATIONSAND


SIZING EQUATIONS, DERIVATIONS 
USING VARIABLE 3PREADSHEETTOCALCULATEOPTIMUMMINIMUMDISPLACEMENTFORTWOPOSITIONVARIABLE
DISPLACEMENT MOTORS MOTOR 8

APPENDIX D-PRESSURE 0RESSURECHANGEDUETOTRANSIENTmOWINAPASSAGE EQUATIONSANDDERIVATIONS 


CHANGE DUE TO
TRANSIENT FLOW IN A
PASSAGE

APPENDIX E-INFLUENCE )NmUENCEOFBYPASSVALVEPRESSUREDROPONFANTRIMSPEED INAPPLICATIONSUSINGlXED


OF BYPASS VALVE DISPLACEMENTPUMPS EQUATIONSANDDERIVATIONS 
PRESSURE DROP

APPENDIX F1-INFLUENCE )NmUENCEOFTEMPERATURE PRESSUREANDRELATIVEHUMIDITYONSPECIlCWEIGHTOFAIR 


OF TEMPERATURE,
PRESSURE AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY ON SPECIFIC
WEIGHT OF AIR

APPENDIX F2-INFLUENCE )NmUENCEOFALTITUDEONATMOSPHERICPRESSURE 


OF ALTITUDE ON
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE

APPENDIX G-INFLUENCE )NmUENCEOFGENERICALTITUDEONATMOSPHERICPRESSURE 


OF REVERSED FAN
PERFORMANCE ON
SYSTEM PERFORMANCE

APPENDIX H-SYSTEM )NmUENCEOFREVERSEDFANROTATIONONSYSTEMPERFORMANCE 8


CONSIDERATIONS
FOR H1 FAN DRIVES
WITH REVERSED FAN
ROTATION

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ABSTRACT &ANDRIVESYSTEMSIZINGRELIESHEAVILYONTHEINPUTRECEIVEDFROMTHECUSTOMER!LLSYSTEM
SIZINGCALCULATIONSAREBASEDONTHEREQUIREDfan power @ trim speedDATAGIVENTOTHE
HYDRAULICSYSTEMDESIGNENGINEER4HISDATAISASTATEMENTOFTHEFANDRIVEMOTORSHAFT
POWERTHATISREQUIREDTOTURNAFANATTHEREQUIREDSPEEDTOPUSH ORPULL AREQUIRED
VOLUMEOFAIRACROSSCOOLERSRADIATORS4HEUSUALSEQUENCEOFEVENTSIS

&ORADETAILEDDElNITION x 4HEENGINEMANUFACTURERADVISESTHECUSTOMER ORCOOLINGSYSTEMDESIGNER OF


OFTERMSINTHISDOCUMENT THEHEATDISSIPATIONREQUIREDFROMTHECOOLINGSYSTEM CHARGEAIRCOOLERETC4HIS
REFERTOTerminology ON INFORMATIONISCOMBINEDWITHTHEHEATREJECTIONDATAFORANYACCESSORIESANDWORK
PAGE FUNCTIONSONTHEMACHINESUCHASTRANSMISSIONCOOLER HYDRAULICCOOLER AND!#
CONDENSER TODETERMINETHEMAXIMUMHEATREJECTIONPROlLEFORTHESYSTEM

x 4HECUSTOMERSCOOLINGPACKMANUFACTURERUSESTHISDATATOSIZETHECOOLINGPACKAGEAND
GENERALLYRECOMMENDSAFANTOSUITTHISNEED PROVIDINGTHERATEDFANPOWER RATEDFANSPEED
ANDTHEFANSPEEDREQUIREDTOSATISFYTHECOOLINGNEEDSOFTHESYSTEM

x 7ITHTHISINFORMATION KNOWINGTHEMINIMUMENGINESPEEDATWHICHMAXIMUMFANSPEED
NEEDSTOOCCUR THEHYDRAULICSYSTEMDESIGNERCANSIZETHEHYDRAULICFANDRIVESYSTEM

OVERVIEW /NEGOALOFTHISDOCUMENTISTOPROVIDETHEREADERWITHTHEEQUATIONSANDFORMULAENEEDED
TOSIZEAHYDRAULICFANDRIVE GIVENTHATTHEYAREPROVIDEDWITHTHEFOLLOWINGINFORMATION

x 2ATEDFANPOWER
x 2ATEDFANSPEED
x &ANSPEEDREQUIREDTOMEETTHEMAXIMUMCOOLINGNEEDSOFTHECOOLINGSYSTEM
x %NGINESPEEDATWHICHMAXIMUMSYSTEMCOOLINGISREQUIRED

4HISDOCUMENTALSOPROVIDESANEXPLANATIONOFTHETERMSANDFACTORSUSEDINTHEDERIVATION
OFTHESIZINGEQUATIONS)NADDITION THEREADERISPROVIDEDWITHRECOMMENDATIONSOFSIMPLE
SYSTEMDESIGNSOLUTIONSTHATWILLHELPPROVIDEAVIABLESYSTEMWITHSATISFACTORYPERFORMANCE

PRINCIPLES OF 4HEVEHICLESCOOLINGFANISDRIVENBYA Fan speed vs engine temperature


OPERATION HYDRAULICMOTOR WHICHINTURN ISDRIVEN 2000
1800
BYAHYDRAULICPUMP4HEHYDRAULIC 1600
Fan speed (rpm)

PUMPCANBEDRIVENDIRECTLYOFFOFTHE 1400
ENGINESUPPLIED04/0OWER4AKE/FF 1200
1000
ORWITHABELTDRIVE!THERMOSTATICALLY
800
ORELECTRICALLY CONTROLLEDPROPORTIONAL
P101 276E

600
PRESSURECONTROLVALVEMODULATESTHE 400
200
FANSPEEDDEPENDINGONATEMPERATURE
0
READING)NACOLDCONDITION THEFAN (F) 170 175 180 185 190 195 200 205
(C) 80 85 90 95
IDLESWITHVERYLOWPOWERCONSUMPTION Engine temperature
$URINGTHEHOTCONDITION THEMAXIMUM
FANSPEEDISCONTROLLEDBYAPRESSURECONTROLVALVE WHICHADJUSTSTHEFANSPEEDTOMEET
THECOOLINGNEEDSOFTHETOTALSYSTEM%VERYSYSTEMHASATEMPERATURE WHICHALLOWS
FORTHEMOSTEFlCIENTPERFORMANCE4HETHERMOVALVE ORANELECTRONICCONTROLSYSTEM
ATTEMPTSTOMAINTAINTHESYSTEMATTHEOPTIMUMDESIGNTEMPERATURE WHICHTHESYSTEM
INTEGRATORSELECTSDURINGTHEDESIGNPHASEOFTHEPROJECT

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PRINCIPLES OF 4OOPTIMIZETHECOOLINGSYSTEMOPERATIONINVARIOUSENVIRONMENTALCONDITIONSANDTO
OPERATION (continued) MINIMIZEPARASITICLOSSES THE3AUER $ANFOSSMODULATINGFANDRIVESYSTEMENABLESTHE
FANCYCLETOBEDESIGNEDTOSPECIlCHEATREJECTIONREQUIREMENTSFORAWIDERANGEOF
ENVIRONMENTALCONDITIONS6EHICLEMANUFACTURERSHAVECOMPLETECONTROLOFTHEFANCYCLE
BYCHOOSINGTHEAPPROPRIATETEMPERATURELIMIT

4HE3AUER $ANFOSSMODULATINGFANDRIVESYSTEMREMAINSATIDLESPEEDUNTILCONDITIONS
REQUIREINCREASEDFANSPEEDS"YREGULATINGTHEPRESSUREDROPACROSSTHEHYDRAULIC
MOTOR MODULATIONOFFANSPEEDOCCURSABOVETHISPOINTANDOVER COOLINGISPREVENTED

POWER SAVINGS )NTHEfan offCONDITION THEFANMAYIDLEATAPPROXIMATELYOFRATEDSPEED BUTITWILL


ONLYCONSUMEABOUTOFRATEDPOWER4HE3AUER $ANFOSSMODULATINGFANDRIVESYSTEM
ALLOWSTHESYSTEMDESIGNERTOSIZETHEFANFORTHEENGINESPEEDATWHICHMAXIMUM
HEATREJECTIONOCCURS4HEFANSPEEDWILLREMAINESSENTIALLYCONSTANTATALLHIGHERENGINE
SPEEDS#ONSEQUENTLY THEFANWILLNOTREQUIREEXCESSIVEPARASITICLOSSESASENGINE
SPEEDINCREASES)NSYSTEMSWHERETHEENGINESPEEDATMAXIMUMHEATREJECTIONIS
OFTHEGOVERNEDSPEED THEREDUCTIONINPARASITICPOWERLOSSDUETOOVER SPEEDINGA
MECHANICALLYDRIVENFANCANBEASHIGHAS

MODULATION &ANSPEEDMODULATIONOCCURSOVERATEMPERATURERANGECHOSENBYTHESYSTEMSDESIGNER
PREFERRED OVER 4HISELIMINATESTHESUDDENCHANGESINSPEEDTHATCAUSEDRAMATICCHANGESINNOISELEVELS
ON/OFF FAN SPEED 3IMILARLY LARGEACCELERATIONSOFCOMPONENTS WHICHMAYLIMITTHERELIABILITYFORLONG TERM
CONTROL OPERATION AREELIMINATED-ODULATIONALSOALLOWSINTERMEDIATELEVELSOFCOOLINGWITHOUT
UNNECESSARYCYCLINGOFTHEFANBETWEENMINIMUMANDMAXIMUMSPEED4HECALIBRATION
TEMPERATURE OPERATINGRANGE ANDRAMPTIMESCANBEVARIEDINDEPENDENTLYBYTHE
SYSTEMDESIGNERTOACHIEVETHEDESIREDLEVELOFTEMPERATURECONTROL

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DESIGN x 0ARASITICLOSSESFROMEXCESSIVEFANSPEEDAREHIGH0OWERCONSUMEDBYAFANIS
CONSIDERATIONS PROPORTIONALTOFANSPEEDCUBEDSPEED 

x (EATREJECTIONTOTHEATMOSPHEREDOESNOTINCREASELINEARLYWITHENGINESPEED

x /VERHEATINGANDOROVERCOOLINGTHESYSTEMWILLRESULTINLOSSOFEFlCIENCYAND
PRODUCTIVITY

x /VERHEATING ANDOROVERCOOLINGTHEENGINECANRESULTININCREASEDEMISSIONSTOTHE
ENVIRONMENT

x 4HEPROPORTIONOFOPERATINGTIMEDURINGWHICHFULLFANSPEEDMAXIMUMFANPOWER
ISNEEDEDISTYPICALLYABOUTANDCANBEASLOWAS

x -OUNTINGTHEFANDIRECTLYTOTHEENGINEREQUIRESLARGEFANBLADETIPCLEARANCESDUE
TONORMALENGINEVIBRATIONANDMOVEMENT4HISLEADSTOLOSSOFFANPERFORMANCE
-OUNTINGTHEFANDIRECTLYTOAHYDRAULICMOTORCANMINIMIZETIPCLEARANCEANDBOOST
FANPERFORMANCESIGNIlCANTLY

(YDRAULICFANDRIVESYSTEMDESIGNERSSELECTCOMPONENTSFORUNIQUECOMBINATIONS
OFENGINE FAN ANDAPPLICATIONPARAMETERS$ONOTEXCHANGECHANGEFANSYSTEM
COMPONENTSINDISCRIMINATELY$ESIGNFACTORSWHICHDETERMINETHESELECTIONOFTHEFAN
DRIVESYSTEMFORAPARTICULARENGINE ORVEHICLE INCLUDE

s%NGINESETPOINTANDMAXIMUMHEATREJECTION
s0UMPROTATION
s0UMPINPUTTORQUELIMITATIONS
s-AXIMUMAPPLIEDPRESSUREANDSPEEDLIMITSFORTHEINDIVIDUALCOMPONENTS
s&IT UPANDAVAILABLEINSTALLATIONSPACE
s0UMPSUPPORTSTRUCTUREREQUIREMENTSFORINDIVIDUALENGINECOMPRESSORCOMBINATIONS
s3PECIlCENGINEANDACCESSORYTEMPERATURECONTROLLIMITS

Fan drive element selection


Fan drive Element Design parameter Design flexibility Design champion
%NGINEACCESSORIES 0OWER SPEED TOTALHEATREJECTIONANDDUTYCYCLE Yes /%-
04/'EARING %NGINETOPUMPGEARRATIO 3OMETIMES /%-SCHOICEOFENGINE
SUPPLIER
0UMPS $ISPLACEMENT PRESSURE SPEED lXEDPUMPORVARIABLEPUMP Yes 3 $TECHNICAL
MOUNTINGDRIVELINE REPRESENTATIVE /%-
&ANDRIVECONTROL 3ENSORINPUTS CONTROLOUTPUT NUMBEROFCONTROLELEMENTS Yes 3 $TECHNICAL
REPRESENTATIVE /%-
-OTORS $ISPLACEMENT PRESSURE SPEED lXEDMOTORORVARIABLEMOTOR Yes 3 $TECHNICAL
MOUNTINGCOUPLING REPRESENTATIVE /%-
&ANS &ANRATEDPOWER RATEDSPEED FANDIAMETER NUMBEROFBLADES BLADE Yes /%-COOLING
PITCH PROXIMITYOFBLADESTOHEATEXCHANGER DIRECTIONOFAIRmOW SPECIALISTS
3HROUDS 4YPEOFSHROUDmATPLATE SHORTDUCT VENTURI BLADEAXIALPOSITIONIN Yes /%-COOLING
SHROUD TIPCLEARANCE SPECIALISTS
!IRmOWSTREAMS !IRmOWRATESTATICPRESSUREACROSSHEATEXCHANGERS MAXIMUM 3OMETIMES /%-COOLING
AMBIENTAIRTEMPERATURE MINIMUMATMOSPHERICPRESSURE HOTAIR SPECIALISTS
RECIRCULATION BAFmES LOUVRESOBSTRUCTIONS
(EATEXCHANGERS 0HYSICALSIZE HEIGHTWIDTH NUMBEROFHEATEXCHANGERSINAIRmOW Yes /%-COOLING
STREAM SIDE BY SIDE AXIALSTACK MATERIALSSELECTED CONSTRUCTION SPECIALISTS
NUMBERANDTYPESOFTUBES TUBECONlGURATION lNDENSITY

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FAN DRIVE ELEMENT /PTIMIZINGTHESIZEOFFANDRIVEELEMENTSDEPENDSONSELECTINGTHECORRECTCOMPONENTS


SELECTION ANDGEARRATIOS"YMATCHINGTHESECOMPONENTSTOTHEFANPOWERREQUIREMENTS THE
REQUIREDUNITSIZESCANBEQUICKLYDETERMINED4HEPUMPANDMOTORDISPLACEMENTS
INPUTGEARRATIOS ENGINESETPOINT,ANDPRESSURELIMITSCANBEADJUSTEDTOPROVIDESOME
OPTIMIZATIONOFCOMPONENTSIZE!LONGWITHTHESIZINGEQUATIONSPRESENTEDINTHIS
ARTICLE A3AUER $ANFOSSFANDRIVESIZINGCOMPUTERTOOLISAVAILABLETOASSISTWITHSIZINGTHE
HYDRAULICCOMPONENTS

-ANYMODULATINGHYDRAULICFANDRIVESRELYONDEDICATEDPUMPSTOPROVIDEmOWTOTHE
FANCIRCUITFOROPTIMUMSIZING/THERCIRCUITSAREAVAILABLETHATPROVIDEADDITIONALmOW
FORPOWERASSISTEDSTEERINGANDOTHERACCESSORYSYSTEMS)NTHESE ANDMANYOTHER
CIRCUITS THESIZINGEQUATIONSANDFANDRIVESIZINGTOOLMAYSTILLBEUSEDTOSELECTTHE
REQUIREDCOMPONENTS.OTETHATTHEDESIGNLIMITSFORASSOCIATEDDESIGNELEMENTSARE
NOTIDENTIlEDINTHISARTICLE4HEYMAYBEREVIEWEDBYREFERRINGTOTHE3AUER $ANFOSS
TECHNICALINFORMATIONFORTHECOMPONENTSBEINGCONSIDERED-ACHINEDESIGNERSSHOULD
VERIFYTHATALLDESIGNPARAMETERSAREMETFORALLDRIVELINECOMPONENTS

7HILETHEMETHODSDESCRIBEDINTHISARTICLEMAYBEUSEFUL THEYDONOTREPRESENTTHEONLY
APPROACHTOSIZINGHYDRAULICCOMPONENTS#ONTACTYOUR3AUER $ANFOSSREPRESENTATIVEIF
QUESTIONSOFINTERPRETATIONEXIST

#OLLECTTHEAPPLICATIONSIZINGPARAMETERSASIDENTIlEDONpages 14, 15, and 16OFTHIS


DOCUMENT0AYPARTICULARATTENTIONTOTHEMINIMUMENGINESPEEDATWHICHMAXIMUM
HEATREJECTIONTOTHEATMOSPHEREISREQUIRED7HENSIZINGTHEPUMPFORTHEAPPLICATION
THESYSTEMDESIGNERSHOULDENSURETHATTHEENGINESETPOINTUNDERHOTOILCONDITIONIS
LESSTHANTHEENGINESPEEDATWHICHMAXIMUMHEATREJECTIONOCCURS&AILURETODOTHIS
CANRESULTINACONDITIONWHERETHECOOLINGSYSTEMMAYNOTPROVIDEADEQUATECOOLING
WHENMAXIMUMWORKLOADINGANDMAXIMUMAMBIENTCONDITIONSOCCURSIMULTANEOUSLY
Engine set point
Fan speed vs engine speed (Engine Trim Speed)

2200
Max. engine heat rejection speed

2000 ed
s pe
n1
Fa
Fan Speed (rpm)

1800 oil
, hot
ed
1600
1 spe
Fan
1400

1200

1000

800
600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200
Engine speed (rpm)
Sample graph, performance prediction will vary depending on choice of input parameters.

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FAN DRIVE ELEMENT /NEOFTHElRSTTHINGSTHATTHESYSTEMSDESIGNERSHOULDCONSIDERISWHETHERTHE


SELECTION (continued) MAXIMUMPUMPTORQUENEEDEDWILLEXCEEDTHEINPUTTORQUELIMITATIONOFTHEPUMP
DRIVE/NEWAYTOCALCULATETHISISTODIVIDETHEFANPOWERREQUIREMENTBYANESTIMATE
OFTHEHYDRAULICSYSTEMSOVERALLEFlCIENCYANDTHENDETERMINETHEINPUTTORQUE
REQUIREMENTATTHEPUMPSPEEDTHATISEQUIVALENTTOTHEMAXIMUMHEATREJECTIONSPEED
OFTHEENGINE

ESTIMATE OF MAXIMUM #OMPARETHEESTIMATEDMAXIMUMINPUTTORQUETOTHEMAXIMUMAVAILABLEINPUTTORQUE


INPUT TORQUE TO THE ATTHEPUMPDRIVETHISWILLDETERMINETHEDESIGNMARGINTHATISAVAILABLETOTHEDESIGNER
PUMP 4HEHYDRAULICSYSTEMDESIGNERSHOULDCONSULTWITHTHEVEHICLESYSTEMSDESIGNER ANDOR
THEPRIMEMOVERSTECHNICALSUPPORTSTAFFFORASSISTANCE IFREQUIRED

SI system
0FK7
 s 
0UMPTORQUE 4P.sM | [ .Es2 ] .sM

English system
0FHP
  s 
0UMPTORQUE 4PLBFsIN | [ .Es2 ] LBFsIN

7HERE
0FK7 -AXPOWER K7;HP=

.Es2 0UMPSPEED RPM

2 0UMP%NGINERATIO

Converting terms

0UMPTORQUE 4PLBFsIN = 4P.sM s  LBFsIN

0UMPTORQUE 4PLBFsFT = 4P.sM s  LBFsFT

4PLBFsIN
0UMPTORQUE 4P.sM =   .sM

4PLBFsIN
0UMPTORQUE 4PLBFsFT =   LBFsFT

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SIZING &ANDRIVESYSTEMSIZINGRELIESHEAVILYONTHEINPUTRECEIVEDFROMTHECUSTOMER!LLSYSTEM
SIZINGCALCULATIONSAREBASEDONTHEREQUIREDfan power @ trim speedDATAGIVENTOTHE
HYDRAULICSYSTEMDESIGNENGINEER4HISDATAISASTATEMENTOFTHEFANDRIVEMOTORSHAFT
POWERTHATISREQUIREDTOTURNAFANATTHEREQUIREDSPEEDTOPUSH ORPULL AREQUIRED
VOLUMEOFAIRACROSSCOOLERSRADIATORS4HEUSUALSEQUENCEOFEVENTSIS

x 4HEENGINEMANUFACTURERADVISESTHECUSTOMER ORCOOLINGSYSTEMDESIGNER OF


THEHEATDISSIPATIONREQUIREDFROMTHECOOLINGSYSTEM CHARGEAIRCOOLERETC4HIS
INFORMATIONISCOMBINEDWITHTHEHEATREJECTIONDATAFORANYACCESSORIESANDWORK
FUNCTIONSONTHEMACHINESUCHASTRANSMISSIONCOOLER HYDRAULICCOOLER AND!#
CONDENSER TODETERMINETHEMAXIMUMHEATREJECTIONPROlLEFORTHESYSTEM

x 4HECUSTOMERSCOOLINGPACKMANUFACTURERWILLTHENUSETHISDATATOSIZETHECOOLING
PACKAGEANDWILLGENERALLYRECOMMENDAFANTOSUITTHISNEED PROVIDINGTHERATED
FANPOWER RATEDFANSPEED ANDTHEFANSPEEDREQUIREDTOSATISFYTHECOOLINGNEEDS
OFTHESYSTEM

x 7ITHTHISINFORMATION KNOWINGTHEMINIMUMENGINESPEEDATWHICHMAXIMUMFAN
SPEEDNEEDSTOOCCUR THEHYDRAULICSYSTEMDESIGNERCANSIZETHEHYDRAULICFANDRIVE
SYSTEM

4OCOMPLETELYUNDERSTANDANYFANDRIVESYSTEMISTOUNDERSTANDTHEFANLOAD
CHARACTERISTICS&ANSAREUNIQUEINTHATTHEPOWERTODRIVETHEFANCHANGESWITHTHECUBE
OFTHEFANSPEED ASFOLLOWS

0FKs.F 

0F . 

0F
=  .


7HERE
0F FANPOWERK7 HP
. FANSPEEDRPM
  SUBSCRIPTSFORTWODIFFERENTCONDITIONS
K &ANPOWERCOEFlCIENT

Fan powerISDElNEDASTHEPOWER Fan power requirements (Example)


REQUIREDTODRIVETHESHAFTCONNECTEDTO Fan rating = 22 kW @ 2000 rpm
40
THEFANANDISEQUALTOTHEOUTPUTPOWER
35
OFTHEMOTOR 30
Fan power (kW)

25
7HENAGIVENFANSPEEDISDOUBLEDTHE 20
REQUIREDPOWERTODRIVETHEFANINCREASES 15

BYAFACTOROF 10
5
0
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Fan speed (RPM)
P106 108E

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SIZING (continued) 3INCEFANHORSEPOWERISAFUNCTIONOFBOTHPRESSUREANDmOWFANSPEED ITFOLLOWSTHAT


THERELATIONSHIPBETWEENFANSPEEDANDSYSTEMPRESSUREIS
'0 . 

'0
=  .


7HERE '0DELTAPRESSUREACROSSTHEHYDRAULICMOTORBAR PSID

!NACCURATEVALUEOFTHEFANRATINGISCRITICALTOTHECORRECTSELECTIONOFCOMPONENTSAND
THEIRSETTINGS

!LTHOUGHTHECUBICRELATIONSHIPBETWEENFANPOWERANDFANSPEEDHASBEENCONSISTENTLY
VERIlEDEXPERIMENTALLY ITISSTILLANAPPROXIMATIONOFTHEFANBEHAVIOR4HEREFORE TOAVOID
SIGNIlCANTERRORSINPREDICTINGPOWERREQUIREMENTS THEFANPOWERRATINGSHOULDBE
TAKENATASPEEDREPRESENTATIVEOFTYPICALFANOPERATION

&OREXAMPLE FORASYSTEMINWHICHTHEFANUSUALLYOPERATESINASPEEDRANGEOF
RPM AFANRATINGSPECIlEDATRPMWILLYIELDMOREACCURATERESULTSTHANARATING
SPECIlEDAT SAY ORRPM

&ANCURVESPROVIDEDBYTHEFANMANUFACTURERAREOFTENDEVELOPEDUNDERIDEAL
CONDITIONS)TISUNLIKELYTHATAFANWILLEXHIBITEXACTLYTHESAMEPERFORMANCEINAN
ACTUALAPPLICATIONBECAUSEOFSHROUDING HEATEXCHANGEAIRmOWCHARACTERISTICS AND
AIRDENSITY /NLYTHROUGHTESTDATATAKENONTHEACTUALVEHICLECANAFANSPERFORMANCE
CHARACTERISTICSBEACCURATELYDETERMINED4HECURVEBELOWILLUSTRATESTHEDIFFERENCES
BETWEENPREDICTEDPERFORMANCEANDACTUALPERFORMANCEOFAFANINSTALLEDINA
VEHICLE4HESYSTEMDESIGNERINTEGRATORISENCOURAGEDTOCONlRMTHEIRPERFORMANCE
PREDICTIONSVIATESTOVERTHEENTIREOPERATINGSPEEDRANGEOFTHEENGINE ANDTORElNE
THEIRPREDICTIONMODELWITHAREVISEDfan power coefficientWHENTHEYRERUNTHESIZING
CALCULATIONS

Fan power requirements (example)


Fan rating = 22 kW @ 2000 rpm
2500
160 bar
2300 psi 150
System pressure (bar)
System pressure (psi)

2000
re

120
su
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pr

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0
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Fan speed min-1(rpm) P106 109E

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SIZING EQUATIONS Pumps

Based on SI units Based on English units


VgsNsKv VgsNsKv
/UTPUTmOW1  LMIN /UTPUTmOW1  53GALMIN
 

Vgs'P Vgs'P
)NPUTTORQUE- .sM )NPUTTORQUE- LBFsIN
sSsKm sSsKm

VgsNs'P VgsNs'P
)NPUTPOWER0 
sKm
K7 )NPUTPOWER0 
sKm
HP

Motors

Based on SI units Based on English units


Vgs'PsKm Vgs'PsKm
/UTPUTTORQUE-  .sM /UTPUTTORQUE-  LBFsIN
sS sS

1s'PsKt 1s'PsKt
/UTPUTPOWER0   K7 /UTPUTPOWER0   HP

Variables

SI units [English units]

Vg  $ISPLACEMENTPERREVOLUTIONCMREV;INREV=
P/  /UTLETPRESSUREBAR;PSI=
Pi  )NLETPRESSUREBAR;PSI=
'P  P/ PiSYSTEMPRESSURE BAR;PSI=
N  3PEEDMIN RPM
K v  6OLUMETRICEFlCIENCY
Km  -ECHANICALEFlCIENCY
Kt  /VERALLEFlCIENCYKvsKm

3)UNITFORMULASAREBASEDONCM BAR . .sM 7


%NGLISHFORMULASAREBASEDONIN PSI LBFsIN HP

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AXIAL FLOW FAN POWER Power to system parameter relationships


FORMULA
0F . s$ sQ
=
0F . s$ sQ

 
.  D .  D
. s D = . s D
0F U Q
= s s
0F U   Q  

s
V D  .
s
V
= D s .
 

 
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D . D .
'0 U Q
= s s = s s
'0 U   Q  

0F = 0OWEROFFANATKNOWNCONDITION
0F = 0OWEROFFANATCONDITION
. = &ANSPEEDATCONDITION
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ENGINE DETAILS

Manufacturer Model or Series

Engine PTO Ratio :1 Input torque CL


OCKWISE
Pump Drive
Belt Drive (engine to pump) limit:

Clockwise, Right hand


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Counterclockwise, Anti-clockwise, Left hand

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POWER STEERING
IFAPPLICABLE

Controlled Flow Requirement US gal/min l/min

Steering Pressure psi bar


(maximum)
P104 376E

FAN INFORMATION

Manufacturer Model or Series

Fan Diameter in mm

Fan Input Power HP kW At speed rpm

Fan Rotation Clockwise Clockwise

(viewed on motor shaft, see illustration) Counterclockwise

Fan Trim Speed rpm


(viewed on motor shaft, see illustration)
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unterclockwis

Set Point at Fan Trim Speed rpm


(engine speed where max heat load occurs)

Coolant Temperature at Fan Trim Speed °F °C


(coolant temp where max fan speed is required)
Note: To properly size and specify a fan drive system, fan power requirements must be stated as accurately as possible. Fan power requirements
can be determined from fan curves supplied by the manufacturer. Radiator and cooler manufacturers will supply air flow requirements based
on heat loads. Air flow information must include accurate air flow and static pressure to determine correct fan power requirements. P101 344E

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CONTROL PREFERENCE

Wax Capsule Electro-Hydraulic Modulating Electro-Hydraulic ON/OFF


ThermoValve
Single Input

Multiple Inputs
P104 377E

RESERVOIR

Reservoir Capacity US gal liter


P104 378E

FLUID

Hydraulic Fluid Type

Viscosity at 40° C [104°F] cSt SUS

at 100° C [212°F]

Maximum Fluid Temperature °C °F


P104 379E

FILTRATION

Filter Position Inlet Line Filter Flow Full Flow


Pressure Line Partial Flow
Return Line
(recommended)

Filter Rating micron x ratio


Note: Do not locate the filter cartridge inside the reservoir. This reduces the reservoir capacity and reduces the dwell time (the time the oil
spends in the resrevoir). It also increases the potential for damage to the hydraulic components due to aeration of the oil. P104 380E

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TECHNICAL FEATURES )NTHISDOCUMENT WEINTRODUCETHEEQUATIONSTHATAREUSEDTOSIZETHECOMPONENTSOF


AMODULATINGFANDRIVESYSTEM)NADDITIONTOTHESEPRINCIPLES THEREARESEVERALOTHER
FACTORSTOCONSIDERTOENSURETHATTHEHYDRAULICSYSTEMPERFORMSTOEXPECTATIONS
&OLLOWINGARESOMECONSIDERATIONSYOUAREENCOURAGEDTOADDRESSDURINGTHEDESIGN
PHASE

MAXIMUM PUMP SPEED 'EARTOOTHSURFACESPEEDSANDCENTRIFUGALlLLINGOFTHEPUMPINGCHAMBERLIMIT


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BASEDONOPERATIONATSEALEVELWITHHYDRAULICmUIDSHAVINGASPECIlCGRAVITYOFAND
AVISCOSITYOF353C3T AT²&²# 3PEEDLIMITSFORAPARTICULARAPPLICATION
DEPENDONTHEABSOLUTEPRESSUREANDOILVISCOSITY3PEEDLIMITSFORINDIVIDUALPRODUCTS
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$ANFOSSREPRESENTATIVEFOROPERATIONOUTSIDEOFTHESEPUBLISHEDLIMITS&ORPUMPS
THEMINIMUMRECOMMENDEDOPERATINGSPEEDAT0SIBAR ISMIN RPM 
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BETWEENMOTORS

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MOTOR FREE RUN Free run pressureISTHEMINIMUMDELTAPRESSUREACROSSTHEMOTORTHATISREQUIRED


PRESSURE TOKEEPTHEMOTORTURNINGWHENTHEREISNOCOOLINGDEMAND&REERUNPRESSUREIS
DEPENDENTONMOTORDISPLACEMENTANDSHAFTSPEED

)FTHEDELTAPRESSUREACROSSTHEMOTORISALLOWEDTOFALLBELOWTHEFREERUNPRESSURE
THEMOTORWILLSTOP ANDITWILLBENECESSARYFORTHEMOTORTOGOTHROUGHTHESTARTING
CONDITIONSTART UPPROCEDURE WHENCOOLINGISNEEDEDAGAIN)NMOSTAPPLICATIONS IT
ISDESIRABLETOINITIATEFANROTATIONWHENTHEENGINESTARTSANDPREVENTTHEMOTORFROM
STOPPING WHILETHEENGINEISRUNNING

INPUT TORQUE RATINGS 7HENAPPLYINGPUMPSINMULTIPLECONlGURATIONS ENSURETHEINPUTTORQUELIMITATIONS


AREMETFOREACHSECTIONANDFORCUMULATIVESECTIONS2EFERTOINDIVIDUALPRODUCT
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ASSISTANCE ESPECIALLYFORAPPLICATIONSUSINGTANDEMPUMPS4HEALLOWABLERADIALSHAFT
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ANDTHEOPERATINGPRESSUREOFTHEHYDRAULICPUMP!LLEXTERNALSHAFTLOADSWILLHAVEAN
EFFECTONBEARINGLIFEANDMAYAFFECTPUMPPERFORMANCE)NAPPLICATIONSWHEREEXTERNAL
SHAFTLOADSCANNOTBEAVOIDEDOPTIMIZINGTHEPOSITION ORIENTATION ANDMAGNITUDE
OFTHERADIALLOADCANMINIMIZETHEIRINmUENCEONTHEPUMP!TAPEREDINPUTSHAFTIS
RECOMMENDEDFORAPPLICATIONSWHERERADIALSHAFTLOADSAREPRESENT3PLINESHAFTSARE
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EXCESSIVEWEAROFTHESPLINE &ORBELTDRIVEAPPLICATIONS ASPRINGLOADEDBELT TENSIONING
DEVICEISRECOMMENDEDTOAVOIDEXCESSIVERADIALLOADSONTHEINPUTSHAFT

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TAPERED SHAFT AND 4APEREDSHAFTHUBCONNECTIONSPROVIDEEXCELLENTCONTROLOFBOTHAXIALANDRADIAL


HUB CONNECTIONS POSITIONOFTHEDRIVECOUPLINGORFANASSEMBLY7HENUSINGTHETAPEREDCONNECTION
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THETAPERWITHOUTBOTTOMINGOUT

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PREVENTTHEHUBFROMSEATINGONTOTHETAPEROFTHESHAFT4HISWILLCOMPROMISETHE
ABILITYOFTHESHAFTTOTRANSMITITSFULLTORQUECAPACITY ANDMAYRESULTINFAILUREOFTHE
SHAFT

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&ORCOLDSTARTCONDITIONS INLETPRESSUREDOWNTOBARABSOLUTE;IN(GVAC=IS
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"OTHLINELENGTHANDDIAMETERINmUENCETHEPRESSUREDROPOFTHEmUIDINTHESEPASSAGES
ASITmOWSTOFROMTHERESERVOIR)NADDITION BOTHSTEADYSTATEmOWVELOCITYANDTRANSIENT
CONDITIONS WHICHCANACCELERATETHEmUIDINTHESEPASSAGES MUSTBECONSIDEREDWHEN
DETERMININGTHEIRCORRECTSIZE/FTHETWODESIGNPARAMETERSLINELENGTHANDDIAMETER
DIAMETERHASTHEMOSTINmUENCEONTHESUCCESSOFTHEDESIGN)NCREASINGLINEDIAMETER
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&ORADDITIONALINFORMATIONONSTEADYSTATEPRESSUREDROPSINHYDRAULICPASSAGES THE
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CONNECTINGTHEMTOADDITIONALmOWSOURCES

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FILTRATION 4OPREVENTPREMATUREWEAR ITISIMPERATIVETHATONLYCLEANmUIDENTERSTHEPUMPAND


HYDRAULICCIRCUIT!lLTERCAPABLEOFCONTROLLINGTHEmUIDCLEANLINESSTOCLASSPER
)3/  ORBETTER UNDERNORMALOPERATINGCONDITIONS ISRECOMMENDED3INCE
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OPERATING 7ITH"UNASEALSANDNORMALOPERATINGCONDITIONS THESYSTEMTEMPERATURESHOULDNOT


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DETERMINEPERMISSIBLELOADLIMITSANDORIENTATIONOFTHEINSTALLATION

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SHROUDFOROPTIMUMFANPERFORMANCEANDTOLOCATETHELEADINGEDGEOFTHEFANBLADES
RELATIVETOTHEADJACENTSURFACEOFTHEHEATEXCHANGER4HESUPPORTSTRUCTURESHOULDBE
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BECONNECTEDTOTHEMOTOR

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AXIAL THRUST MOTORS 7HENAFANISDIRECTLYMOUNTEDONTOTHEDRIVESHAFTOFAHYDRAULICMOTOR ITIMPARTS


BOTHARADIALANDANAXIALTHRUSTLOADONTOTHESHAFT)NGENERAL THEWEIGHTOFTHEFANIS
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Axial thrust load capacities


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RESERVOIR 4HERESERVOIRSHOULDBEDESIGNEDTOACCOMMODATEEXPECTEDMAXIMUMVOLUME
EXCHANGEDURINGALLSYSTEMOPERATINGMODESANDTOPREVENTAERATIONOFTHEmUIDAS
ITPASSESTHROUGHTHERESERVOIR2ETURNANDINLETLINESSHOULDBEPOSITIONEDBELOWTHE
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OCCURSDUETOOPERATIONOFTHEMACHINE

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CAVITATION AND (YDRAULICOILUSEDINTHEMAJORITYOFSYSTEMSCONTAINSABOUTDISSOLVEDAIRBYVOLUME


AERATION DAMAGE 4HISAIR UNDERCERTAINCONDITIONSOFVACUUMWITHINTHESYSTEM ISRELEASEDFROMTHEOIL
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INmOWPASSAGECROSS SECTIONALAREA0ROVIDEDTHATDEFECTSINPLUMBINGANDCONSTRUCTION
AREAVOIDED PUMPINLETPRESSUREANDRATEDSPEEDREQUIREMENTSAREMAINTAINED AND
RESERVOIRSIZEANDLOCATIONAREADEQUATENOCAVITATIONPROBLEMSSHOULDOCCURWITH
3AUER $ANFOSSPUMPSANDMOTORS

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SOLUTIONINTHEOILASTHEBUBBLESCOLLAPSE4HISSUPER SATURATEDSOLUTIONOFDISSOLVEDAIR
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BULLETINSFORTHISINFORMATION

C#AUTION
&AILURETOINSTALLARELIEFVALVEOROVER PRESSUREPROTECTIONMAYRESULTINPREMATUREUNIT
FAILURE

BEARING LIFE !LL3AUER $ANFOSSPISTONPUMPSANDMOTORSUTILIZEANTI FRICTION ROLLINGELEMENTBEARINGS


EXPECTANCY !LL3AUER $ANFOSSGEARPUMPSANDMOTORSUTILIZEPRESSURE BALANCEDJOURNALBEARINGS
WHICHHAVEANOILlLMMAINTAINEDATALLTIMESBETWEENTHEGEARSHAFTANDBEARING
SURFACES)FTHISOILlLMISSUFlCIENTLYSUSTAINEDTHROUGHPROPERSYSTEMMAINTENANCEAND
THEPRODUCTSOPERATINGLIMITSAREADHEREDTO ALONGBEARINGLIFECANBEEXPECTED

!" TYPELIFEEXPECTANCYNUMBERISGENERALLYASSOCIATEDWITHROLLINGELEMENTBEARINGS
ANDDOESNOTEXISTFORJOURNALBEARINGS*OURNALBEARINGLIFEISAFUNCTIONOFSPEED SYSTEM
PRESSURE ANDOTHERSYSTEMPARAMETERSSUCHASOILVISCOSITYANDOILCLEANLINESS

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'LOSSARY

TERMINOLOGY Trim speedISTHEMAXIMUMFANSPEEDREQUIREDATTHEFULL ONCONDITION4HISISEQUAL


TO ORGREATERTHAN THEFANSPEEDREQUIREDTOMEETTHEMAXIMUMCOOLINGNEEDSOFTHE
COOLINGSYSTEM

Engine set pointISTHEENGINESPEEDATWHICHTRIMSPEEDSHOULDOCCUR ANDISPROVIDED


BYTHECOOLINGSYSTEMDESIGNER4HISISEQUALTO ORLESSTHAN THEENGINESPEEDATWHICH
MAXIMUMSYSTEMCOOLINGISREQUIRED

Fan power at trimISTHEPOWERTHATNEEDSTOBEGENERATEDATTHEMOTORSHAFTTODRIVE


THEFANATTRIMSPEED

Fan ratingISTHEVALUEBYWHICHDIFFERENTTYPESOFFANSCANBECOMPARED5SUALLY
DESIGNATEDAS8POWER 9RPMANDEQUATESBACKTOANAIRVOLUMEMASSmOWRATE THAT
CANBEMOVEDPERMINUTEATTHE9RPM

4OASSISTWITHTHESIZINGEXERCISE 3AUER $ANFOSSHASDEVELOPEDASIZINGTOOLTOPERFORM


THENECESSARYCALCULATIONS7ITHINTHESIZINGTOOL WORKSHEETSAREPROVIDEDFORBOTHlXED
DISPLACEMENTPUMPlXEDDISPLACEMENTMOTOR ANDVARIABLEDISPLACEMENTPUMPlXED
DISPLACEMENTMOTORHYDRAULICSYSTEMS4HESIZINGTOOLHASBEENPROVIDEDTOYOUR3AUER
$ANFOSSREPRESENTATIVE

2EFERTOTHEDATASHEETSONpages 14, 15 and 167HENTHEDATAONTHESESHEETSIS


COMPLETE CALCULATIONSCANBEMADETODETERMINETHEMOSTSUITABLEPUMPMOTOR
CONTROLLERCOMBINATIONFORTHEAPPLICATIONBASEDON

x 0UMPDRIVEAVAILABLETORQUE SHAFT MOUNTINGmANGE OVERALLSPACEENVELOPE


x 3YSTEMPRESSUREREQUIRED
x !DDITIONALmOWPRESSUREREQUIREDFROMTHEPUMP FOREXAMPLESTEERINGmOW
x #ONTROLTYPEREQUESTEDBYTHECUSTOMER
x ,IMITINGOPERATINGPARAMETERSOFTHEFANDRIVEFAMILYPRODUCTS
x &ITSPACEENVELOPE

#ONTACTYOUR3AUER $ANFOSSREPRESENTATIVEFORAREPORTOFTHEPERFORMANCEPREDICTION
GENERATEDBYTHEFANDRIVESIZINGTOOL

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FANS &ANSAREGENERALLYDIVIDEDINTOTWOCLASSIlCATIONS
x #ENTRIFUGALORRADIALmOW INWHICHTHEAIRmOWSRADIALLYTHRUTHEIMPELLERWITHINA
SCROLLTYPEOFHOUSING
x !XIALmOW INWHICHTHEAIRmOWSAXIALLYTHRUTHEIMPELLERWITHINACYLINDERORRING

4HETYPICALAXIALmOWFANISCOMMONLYREFERREDTOASAPROPELLERFAN ANDISCUSTOMARILY
USEDFORFREEDELIVERY ORAGAINSTLOWRESISTANCE4HEYAREUSUALLYMOUNTEDWITHINA
CIRCULARRINGORSHROUDWITHACIRCULAROPENING

FAN PERFORMANCE &ANPERFORMANCEISAMEASUREOFVOLUME TOTALPRESSURE STATICPRESSURE SPEED POWER


INPUT MECHANICALEFlCIENCY ANDSTATICEFlCIENCY ATASTATEDDENSITY3OMEUSEFUL
DElNITIONSARE

x VolumeDELIVEREDBYAFANISTHENUMBEROFCUBICFEETOFAIRPERMINUTEOR CUBIC
METERSPERSECOND EXPRESSEDATFANINLETCONDITIONS
x Total pressureISTHERISEOFPRESSUREFROMFANINLETTOFANOUTLET
x Velocity pressureISTHEPRESSURECORRESPONDINGTOTHEAVERAGEVELOCITY DETERMINED
FROMTHEVOLUMEOFAIRmOWATTHEFANOUTLETAREA
x Static pressureISTHETOTALPRESSUREDIMINISHEDBYTHEFANSVELOCITYPRESSURE
3TATICPRESSUREISAMEASUREOFTHEFANSPERFORMANCEANDISREPORTEDBYTHEFAN
MANUFACTURERINTHEIRTECHNICALLITERATURE3TATICPRESSUREISALSOAMEASUREOFTHE
RESISTANCETOTHEmOWOFAIRTHRUTHEHEATEXCHANGER
x Power outputISEXPRESSEDINHORSEPOWEROR KILOWATTS ANDISBASEDONFANVOLUME
ANDFANTOTALPRESSURE
x Power inputISEXPRESSEDINHORSEPOWEROR KILOWATTS ANDISTHEMEASUREDPOWER
DELIVEREDTOTHEFANSHAFT
x Mechanical efficiencyOFAFANISTHERATIOOFPOWEROUTPUTTOPOWERINPUT
x Static efficiencyOFAFANISTHEMECHANICALEFlCIENCYMULTIPLIEDBYTHERATIOOFSTATIC
PRESSURETOTHETOTALPRESSURE

4HETHEORETICALPOWERREQUIREDTOMOVEAQUANTITYOFAIRMAYBEDETERMINEDBYTHE
FOLLOWINGFORMULA

SI system

4HEORETICALPOWER
 m
sec

[ ]
x 4OTALPRESSURE ;0A=

.
m

;WATTS=


English system

4HEORETICALHP

FT
min
x 4OTALPRESSURE ;IN(=
;HP=


0RESSUREANDPOWERBOTHVARYWITHAIRDENSITY

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FAN PERFORMANCE &ANEFlCIENCIESMAYBEDETERMINEDBYTHEFOLLOWINGFORMULAE


(continued)
SI system
m  .
 sec x 4OTALPRESSURE ;0A= [  ]
-ECHANICALTOTAL EFlCIENCY m
0OWERINPUT ;WATTS=

English system
FT
min x 4OTALPRESSURE ;IN( = 

[ 
]
-ECHANICALTOTAL EFlCIENCY
(ORSEPOWERINPUT

-ECHANICALEFlCIENCY BASEDONTOTALPRESSUREISAPPLICABLEFORFANSOPERATINGWITHHIGH
OUTLETVELOCITYPRESSURERELATIVETOTHESTATICPRESSURE TYPICALOFCENTRIFUGALFANS

SI system
m
 sec x 3TATICPRESSURE ;0A= [ m. ] 
3TATICEFlCIENCY
0OWERINPUT ;WATTS=

English system
FT
min x 3TATICPRESSURE ;IN( = 

[ 
]
3TATICEFlCIENCY
(ORSEPOWERINPUT

3TATICEFlCIENCY BASEDONSTATICPRESSUREISAPPLICABLETOFANSWITHHIGHSTATICPRESSURE
RELATIVETOTHEVELOCITYPRESSURE3TATICPRESSUREANDSTATICEFlCIENCYAREUSEDMOREOFTEN
THANMECHANICALEFlCIENCYANDTOTALPRESSURE7HENAFANOPERATESAGAINSTNORESISTANCE
THESTATICEFlCIENCYBECOMESZEROANDISMEANINGLESS

AXIAL THRUST 4OTALPRESSURESTATICPRESSURE VELOCITYPRESSURE


6ELOCITYPRESSUREISPROPORTIONALTOAIRVELOCITY

!IRVELOCITY 6 !VERAGEmOWRATE


#ROSSSECTIONALAREA

SI system

6ELOCITYPRESSURE 6 sU [ 0A m


 .
]
m
V= [ sec ]
U$ENSITYOFAIR [ mKg ]


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AXIAL THRUST English system


(continued)
V
6ELOCITYPRESSURE   [in H=
FT
V= [ min ]

SI system
Ss4OTALPRESSUREs&ANDIAMETER 
!XIALTHRUST [ ] ;.=

.
4OTALPRESSURE [ 0A m ]
&ANDIAMETER ;M=

English system
Sss4OTALPRESSUREs&ANDIAMETER 
!XIALTHRUST[ ] ;LBF =


4OTALPRESSURE [in H=

&ANDIAMETER ;FT=

FAN LAWS 4HEPERFORMANCECHARACTERISTICSOFFANSOFALLTYPESFOLLOWCERTAINLAWS WHICHAREUSEFUL


INPREDICTINGTHEEFFECTUPONPERFORMANCEOFCERTAINCHANGESINTHECONDITIONSOF
OPERATION ORTHESIZEOFTHEEQUIPMENTDUETOLIMITATIONSOFSPACE POWER ANDORSPEED
)NTHEFOLLOWINGCATEGORIES 1AIRmOW AND0RESSTATIC VELOCITY ORTOTALPRESSURE4HE
CATEGORIESPERTAININGTOFANSIZEAPPLYONLYTOFANS WHICHAREGEOMETRICALLYSIMILAR
IE THOSEINWHICHALLOFTHEDIMENSIONSAREPROPORTIONALTOSOMELINEARDIMENSION
IDENTIlEDASsize

 6ARIATIONINFANSPEED
#ONSTANTAIRDENSITYn#ONSTANTSYSTEM
A 1 6ARIESASFANSPEED
B 0RES 6ARIESASSQUAREOFFANSPEED
C 0OWER 6ARIESASCUBEOFFANSPEED

 6ARIATIONINFANSIZE
#ONSTANTTIPSPEEDn#ONSTANTAIRDENSITY
#ONSTANTFANPROPORTIONSn&IXEDPOINTOFRATING
A 1 6ARIESASSQUAREOFFANDIAMETER
B 0RES 2EMAINSCONSTANT
C RPM 6ARIESINVERSELYASFANDIAMETER
D 0OWER 6ARIESASSQUAREOFFANDIAMETER

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FAN LAWS (continued)  6ARIATIONINFANSIZE


!TCONSTANTRPMn#ONSTANTAIRDENSITY
#ONSTANTFANPROPORTIONSnlXED0OINTOFRATING
A 1 6ARIESASCUBEOFFANDIAMETER
B 0RES 6ARIESASSQUAREOFFANDIAMETER
C 4IPSPEED 6ARIESASFANDIAMETER
D 0OWER 6ARIESASlFTHPOWEROFDIAMETER

 6ARIATIONINAIRDENSITY2EFERTOAppendix F PAGE
#ONSTANTVOLUMEn#ONSTANTSYSTEM
&IXEDFANSIZEn#ONSTANTFANSPEED
A 1 #ONSTANT
B 0RES 6ARIESASDENSITY3) SPECIlCWEIGHT%NGLISH
C 0OWER 6ARIESASDENSITY3) SPECIlCWEIGHT%NGLISH

 6ARIATIONINAIRDENSITY2EFERTOAppendix F PAGE
#ONSTANTPRESSUREn#ONSTANTSYSTEM
&IXEDFANSIZEn6ARIABLEFANSPEED
A 1 6ARIESINVERSELYASSQUAREROOTOFDENSITY3) SPECIlCWEIGHT%NGLISH
B 0RES #ONSTANT
C RPM 6ARIESINVERSELYASSQUAREROOTOFDENSITY3) SPECIlCWEIGHT%NGLISH
D 0OWER 6ARIESINVERSELYASSQUAREROOTOFDENSITY3) SPECIlCWEIGHT%NGLISH

 6ARIATIONINAIRDENSITY2EFERTOAppendix F PAGE
#ONSTANTWEIGHTOFAIRn#ONSTANTSYSTEM
&IXEDFANSIZEn6ARIABLEFANSPEED
A 1 6ARIESINVERSELYASDENSITY3) SPECIlCWEIGHT%NGLISH
B 0RES 6ARIESINVERSELYASDENSITY3) SPECIlCWEIGHT%NGLISH
C RPM 6ARIESINVERSELYASDENSITY3) SPECIlCWEIGHT%NGLISH
D 0OWER 6ARIESINVERSELYASSQUAREOFDENSITY3) SPECIlCWEIGHT%NGLISH

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FAN LAWS (continued)

Fan laws at a glance


Variation in fan speed Variation in fan size Variation in air density
Fan laws Fan law #1 Fan law #2 Fan law #3 Fan law #4 Fan law #5 Fan law #6
#ONSTANTTIPSPEED #ONSTANTRPM #ONSTANT #ONSTANT #ONSTANTWEIGHT
#ONSTANTAIRDENSITY CONSTANTAIR CONSTANTAIR VOLUME PRESSURE OFAIRCONSTANT
CONSTANTSYSTEM density density CONSTANT CONSTANT system
system system
Parameters
#ONSTANTTIP #ONSTANTFAN &IXEDFANSIZE &IXEDFAN &IXEDFANSIZE
PROPORTIONSlXED PROPORTIONS CONSTANTFAN size & VARIABLEFANSPEED
POINTOFRATING lXEDPOINTOF SPEED VARIABLEFAN
rating SPEED
Q, Air volume, (flow rate) 6ARIESASFANSPEED 6ARIESASSQUAREOF 6ARIESASCUBEOF #ONSTANT Varies Varies inversely as
FANDIAMETER FANDIAMETER inversely as DENSITYORSPECIlC
SQUAREROOT WEIGHT
OFDENSITY
ORSPECIlC
WEIGHT
Pressure 6ARIESASSQUAREOFFAN 2EMAINSCONSTANT 6ARIESASSQUARE Varies as #ONSTANT Varies inversely as
SPEED OFFANDIAMETER DENSITYOR DENSITYORSPECIlC
SPECIlC WEIGHT
WEIGHT
rpm #ONSTANT Varies inversely as #ONSTANT #ONSTANT Varies Varies inversely as
FANDIAMETER inversely as DENSITYORSPECIlC
SQUAREROOT WEIGHT
OFDENSITY
ORSPECIlC
WEIGHT
Power 6ARIESASCUBEOFFAN 6ARIESSQUAREOFFAN 6ARIESASTH Varies as Varies as Varies as inversely
SPEED diameter POWEROF DENSITYOR inversely as ASSQUAREOF
diameter SPECIlC SQUAREROOT DENSITYORSPECIlC
WEIGHT OFDENSITY WEIGHT
ORSPECIlC
WEIGHT
Tip Speed .! .! 6ARIESASFAN .!
diameter

Example 1
!FANDELIVERS CFMATASTATICPRESSUREOFINH/WHENOPERATINGATASPEEDOF
RPMANDREQUIRESANINPUTOFHP)FINTHESAMEINSTALLATION  CFMAREREQUIRED
WHATWILLBETHESPEED STATICPRESSURE ANDPOWER
5SINGFANLAW
3PEED
[  ]RPM
3TATICPRESSURE
[]IN(/
0OWER
[]HP

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FAN LAWS (continued) Example 2


!FANDELIVERS CFMAT²&ANDNORMALBAROMETRICPRESSUREDENSITYLBPER
CUBICFOOT ATASTATICPRESSUREOFIN(/WHENOPERATINGATRPM ANDREQUIRESHP
)FTHEAIRTEMPERATUREISINCREASEDTO²&DENSITYLBPERCUBICFOOT ANDTHE
SPEEDOFTHEFANREMAINSTHESAME WHATWILLBETHESTATICPRESSUREANDPOWER

5SINGFANLAW
3TATICPRESSURE
[]IN(/

0OWER
[]HP

Example 3
)FTHESPEEDOFTHEFANINEXAMPLEISINCREASEDTOPRODUCEASTATICPRESSUREOFIN(/
AT²& ASAT²& WHATWILLBETHESPEED CAPACITY ANDSTATICPOWER

5SINGFANLAW
3PEED
3124[]RPM

#APACITY 
3124[] CFMMEASUREDAT²&

0OWER
3124[]HP

Example 4
)FTHESPEEDOFTHEFANINTHEPREVIOUSEXAMPLESISINCREASEDTODELIVERTHESAMEWEIGHT
OFAIRSAMECOOLINGCAPACITY AT²&ASAT²& WHATWILLBETHESPEED CAPACITY STATIC
PRESSURE ANDPOWER

(EATTRANSFERISDETERMINEDBYTHEMASS ORWEIGHT OFTHEAIRPRESENTEDTOTHEHEAT


EXCHANGER ORRADIATOR

5SINGFANLAW
3PEED
[]RPM

#APACITY 
[] CFMMEASUREDAT&

3TATIC0RESSURE
[]IN(/

0OWER
[]HP

4HEFANLAWSMAYBECOMBINEDTOGIVEOTHEROVERALLVALUES/NEUSEFULCOMBINATIONIS
THEPRODUCTOF,AWSAND WHICHGIVESTHEFOLLOWINGRELATIONSHIPS

x #APACITYmOWRATEOFAIR VARIESASTHERATIOOFSIZECUBED TIMESTHERATIOOFTHERPM


x 0RESSUREVARIESASTHERATIOOFSIZESQUARED TIMESTHERATIOOFTHERPMSQUARED
x 0OWERVARIESASTHERATIOOFTHESIZETOTHElFTHPOWER TIMESTHERATIOOFTHERPM
CUBED

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FAN LAWS (continued) #ENTRIFUGALFANSPRODUCEPRESSUREFROMTWOINDEPENDENTSOURCESFROMTHECENTRIFUGAL


FORCECREATEDBYROTATINGTHEENCLOSEDAIRCOLUMN ANDFROMTHEKINETICENERGYIMPARTED
TOTHEAIRBYVIRTUEOFITSVELOCITYLEAVINGTHEIMPELLER4HEENERGYIMPARTEDTOTHE
AIRDEPENDSONTHEVELOCITIESANDISDEPENDENTONTHECURVATUREOFTHEFANBLADES
4HEREFORE FORFANSWITHFORWARDCURVEDBLADES THEENERGYPERPOUNDOFAIRRISESRAPIDLY
WITHANINCREASEOFAIRDELIVERY&ORFANSWITHBACKWARDCURVEDBLADES THEENERGYPER
POUNDOFAIRMAYDECREASEWITHAIRDELIVERYmOWRATE &ORFANSWITHSTRAIGHTBLADES
THEENERGYPERPOUNDOFAIRISROUGHLYCONSTANT REGARDLESSOFAIRDELIVERYmOWRATE !
UNIQUECHARACTERISTICOFCENTRIFUGALFANSISTHATTHEMAXIMUMPOWERREQUIREDBYTHEFAN
ISFOUNDATMAXIMUMDELIVERY/R OTHERWISESTATED THEMINIMUMPOWERREQUIREDBYTHE
FANISFOUNDATZERODELIVERY ORUNDERSTALLCONDITIONS

!XIAL mOWFANSDEVELOPNONEOFTHEIRSTATICPRESSUREBYCENTRIFUGALFORCEALLOFTHE
STATICPRESSUREISDERIVEDFROMTHECHANGEINVELOCITYINPASSINGTHRUTHEIMPELLERAND
ITSCONVERSIONINTOSTATICPRESSURE4HEYAREINHERENTLYHIGHVELOCITYFANSANDAREVERY
DEPENDENTONTHESHAPEOFTHEBLADE3INCEANYPARTICULARSHAPEOFBLADECANONLYBE
CORRECTFORANARROWRANGEOFCAPACITYATCONSTANTSPEED THEPERFORMANCECURVESFOR
INDIVIDUALFANBLADESHAPESAREUNIQUEANDVARYSIGNIlCANTLYFROMMANUFACTURER TO
MANUFACTURER4OABSORBENERGY THEAIRMUSTBEGIVENATANGENTIALMOTIONINPASSING
THRUTHEIMPELLERASWITHTHECENTRIFUGALFAN THEPRESSURERISESGENERALLYFROMFREE
DELIVERYTONODELIVERY BUTMAYDROPSIGNIlCANTLYWHENTHECAPACITYDECREASESBELOW
ACERTAINVOLUME4HEDROPINPRESSUREISINDICATIVETHATASTALLCONDITIONOCCURSANDTHE
BLADESCEASETOFUNCTIONINTHENORMALMANNER

&ANMANUFACTURERSGENERALLYAGREETHATTHETIPCLEARANCEAROUNDTHEFANSBLADESIS
SIGNIlCANTANDWILLCONTRIBUTETOTHEPERFORMANCE DELIVERY ANDOPERATINGEFlCIENCY
OFTHEFAN,IKEWISE THETYPEOFSHROUDTHATSURROUNDSTHEFAN THEAXIALPOSITIONOF
THEFANWITHINTHESHROUD ANDTHECLEARANCEBETWEENTHELEADINGEDGEOFTHEFANAND
THECOOLERCANCONTRIBUTESIGNIlCANTLYTOTHEPERFORMANCE OPERATINGEFlCIENCY AND
NOISEOFOPERATIONOFTHEFAN4HESYSTEMDESIGNERISADVISEDTOCONSULTWITHBOTHTHE
FANANDCOOLERMANUFACTURERFORTHESESPECIlCDESIGNELEMENTSFORTHESYSTEMUNDER
CONSIDERATION

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FAN DRIVE SIZING Fan drive sizing equations - SI system


EQUATIONS AND
DERIVATIONS 0F2ATEDFANPOWER ;K7=
.R2ATEDFANSPEED ;RPM=
.FR&ANSPEED ;RPM=
K7
#F&ANPOWERCOEFlCIENT [ RPM]

4FRs.FR
0FŁ#Fs.FR Ł  ;K7=

4FR2ATEDFANTORQUE ;.sM=
'0s$MsN tm
4FR ;.sM=
S

'00RESSUREDROPACROSSHYDRAULICMOTOR ;BAR=

Dm Ł-OTORDISPLACEMENT [ cm
rev ]
 
in
$M-OTORDISPLACEMENT [ rev ] s cm cm
in [ rev ]


ntm-OTORMECHANICALEFlCIENCY NODIMENSION

nvm-OTORVOLUMETRICEFlCIENCY NODIMENSION

nVP0UMPVOLUMETRIC%FlCIENCY NODIMENSION

0F'0s.Fs$MsKTM
;K7=
Ss

.Fs$M L
1M sKVM [ min ]

Ss cm
.Fs$M #Fs.F s '0sKTM [ min ]
Ss L
1M #Fs.F s
'0sKTMssKVM
[ min ]
2E ARRANGINGABOVE
'0s$MsKtm
.F —  s#F
 ;RPM=

!NDALSO '0s$MsKtm

1M [ —  s#F


 sKVM ] L
[ min ]
,IKEWISE
 
$M [ .F s s#F
'0sN tm
] [ cm
rev
]
AND

'0 [ #Fs.Fs 


$MsKtm ] ;BAR=
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FAN DRIVE SIZING Fan drive sizing equations - English system


EQUATIONS AND
DERIVATIONS (continued) 0F2ATEDFANPOWER ;HP=
.FR2ATEDFANSPEED ;RPM=
.F&ANSPEED ;RPM=
HP
#F&ANPOWERCOEFlCIENT [ RPM  ]

4FRs.FR
0FŁ#Fs.FR Ł   >KS@

4FR2ATEDFANTORQUE ;LBFsIN=
'0s$MsKtm
4FR ;LBFsIN=
S

'00RESSUREDROPACROSSHYDRAULICMOTOR ;PSID=

in
$M-OTORDISPLACEMENT [ rev ]

cm
-OTOR$ISPLACEMENT [ rev ] in 
Dm Ł cm
 [ in ] 
;rev ]
Ktm-OTORMECHANICALEFlCIENCY NODIMENSION

Kvm-OTORVOLUMETRICEFlCIENCY NODIMENSION

KVP0UMPVOLUMETRICEFlCIENCY NODIMENSION

'0s.Fs$MsKTM
0F
Ss
;HP=
.Fs$M
1M sKVM
;53GALMIN=
Ss  in
.Fs$M #Fs.F s '0sKTM [ min ]
Ss 
1M #Fs.F s '0sKTMssKVM ;53GALMIN=

2E ARRANGINGABOVE
'0s$MsKtm
.F —  s#F
 ;RPM=

!NDALSO '0s$MsKtm

1M [—  s#F


 sKVW ] ;53GALMIN=
,IKEWISE

$M
[ .Fs s#F

'0sKtm ]
[ ]
in
rev

AND

'0
[  s 
#Fs.F
$MsKtm ] ;PSID=

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FAN DRIVE SIZING 4HEREFORE COMPARINGEQUATIONSTHRUONTHEPREVIOUSPAGES FORANYGIVEN


EQUATIONS AND COMBINATIONOFFANCONlGURATIONANDMOTORDISPLACEMENT THEREISAUNIQUERELATIONSHIP
DERIVATIONS (continued) BETWEENSYSTEMPRESSURE MOTORmOW ANDMOTORSPEED

HYDRAULIC SYSTEM /NEAPPLICATIONOFTHESIZINGEQUATIONSISTOUSETHEMTORELATETHEFANSPEEDPRESSURE


COMPARISONS RELATIONSHIPFROMONECONDITIONTOANOTHER

SI system English system

&ROMEQUATION &ROMEQUATION
'0s$MsK '0s$MsK
.F = [  s#F ]
tm
.F = [  s#F ]
tm

4HEREFOREATCONDITION 4HEREFOREATCONDITION
'0 s$MsK '0 s$MsK
.F = [  s#F

]
tm
.F = [  s#F

]
tm

ANDATCONDITION ANDATCONDITION
'0 s$MsK '0s$MsKtm
.F = [  s#F
 tm
] .F = [  s#F ]
4HEN 4HEN
 
.F '0 .F '0
= '0   = '0 
.F
 .F


'0 '0
.F.Fs — '0  .F.Fs — '0 

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HYDRAULIC SYSTEM )FTHETHEORETICALTRIMPRESSUREISPSIDATAFANSPEEDOFRPM WHATISTHEFAN


COMPARISONS SPEEDATAMINIMUMSTANDBYPRESSUREOFPSID
(continued)
'0
.F.Fs — '0 


.F s — 
RPM

)FTHEMINIMUMSTANDBYPRESSURESUDDENLYCHANGESFROMPSID TOPSID DUETO


THEEXTERNALCIRCUIT WHATISTHERESULTINGFANSPEED

'0
.F.Fs — '0 


.F s —  RPM

4HEGRAPHBELOWILLUSTRATESTHISQUADRATICRELATIONSHIPBETWEENFANSYSTEMDELTA
PRESSUREANDFANSPEED4HEGRAPHISNORMALIZEDBYDIVIDINGTHEINDIVIDUALOPERATING
PARAMETERSOFPRESSUREANDSPEEDBYTHETRIMPRESSUREANDTRIMSPEEDOFTHEFANSOTHAT
THECURVEISREPRESENTATIVEOFALLFANSYSTEMS#ONSEQUENTLY THECURVECONVERGESONTHE
COORDINATESOF  FORBOTHTHEFANPRESSURERATIOANDTHEFANSPEEDRATIO

Pressure ratio vs fan speed ratio Power ratio vs fan speed ratio
2.0000
2.0000
Fan pressure ra tio, (dimensionless)

1.8000
Fan power ra tio (dimensionless)

1.8000
y=x2
1.6000 3
1.6000 y=x
1.4000
1.4000
1.2000
1.2000
1.0000 Press. Ratio
1.0000 Power Ratio
0.8000
0.8000
0.6000
0.6000
0.4000
0.4000
0.2000
0.2000
0.0000
0.0000 0.2000 0.4000 0.6000 0.8000 1.0000 1.2000 1.4000 1.6000 0.0000
0.0000 0.2000 0.4000 0.6000 0.8000 1.0000 1.2000 1.4000 1.6000
Fan speed ratio (dimensionless) P106 119E
P106 120E
Fan speed ratio (dimensionless)

/NEXAMINATIONOFTHECURVE ONECANSEE

x 4OINCREASEFANSPEEDABOVETHETRIMSPEEDWEWOULDNEEDTOINCREASETHE
DELTAPRESSUREACROSSTHEMOTORBY

x 4OREDUCEFANSPEEDBELOWOFTHETRIMSPEEDWEWOULDNEEDTOREDUCETHE
DELTAPRESSUREACROSSTHEMOTORBYMORETHAN

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!PPENDIX# &ANDRIVESIZINGEQUATIONS USINGVARIABLE
DISPLACEMENTMOTORS

HYDRAULIC 3OMESYSTEMSMAYREQUIREADDITIONALCOOLINGWHENTHEENGINEISATTHELOWIDLE
SYSTEMS WITH 2 SPEED!SYSTEMWITHAlXEDDISPLACEMENTMOTORMAYREQUIREADDITIONALPUMPmOWTO
POSITION, VARIABLE ACCOMPLISHTHIS)FTHEPUMPmOWISLIMITED THEREISTHEPOSSIBILITYOFPROVIDINGADDITIONAL
DISPLACEMENT MOTORS, COOLINGBYUTILIZINGAVARIABLEDISPLACEMENTMOTORINTHEHYDRAULICCIRCUIT&ORNORMAL
EQUATIONS AND OPERATION THEVARIABLEDISPLACEMENTMOTORISHELDINTHEMAXIMUMDISPLACEMENT
DERIVATIONS POSITIONINORDERTOMINIMIZETHEOPERATINGPRESSUREFORANYGIVENCOOLINGREQUIREMENT
"UT WHENTHEENGINEISATTHELOWIDLESPEED THECONTROLSYSTEMCANCOMMANDTHE
MOTORTOITSMINIMUMDISPLACEMENTPOSITIONTOTAKEFULLADVANTAGEOFTHEmOWTHATIS
AVAILABLEFROMTHEPUMP)NBOTHCONDITIONS THEFANSPEEDISMODULATEDINRESPONSETO
THETEMPERATUREOFTHECOOLANTTOSATISFYTHECOOLINGNEEDSOFTHESYSTEM

)FYOUWOULDLIKETODETERMINETHEOPTIMUMMINIMUMDISPLACEMENTFORAVARIABLEMOTOR
WHICHWOULDPROVIDETHEMAXIMUMFANSPEEDWHEN THEENGINESPEEDISATLOWIDLEAND
THESYSTEMPRESSUREISATTHETRIMPRESSURESETTING

4HEFOLLOWINGANALYSISASSUMESTHATTHEBYPASSmOWAROUNDTHEMOTORISZERO

SI system

!SSUME1M1P

.Fs$M
= .Ps$PsKVP
Kvm

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tm

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DISPLACEMENTMOTORS

HYDRAULIC English system


SYSTEMS WITH 2
POSITION, VARIABLE !SSUME1M1P
DISPLACEMENT
MOTORS, EQUATIONS .Fs$M
= .Ps$PsKVP
Kvm
AND DERIVATIONS
(continued) 4HEREFORE
.Fs$PsKVPsKvm .Es2 s$PsKVPsKvm
.F [ Dm
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MAXIMUMFORTHEGIVENPUMPmOWATENGINEIDLEANDATTHESYSTEMSTRIMPRESSURE
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DISPLACEMENTFORTHEVARIABLEDISPLACEMENTMOTOR#ONSULTYOUR3AUER $ANFOSS
REPRESENTATIVEFORASSISTANCE

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DISPLACEMENTMOTORS

SPREADSHEET Spreadsheet calculator tool (example)


TO CALCULATE Rated fan power, hp  )NPUTDATAonlyINCELLSWITHBLUEFONT
OPTIMUM MINIMUM /PTIMUMDISPL )N>REV CCREV
DISPLACEMENT FOR Rated fan speed, rpm  Dm =  
TWO POSITION VARIABLE
Desired fan trim speed,
MOTOR 
rpm
Trim pressure, Psig 
Motor displ., cc/rev 
Motor torque eff 
Cf = hp_fan/Nf^3 % 
Engine idle speed, rpm 
Engine: pump ratio, _:1 
Pump displ, cc/rev 
Pump displ, In^3/rev 
Motor vol eff 
Pump vol eff 

4HISRELATIONSHIPISILLUSTRATEDINTHEGRAPHBELOW

x 4HECURVEDESCRIBEDBYTHESQUAREDATAPOINTSREPRESENTSTHESPEEDOFTHEMOTOR
SHAFTASAFUNCTIONOFMOTORDISPLACEMENTWHENTHEPUMPSDISPLACEMENTIS
CONSTANT ANDTHEPUMPSINPUTSPEEDISATTHEENGINEIDLESPEED

x 4HECURVEDESCRIBEDBYTHETRIANGULARDATAPOINTSREPRESENTSTHESPEEDOFTHEMOTOR
SHAFTASAFUNCTIONOFTHEFANPOWERCOEFlCIENT THETRIMPRESSUREANDTHEMOTORS
DISPLACEMENT

x &ORTHESYSTEMPARAMETERSTHATHAVEBEENCHOSEN THEOPTIMUMMINIMUMMOTOR
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CURVES

Variable motor shaft speed vs. displacement


5000
Free shaft speed at eng. idle, RPM
4500

4000 Fan trim speed at max trim press, RPM

Fan speed for fan motor operating


Motor shaft speed, ( rp m )

3500 Optimum minimum displacement


at optimum displacement with the for variable motor is defined at the
3000 pump speed at engine idle. intersection of the two curves.
2500

2000

1500

1000
Fan speed for fan motor operating at maximum
500
displacement with the pump speed at engine idle.
0
44 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8
Motor displacement, cm³/rev
P106 121E

Fan rated power = 40 hp


Ran rated speed = 2400 rpm

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!PPENDIX$ 0RESSURECHANGEDUETOTRANSIENTmOWINAPASSAGE

PRESSURE CHANGE DUE Flow passage


TO TRANSIENT FLOW IN A
A PASSAGE, EQUATIONS
AND DERIVATIONS d

P1 P106 118E P2
Definitions
'P = (P1 – P2), psid 2EQUIREDPRESSURETOACHIEVEmUIDACCELERATION A
a , in/sec2 &LUIDACCELERATIONIN,LENGTHOFCONDUIT
L = 1 ft ,ENGTHOFCONDUIT
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m, lbf-sec2/in4 &LUIDMASSWITHINTHE,LENGTHOFCONDUIT
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16s! &LOWRATE
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t 4IMEINTERVAL SECONDS
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t
s6

'0s!UFs  ,s! s 1
t !

'0UFs  ,s1
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!PPENDIX$ 0RESSURECHANGEDUETOTRANSIENTmOWINAPASSAGE

PRESSURE CHANGE DUE THEREFORE


TO TRANSIENT FLOW IN
A PASSAGE, EQUATIONS SI system English system
AND DERIVATIONS
BAR
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L
3's1

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L
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 s  TsD [ meter ] WHEN
L

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DDIAMETER ;MM= !IN


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ALSO '0 %  s  3's$
d
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t
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in
DDIAMETER ;MM= $DISPLACEMENT [ rev ]
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L
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d [ meter ]
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DDIAMETER ;MM=
cm
$DISPLACEMENT [ 2EV ]
a = '. AVERAGEACCELERATION
t
[ RPM
sec ]

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!PPENDIX% )NmUENCEOFBYPASSVALVEPRESSUREDROP

INFLUENCE OF BYPASS )NAPPLICATIONSWHERETHESYSTEMISSIZEDCLOSETOTHEMAXIMUMLIMITSOFFANSPEED


VALVE PRESSURE DROP MOTORSPEED ORCOMPONENTPRESSURERATINGS ITMAYBENECESSARYTODETERMINETHE
ON FAN TRIM SPEED, IN INmUENCEOFTHEBYPASSVALVESPRESSURE mOWCHARACTERISTICSONTHESYSTEM)NATYPICAL
APPLICATIONS USING CIRCUIT THEREWILLBEARISEINPRESSUREACROSSACOMPONENTWITHANINCREASEINmOW4HISIS
FIXED DISPLACEMENT NORMAL ANDTHESYSTEMSDESIGNERISENCOURAGEDTOCHECKWHETHERTHISCHARACTERISTICWILL
PUMPS, EQUATIONS AND HAVEANADVERSEEFFECTONTHESYSTEMANDITSCOMPONENTS
DERIVATIONS
)NTHISSECTION WEWILLDETERMINETHEEFFECTOFTHEpressure rise with flowCHARACTERISTIC
OFTHEBYPASSVALVEONTHECHANGEINTRIMSPEEDOFTHEFANANDTHETRIMPRESSUREACROSS
THEHYDRAULICMOTOR)NMOSTPRESSUREREGULATINGVALVESTHEREISARANGEOFmOWSWHERE
THEPRESSURERISEISEITHERLINEAR ORNEARLYLINEAR WITHINCREASESINmOW4HISISILLUSTRATED
BELOWFORTHEELECTRO HYDRAULICPROPORTIONALPRESSURECONTROLTHATISINTEGRATEDINTOTHE
REARCOVERSOFTHE3 $3.-9 3.-9 3'-9AND3'-9FANDRIVEMOTORS!DJACENTTO
EACHOFTHECHARACTERISTICCURVESISACOEFlCIENT WHICHISTHENOMINALSLOPEOFEACHCURVE
7ITHTHISCOEFlCIENTANDOTHERSYSTEMPARAMETERSTHATISDESCRIBEDBELOWTHESYSTEM
DESIGNERCANDETERMINETHECHANGEINTRIMSPEEDANDTRIMPRESSUREWITHINCREASESIN
ENGINESPEEDABOVETHEengine set pointTHATWEHAVESELECTED

&ORTHEPURPOSESOFTHISDERIVATION THEBASICMODULATINGFANDRIVECIRCUITMAYBE
SIMPLIlEDASSHOWNBELOW

Basic modulating fan drive circuit


PV = PV0 + PV

Pilot
Supply Tank
Return QV +  V
Motor Motor
Inlet Outlet
Q  + 
Motor
Drain
P +  
QM + M

P103 122E
PM = PM0 + PM
P106 123E

!SCANBESEENINTHESIMPLIlEDSCHEMATIC ALLOFTHEPUMPmOW 16GOESTHRUEITHERTHE


BYPASSVALVE 1V ORTHEFANMOTOR 1M!TTHEINITIALCONDITIONFOROURDERIVATION THEmOW
THRUTHEBYPASSVALVEISZEROANDALLOFTHEPUMPmOWISPASSINGTHRUTHEMOTOR4HISIS
THEtrim point WHENTHEENGINEISATTHEENGINESETPOINT!BOVETHISPOINT APORTIONOF
THEmOWWILLPASSTHRUTHEMOTORANDTHEREMAININGmOWWILLPASSTHRUTHEBYPASSVALVE
4HEPROPORTIONOFTHEmOWGOINGTHRUEACHWILLBEDETERMINEDBYTHEPRESSURE mOW
CHARACTERISTICSOFTHEVALVEANDTHEPRESSURE mOWRELATIONSHIPOFTHEMOTOR FANTHATIS
DETERMINEDBYTHEFANLAWS

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!PPENDIX% )NmUENCEOFBYPASSVALVEPRESSUREDROP

INFLUENCE OF BYPASS 4HISISDESCRIBEDINTHEDERIVATION BELOW


VALVE PRESSURE
G1
DROP, EQUATIONS 1616 1- +PsG16 = 1 M s[0 +Ps1-]
-
AND DERIVATIONS +PsG1 s1-
(continued) 16 G16 16 G1V 1- G1M 4HEN G10 = [ 0 +Ps1
6
]  -

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 -

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1- 0 ] THRUTHEMOTORATTHEENGINESETPOINT
1- THEMOTORDISPLACEMENT $M THE
G0m Ł G0V THEREFORE INITIALTRIMPRESSURE 0 ANDTHEBYPASS

VALVESmOW PRESSURECOEFlCIENT +PTHEN
G0V 0s [1 G1M
-
1-  WECANDETERMINETHEINCREASEINFAN
SPEED G.0 ABOVETHETHEORETICALTRIM

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G0V
0
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M
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 ] -
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-
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-
 G1
1 ]
M

-
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4HISISVALIDFORG1M”sG1-
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0
V
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flow
 -

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δQV
δQΣ

4HEREFORE δQM

QP
+P
G16 G1M  G1
1

Engine trim speed

M
0 -/
QM0
%XPANDING

+PsG160s[   G1
1 ]
+PsG10
M

- NP =  Ne
P106 139E

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INFLUENCE OF BYPASS Pressure vs. flow diagram Group 2 motors for valve identification
VALVE PRESSURE 270
DROP, EQUATIONS
260
AND DERIVATIONS
(continued) 250
240
230
.00
220
PY =1
210 K
200
= 1.00
190 KPW
0.93
Pressure (bar)

180
U =
170
KP
7
160 S = 0.81
KP
150
0.67
140 KPQ =
Δ

130
0.58
120 KPO =
110
0.53
100 KPM =
90 .52
80 KP I = 0
70
60
KPF = 0.38
50
40
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Bypass Flow (l/min) P106 124E

Y W U ETC 2EFERTOELECTRO HYDRAULICPROPORTIONALVALVENOMENCLATURECODEIN


520L0824 Hydraulic Fan Drive Systems Technical Information

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!PPENDIX% )NmUENCEOFBYPASSVALVEPRESSUREDROP

INFLUENCE OF BYPASS Pressure vs. flow diagram Group 3 motors for valve identification
VALVE PRESSURE 270
DROP, EQUATIONS 260
AND DERIVATIONS 250
(continued)
240
230
220
210
0.475
200 KPW =
190
0.400
180
KPU =
Pressure (bar)

170 .375
KPS = 0
160
50
KPQ = 0.2
150
140
13
130 KPO = 0.2
120
3
110 KPM = 0.21
100
90 KPI = 0.200
80
70
60 KPF = 0.125
50
40
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
P106 125E
Bypass Flow (l/min)

Y W U ETC 2EFERTOELECTRO HYDRAULICPROPORTIONALVALVENOMENCLATURECODEIN


520L0824 Hydraulic Fan Drive Systems Technical Information.

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!PPENDIX& )NmUENCEOFTEMPERATURE PRESSUREANDRELATIVE
HUMIDITYONSPECIlCWEIGHTOFAIR


INFLUENCE OF Qs [  4 ]s[ 0 s2(s0VS
 ]
TEMPERATURE,
PRESSURE AND RELATIVE 7HERE
HUMIDITY ON SPECIFIC Q 3PECIlC7EIGHTOF!IR LBFFT
WEIGHT OF AIR 0 3TANDARD"AROMETRIC0RESSURE IN(G
2( 2ELATIVE(UMIDITY 
0VS3ATURATION7ATER 6APOR0RESSURE IN(G
4 4EMPERATURE ²&
( !LTITUDE FT

3TANDARDBAROMETRICPRESSUREVARIESWITHALTITUDE

0%  ( %  (  )N(G

!CCURATEWITHIN  )N(GFROM TOFT

Saturated water vapor pressure vs ambient temperature, ºF


5
Saturated vapor pressure, In. Hg

0
0 50 100 150
Ambient t emperature, ºF P106 155E

Y% X X X 

2

Temperature, vs pressure (in. Hg)


Temp., ºF Pvs, in. Hg Temp., ºF Pvs, in. Hg Temp., ºF Pvs, in. Hg Temp., ºF Pvs, in. Hg Temp., ºF Pvs, in. Hg
         
         
         
         
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!PPENDIX& )NmUENCEOF!LTITUDEON!TMOSPHERIC0RESSURE

INFLUENCE OF ALTITUDE Atmospheric Properties:


ON ATMOSPHERIC Altitude Atmospheric Absolute pressure Absolute pressure
PRESSURE pressure, Psia Inches Mercury millimeters Mercury
Meters Feet @ 32 deg F
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

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!PPENDIX& )NmUENCEOFGENERICALTITUDEONATMOSPHERICPRESSURE
!PPENDIX& )NmUENCEOFGENERICALTITUDEONATMOSPHERIC
PRESSURE

INFLUENCE OF Atmospheric pressure vs altitude


GENERIC ALTITUDE ON 35
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE

30
Atmospheric pressure, In. Hg.
Ex
po
25 Pr nen
es t
su ial (P
re
In. ressu
Hg re
. In .H
20 g.)

y = 30.262e-4E-05x
R2 = 0.999
15

10

0
0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000

Altitude, ft P106 154E

Data showing atmospheric pressure vs altitude


Data from ASHRAE Guide: Calculated Error = calculated - given
pressure pressure
in. Hg in. Hg
Altitude, ft. Pressure in. Hg
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

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!PPENDIX' )NmUENCEOFREVERSEDFANROTATIONONSYSTEM
PERFORMANCE
INFLUENCE OF REVERSED )NAPPLICATIONSWHEREITISNECESSARYTOCHANGETHEDIRECTIONOFFANROTATION MOST
FAN ROTATION ON FANSWILLHAVEREDUCEDPERFORMANCE3OMEFANSAREDESIGNEDFOREQUAL ORSIMILAR
SYSTEM PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCEINTHEREVERSEDIRECTION BUTTHISISNOTTYPICALOFMANYAXIALmOWFANS
THATAREINSTALLEDINVEHICLESTODAY3OMEFANBLADEDESIGNSHAVESIGNIlCANTLYDIFFERENT
EFlCIENCIESDEPENDINGONTHEIRDIRECTIONOFROTATIONANDPITCHANGLEANGLEOFATTACK )N
THISINSTANCE WEREUSINGTHETERMhEFlCIENCYvTOINDICATETHATTHEFANDOESNOTPRODUCE
THESAMEAMOUNTOFAIRmOWATTHESAMESPEEDANDORITREQUIRESMOREPOWERTO
PRODUCETHESAMEAMOUNTOFAIRmOWASINTHEFORWARDDIRECTIONOFROTATION

4HECOOLINGSYSTEMDESIGNERISENCOURAGEDTOCONSULTWITHTHEIRFANSUPPLIERFOR
PERFORMANCECHARACTERISTICSSPECIlCTOTHEIRFANBASEDONTHESPEEDOFOPERATION
STATICPRESSUREDROP ANDDIRECTIONOFROTATION5SINGTHISINFORMATION ITISPOSSIBLE
TOVALIDATEWHETHERTHEFANWILLMEETTHESPECIlCNEEDSOFTHECOOLINGSYSTEM'IVEN
THISINFORMATION THESYSTEMDESIGNERCANINVESTIGATETHEEFFECTOFTHESECHANGESAND
DETERMINEIFCORRECTIVEACTIONSNEEDTOBEINTRODUCED

4HEFOLLOWINGISAGUIDETOSOMEOFTHECHARACTERISTICSTHATONECOULDENCOUNTERWHEN
REVERSINGTHEDIRECTIONOFAFAN&ORTHESEPURPOSES THEFANISASSUMEDTOBEOPERATING
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THECOOLERWHENINTHEFORWARDDIRECTION

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!PPENDIX' )NmUENCEOFREVERSEDFANROTATIONONSYSTEM
PERFORMANCE
Baseline: Fan operating in Forward Direction at 2600 RPM

Static Pressure [Pa] Power [Kw]


4000 80

3500 60
2
3000 40
35°
2500 20

2000 0

1500

1000

500
35°
0
0 5 10 15 20 25
Airflow [m3/s] P108 353E

 4HE&LOW2ATEFORAGIVENFANSPEEDISDETERMINEDBYTHEINTERSECTIONOFTHE&ANS
&LOW3TATIC 0RESSURE#URVEFORTHATSPEEDANDTHE#OOLERS2ESISTANCE0RESSUREVS
!IRmOWCHARACTERISTICCURVE

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DIRECTLYABOVETHISINTERSECTIONPOINTONTHE&AN&LOW2ATEVS&AN0OWER#URVEAT
CONSTANT20-4HEMAGNITUDEOFTHEFANPOWERISDETERMINEDBYTHESECONDARY
9 !XISINTHEUPPERRIGHTHANDCORNEROFTHEGRAPH

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!PPENDIX' )NmUENCEOFREVERSEDFANROTATIONONSYSTEM
PERFORMANCE
Condition 1: Fan operating in Reverse Direction at 2600 RPM


   
 
4000 80

3500 60

35°
3000 40

35°
2500 20

2000 0

1500

1000 

500
35°
35°
0
0 5 10 15 20 25
 
P108 354E

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FANAT20-INTHEFORWARDDIRECTIONOFROTATION3INCETHEAIRmOWRATEISLESS
THESTATICPRESSUREACROSSTHECOOLERISALSOREDUCED

 4HEPOWERREQUIREDTOTURNTHEFANATTHESAMESPEED BUTINREVERSEDIRECTION ISLESS


THANTHATREQUIREDINTHEFORWARDDIRECTIONOFROTATION4HEFANISPRODUCINGLESSmOW
ATALOWERSTATICPRESSURETHUSALOWERPOWERREQUIREMENT

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Condition 2: Fan operating in Reverse Direction at approximately the same input power level
(by increasing the fan speed in reverse)

Static Pressure [Pa] Power [Kw]


4000 80

3500 60
6
35°
3000 40

35°
2500 20

2000 0

1500

5
1000

500

35° 35°
0
0 5 10 15 20 25
Airflow [m3/s] P108 355E

 4HEFANISPRODUCINGLESSmOW EVENTHOUGHTHEFANSPEEDISNOW20-INTHE


REVERSEDIRECTIONOFROTATION

 4HEPOWERREQUIREDTOTURNTHEFANAT20- INREVERSEDIRECTION IS


APPROXIMATELYTHESAMEASTHATREQUIREDTOTURNTHEFANAT20-INTHEFORWARD
DIRECTIONOFROTATION4HEFANISSTILLPRODUCINGLESSmOWATALOWERSTATICPRESSURE
&ANEFlCIENCYISREDUCEDINTHEREVERSEDIRECTION

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Condition 3: Fan operating in Reverse Direction at approximately the same flow rate (by
increasing the fan speed in reverse)


   
 
4000 80

3500 60
35°
3000 40
35°
2500 20

2000 0

1500

1000

500

35°
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0 5 10 15 20 25
 
P108 356E

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NOW20-INTHEREVERSEDIRECTIONOFROTATION

 4HEFANREQUIRESMOREPOWERATTHESAMEmOWRATEANDSTATICPRESSURE BECAUSETHE


FANISLESSEFlCIENTINTHEREVERSEDIRECTIONOFROTATION

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System Response to Reversed Fan Rotation:

Fan Power as a Function of Ambient Temperature

-5 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125


100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
-20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50

P108 357E

s h#OOLING%FFECTIVENESSvISPROPORTIONALTOTHECOOLINGCAPACITYOFTHECOOLERIE
THERATIOISGREATERTHANONEWHENTHEACTUAL!MBIENT4EMPERATUREISLESSTHANTHE
ORIGINALDESIGN-AXIMUM!MBIENT4EMPERATURE3YSTEM$ESIGN4EMPERATURE 
7HENTHERATIOISGREATERTHAN THECOOLERWILLNOTREQUIREASMUCHAIRmOWTO
SATISFYTHECOOLINGNEEDSOFTHESYSTEM4HEREFORE THE&AN0OWERREQUIREMENTWILL
BELESSTHANATTHEhDESIGNvMAXIMUMAMBIENTTEMPERATURE

s !TTHEhDESIGNv-AXIMUM!MBIENT4EMPERATURE REDUCINGTHEAIRmOWRATETHRUTHE
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ASSUCH THETWOCONCEPTSMAYBEEQUATED

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4HENEWhT Actual AmbvTEMPERATUREWILLBELOWERTHANTHEORIGINAL$ESIGN-AXIMUM


!MBIENT4EMPERATURE

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Derivation:

Heat Rejec tion Actual = m& Actual * Cp * (TCoolant − TActual Amb )


and
Heat Rejec tion Maximum = m& Maximum * Cp * (TCoolant − TMaximum Actual Ambient )
⎛ Heat Rejec tion Actual ⎞ ⎛ QActual * (TCoolant − TActual Amb ) ⎞
⎜⎜ ⎟⎟ = ⎜⎜ ⎟⎟
⎝ Heat Rejec tion Maximum ⎠ ⎝ QMaximum * (TCoolant − TMaximum Actual Ambient )⎠
IF
⎛ Heat Rejec tion Actual ⎞
⎜⎜ ⎟⎟ ≡ 1.0, and QActual ≤ QMaximum
⎝ Heat Rejec tion Maximum ⎠
then
⎛ QActual ⎞
⎜⎜ ⎟⎟ ≤ 1.0, and
⎝ QMaximum ⎠
⎛ TCoolant − TActualAmb ⎞
⎜⎜ ⎟⎟must be ≥ 1.0, therefore the new T must be ≤ TMaxAmbient
⎝ TCoolant − TMaxAmbient ⎠
ActualAmb in Rev

Let :
⎛ QActual ⎞ ⎛ Flow at 2600 RPM Reverse ⎞
⎜⎜ ⎟⎟ = 0.8424 = ⎜ ⎟
⎝ QMaximum ⎠ ⎝ Flow at 2600 RPM Forward ⎠
And Let :
⎛ Heat Rejec tion Actual ⎞
⎜⎜ ⎟⎟ ≡ 1.0,
⎝ Heat Rejec tion Maximum ⎠
TCoolant = 100º C
TMaxAmbient = 50º C

Therefore,
⎛ ⎞
(TCoolant − TMaximum Actual Ambient )* ⎜⎜ QMaximum ⎟⎟ = (TCoolant − TNew Actual Amb in Rev )
⎝ QActual ⎠
⎛ 1 ⎞ ⎛ 1 ⎞
TNew Actual Amb in Rev = ⎜ ⎟ * 100º C − ⎜ − 1⎟(100º C − 50º C ) = 40.65º C
⎝ 0.8424 ⎠ ⎝ 0.8424 ⎠

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Suggested Guidelines for Reversing Fan Drive Systems:

)&THEDESIREISTOKEEPTHEfan speedINTHEREVERSEDIRECTIONTHESAMEASINTHEFORWARD
DIRECTION

4HISWILLOCCURAUTOMATICALLY )&THEFANDRIVESYSTEMISmOWLIMITEDBYPUMPSPEED OR


DISPLACEMENTBUTNOT)&THESYSTEMISPRESSURELIMITED

s 4HEHEATREJECTEDBYTHECOOLINGSYSTEMWILLBELESSTHANINTHEFORWARDDIRECTIONOF
ROTATION
s 4HEPOWERTODRIVETHEFANINREVERSEWILLBELESSTHANINTHEFORWARDDIRECTION
s 4HE4ORQUETOTURNTHEFAN ANDTHEREFORETHEDELTAPRESSUREACROSSTHEHYDRAULIC
MOTOR WILLBEPROPORTIONALTOTHEPOWERRATIO SINCETHEFANSPEEDISTHESAME

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DIRECTION
s 4HE(EAT2EJECTIONBYTHESYSTEMWILLSTILLBELESSTHANINTHEFORWARDDIRECTION BUT
BETTERTHANWHENMAINTAININGCONSTANTFANSPEED (2È3PEED2ATIO
s 4HEFANSPEEDINREVERSEWILLBEGREATERTHANINTHEFORWARDDIRECTION4HE4ORQUETO
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0OWERTOTURNTHEFANISTHESAME BUTTHESPEEDISGREATER
s 4HISCONDITIONMAYDElNETHEMAXIMUMPUMPDISPLACEMENTORSPEEDREQUIREDTO
SATISFYTHEmOWREQUIREMENTSOFTHEFANSYSTEM SINCETHEmOWREQUIREDTOROTATETHE
FANWILLBELARGERINTHEREVERSEDIRECTIONTHANINTHEFORWARDDIRECTION
s "ESURETOVALIDATETHESECONDITIONSWITHTHEFANSUPPLIER4HENEWSPEED
REQUIREMENTMAYEXCEEDTHEMAXIMUMSPEEDLIMIT

4IPSPEEDISPROPORTIONALTOTHEFANROTATIONALSPEEDANDINTERNALSTRESSESINTHEFANARE
PROPORTIONALTOTHESQUAREOFTHEFANSPEED

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FORWARDDIRECTION
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s 4HE0OWERREQUIREDTOROTATETHEFANINTHEREVERSEDIRECTIONWILLBEGREATERTHAN
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4IPSPEEDISPROPORTIONALTOTHEFANROTATIONALSPEEDANDINTERNALSTRESSESINTHEFANARE
PROPORTIONALTOTHESQUAREOFTHEFANSPEED

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Performance Summary: (For Reference Only)

Refer to performance curves in previous graphs

P108 359E

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REVERSEDFANROTATION
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