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PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 SUMMARY
.1 Section Includes:
.2 Refer to Common work result for HVAC: section 23 05 00
1.2 scope
.1 Provide fans of type, size and performance as shown.
1.3 SHOP DRAWINGS AND PRODUCT DATA
.1 Submit shop drawings showing outline dimensions, motor mounting details, inlet and outlet
connection details, motor characteristics, drive arrangement and weight.
.2 Submit certified performance curves for each fan showing efficiency, static pressure and power input
as KW (brake horsepower) from shut-off to free delivery through scheduled point of rating[][ and for
fan rpm, 15% above and 15% below this curve].

.3 Submit certified sound power data for supply, return and exhaust fans rated at more than 4000 CFM (
2 m3 / s
.4 Where fan is equipped with motor over 10 hp (7.5 kW), driven with more than three belts, and is
specified to have variable frequency drive (VFD), select motor, fixed pulleys, and belt drive for
power and rotational speed at 115% of fan rpm at point of rating.
1.4 REFERENCE STANDARDS
.1 Fan ratings:
PART 2 - Established by tests performed in accordance with AMCA 210, (ASHRAE
51) Laboratory Methods of Testing Fans for Aerodynamic Performance Rating.
.2 Sound ratings;

.1 Taken from tests performed in accordance with

PART 3 - AMCA 300, Reverberant Room Method for Sound Testing of Fans,
PART 4 - AMCA 320, Laboratory Methods of Sound Testing Fans Using
Sound Intensity, or
PART 5 - AMCA 330, Laboratory Method of Testing to determine Sound
Power in a Duct,
.3 And presented using

.1 AMCA 301, Methods of Calculating Fan Sound Ratings from Laboratory

Test Data.
.4 Construct fans to conform to AMCA 99, Standards Handbook.
.5 Fan class to conform to AMCA 99-2408, Operating Limits for Centrifugal Fans.
PART 6 - PRODUCTS
PART 7 - general
PART 8 - Space allocation, motor sizes, base details, connection arrangements and performance are based on
fan equipment by manufacturers as shown in schedules.
PART 9 - Fans:
PART 10 - Labelled with Air Performance, or Sound and Air Performance AMCA
Certified Rating Seals
PART 11 - Of same manufacture for similar applications, but may be chosen from other
manufacturers' product lines for other different applications.
PART 12 - Selected from manufacturer's catalogued range of standard products.
PART 13 - Standard of Acceptance
PART 14 - New York Blower (Northern Industrial Supply)
PART 15 - Barry Blower (HTS)
PART 16 - Bayley Fans (ASL)
PART 17 - Chicago Blower (JAT Environmental)
PART 18 - CML Northern Blower
PART 19 - Trane
PART 20 - Aeroflo
PART 21 - Penn (Don Park)
PART 22 - Greenheck (E.H.Price)
PART 23 - Loren Cook (HTS)

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PART 24 - Twin City (EFI)

PART 25 - Industrial Air (Markham Engineering)
PART 26 - Woods (HTS)]
PART 27 - Carnes (Airex)
PART 28 - Acme (Nailor)]
PART 29 - SELECTION CRITERIA
PART 30 - Select fan size, operating rpm and rating point on stable part of head flow curve with smooth
characteristics.
PART 31 - CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
PART 32 - Fans:
PART 33 - Statically and dynamically balanced
PART 34 - Running at least 20% below first critical speed when operating at maximum
speed for class of construction,
PART 35 - Interior and exterior surfaces manufactured from steel factory cleaned and
primed to CGBS 1-GP-181M+ Amdt-Mar-78
PART 36 - Surfaces contacting airstream (zinc-coated)
PART 37 - Fan bearings:
PART 38 - Grease lubricated self-aligning ball or roller type with oil retaining, dust
excluding seals,
PART 39 - Cartridge type for shafts less than 1 7/16 in (37 mm) diameter,
PART 40 - Shaft adapter sleeves with horizontally split pillow blocks and mechanical
flinger type grease valves for shafts 1 - 7/16 in (37 mm) diameter or larger,
PART 41 - Interference fit rather than adapter sleeve type on shafts 2 - 3/16 in (56 mm)
and larger
PART 42 - Furnished with drain plugs,
PART 43 - Fitted with extended grease lubricating lines where access is restricted,
PART 44 - Packed with grease at factory,
PART 45 - Chosen for 125% of rotational speed at point of selection for 200,000 hour
service life in accordance with ABMA L-10 life standard and ANSI B3.15 for ball
bearings and ANSI B3.16 for roller bearings.
PART 46 - Fan configuration (unless shown or noted otherwise):
PART 47 - Arrangement #1 or #2 for single inlet, single width, belt driven fans up to
and including 36” (915 mm ) in wheel diameter.
PART 48 - Arrangement #3 for belt driven single inlet fans with wheel diameter larger
than 36” in (915 mm) diameter and belt driven double inlet fans.
PART 49 - Arrangement #3 for plenum (plug) fans.
PART 50 - Arrangement #10 for utility sets.
PART 51 - Arrangement #8 for direct connected single inlet centrifugal fans.
PART 52 - Arrangement #7 for direct connected double inlet fans.
PART 53 - Variable volume devices:
PART 54 - Adjustable inlet vanes
PART 55 - Operated from mechanism, with locking device for manual operation,
linked to each damper vane, and interconnecting vanes in each inlet of DWDI fans.
PART 56 - Variable fan width sleeve mechanism with control linkage and locking
device for manual operation.
PART 57 - Fan motors:
PART 58 - Not less than motor kW (horsepower) shown in schedule.

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PART 59 - Sized in accordance with criteria specified under "Motors".

PART 60 - Capable of satisfactory operation over range of performance from shut-off
to run-out at 115% of rotational speed at point of selection.
PART 61 - CENTRIFUGAL FANS
PART 62 - Arrangement:
PART 63 - Rotation, discharge and motor position to be as shown,
PART 64 - Fan classification to be established to permit operation at 125% of rotational
speed at point of selection.
PART 65 - Fan wheels:
PART 66 - Backward curved or backward inclined blades for fan wheel diameters less
than 27 in (686 mm),
PART 67 - Backward curved air foil blades for fan wheel diameters 27” in (686 mm)
and larger.
PART 68 - Accessories:
PART 69 - 1 - ½ in (38 mm) casing drains where fans discharge vertically,
PART 70 - Quick opening access doors in scroll casing when equipped with variable
inlet guide vanes,
PART 71 - Stuffing box style shaft seals on single inlet single width fans and utility
sets.
PART 72 - PLENUM (PLUG) FANS
PART 73 - Arrangement:
PART 74 - Rotation, discharge and motor position to be as shown, with motor mounted
on frame,
PART 75 - Fan classification to be established to permit operation at 125% of rotational
speed at point of selection.
PART 76 - Fan wheels:
PART 77 - Backward curved air foil blades.
PART 78 - Accessories
PART 79 - Outlet cage,
PART 80 - Inlet collar.
PART 81 - CABINET FANS
PART 82 - Construction:
PART 83 - Single or multiple wheel DWDI centrifugal fans with motor and V-belt
drive, selected in accordance with requirements for centrifugal fans,
PART 84 - Arranged with not less than 0.75 wheel diameter clearance between fan inlet
and plenum wall,
PART 85 - Factory fabricated casing of zinc coated or phosphate treated steel of 16 ga
(1.6 mm) thickness, reinforced and braced for rigidity,
PART 86 - Removable panels for access to internal parts,
PART 87 - Internally lined cabinet with 2” in (50 mm) thick rigid acoustic insulation,
PART 88 - Expanded metal mesh over insulation on floor.
PART 89 - UTILITY SETS
PART 90 - Construction:
PART 91 - Single inlet single width centrifugal fans selected in accordance with
requirements for centrifugal fans,
PART 92 - Light weight construction, with V-belt pulley outboard of fan bearings and
motor shaft pointing in same direction,
PART 93 - Belt-guard and motor enclosure,

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PART 94 - Weatherproof enclosure where fans are located outdoors.

PART 95 - TUBE-AXIAL OR VANE-AXIAL FANS
PART 96 - Construction:
PART 97 - Fabricated casings of welded steel with welded motor support, hinged or
bolted access doors, streamlined inlet cone and discharge bell sections,
PART 98 - Integral silencer casing,
PART 99 - Reinforced legs for floor mounted units,
PART 100 - Support bracket welded to side of casing for suspended units,
PART 101 - Direct driven wheel with adjustable pitch fan blades, totally enclosed "air-
over" motor and diameter of wheel hub at least equal to that of motor frame.
PART 102 - Belt driven wheel with adjustable pitch fan blades, externally mounted
open drip proof motor, internal belt fairing, external belt guard and adjustable motor
mounts for belt tensioning.
PART 103 - TUBULAR CENTRIFUGAL FANS
PART 104 - Construction:
PART 105 - Constructed as for centrifugal fan wheels, with direct drive or belt drive as
shown,
PART 106 - Configured as Arrangement #1, #9, or as indicated,
PART 107 - Smooth rounded inlet, and stationary guide vanes.
PART 108 - PROPELLER FANS
PART 109 - Construction:
PART 110 - Fabricated with multi-bladed propellers positioned in bell mouth entrance,
PART 111 - Mounted with grease lubricated ball bearings suited for operation in any
position,
PART 112 - Direct or belt driven, with motor positioned as indicated,
PART 113 - Bird screen, automatic back draft dampers with gasketed edges and blade
guard.
PART 114 - EXECUTION
PART 115 - fan installation
PART 116 - Mount fans as shown, with vibration isolation, restraining snubbers, flexible electrical leads,
and flexible connections to inlet and discharge ductwork.
PART 117 - Align shafts, belt drive and motor.
PART 118 - Adjust belt tension.
PART 119 - Check motor rotation before start-up.
PART 120 - PROTECTION
PART 121 - Provide temporary enclosures for open drip proof motors.
PART 122 - Cover fan inlet and discharge openings during construction.
PART 123 - Rotate fans, by hand, every month between delivery and acceptance of building.
PART 124 - COMMISSIONING
PART 125 - During balancing adjust sheaves on variable pitch belt drives, adjust blade pitch of axial flow
fans, and change pulleys and belts on fixed pitch belt drives, to achieve specified air quantities.

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