DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

DEQ40032 ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENGINEERING 1

SESSION 2 2022/2023

MINI PROJECT REPORTS

BLOWER

LECTURER: PUAN AMRAH BINTI MAT SAFRI

NURUL DINIA BINTI SALEH 06DEQ21F1015

NUR SOFEA HANA BINTI NOREZ RAMADAN 06DEQ21F1048
SITI NABILAH BINTI PAKHAROJI 06DEQ21F1073
NAGHULAN A/L MARIYAPPEN 06DEQ21F1055

CLASS: DEQ4A
Table of Content

1.0 Introduction of the blower……...………………………………...2

2.0 Types of the blower….….………………………………………...3

3.0 Characteristics of the blower..……………………………………5

4.0 Circuit operation of blower……..………………………………...6

5.0 Efficiency and performance……………………………………...7

6.0 Summary………………..………………………………………… 7

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1. INTRODUCTION OF THE BLOWER

A blower is a device that increases the velocity of air passing through it.
Effectively, blowers are designed to move air and gas at low to high pressure to
perform a specific function. Blowers provide a wide spectrum of applications in various
industries, including: cooling, transmission, ventilation, exhausting, etc. Blowers are
usually used when the pressure needs to fall somewhere between the fan and the
compressor.

Figure 1.1

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2. TYPE OF THE BLOWER

i. Centrifugal Blower
Centrifugal blowers use the centrifugal force produced by a rotating disc, with
the blades at right angles to the disc which rotates the blades. This blower uses a
rotating impeller to move the first air.

Speed increases as the air reaches the tip of the blade and is then converted
to pressure. This fan can produce high pressure, suitable for harsh operating
conditions, such as systems with high temperature, and moist or dirty air flow.

This blower produces a large volume of air with very little vibration in an
enclosed space.

Centrifugal blowers are commonly used in boiler fans, bag filters, and suction
blowers and exhaust blowers. The main purpose of this type of industrial blower is to
create a certain amount of pressure to suck in, circulate, and release fresh air. It is
also responsible for producing high pressure and strong airflow from a limited amount
of air/gas.

Figure 1.2
ii. Axial Blower
Axial blowers use axial force to achieve air or gas movement, rotating a
central hub with blades extending radially from its outer diameter. This blower
generates a high air flow rate at low pressure.

It has less rotating mass and is more compact than a centrifugal fan of
comparable capacity. Achieve maximum efficiency and are often used in
rooftop ventilation applications.

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 Axial blowers are chosen for easy extraction or cooling applications with
very low system resistance, such as moving air from one large space to
another, cooling condensers in refrigeration.

Figure 1.3

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3. CHARACTERISTIC OF THE BLOWER

It is because the Blower emits air from a narrow opening, it achieves a higher
static pressure compared to axial blowers and Centrifugal blowers of the same size.
On the other hand, the blower has a smaller airflow than the fan. Also, Blower impellers
have more small blades than Centrifugal blowers, which contribute to high static
pressure.

Figure 1.4

As seen in Figure 2, the P-Q Blower's performance curve, like that of the
centrifugal blower, lacks a stall area and has a comparable shape to that of the
centrifugal blower. Unlike axial and centrifugal blowers, the power consumption of a
blower is not only based on how well the airflow is produced. However, it may be
claimed that when the Blower airflow is low and the static pressure is high, the Blower
tends to consume less power. Therefore, the maximum airflow is reached while the
Blower is operating at its highest power. The middle of the P-Q performance curve is
where the noise level is the lowest, therefore it can also be said.

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4. CIRCUIT OPERATION OF BLOWER

Through a sequence of vortex motions brought on by the impeller's centrifugal

force, blowers raise the pressure of the gas that has been absorbed. The air is
propelled forward by centrifugal force while the impeller turns, creating a helical
movement in the air. As a result of this process, the pressure builds linearly as the gas
is continuously squeezed through the channel. Compressed air is delivered to the
installation through the blower's outlet duct. The blower motor's rotational speed is
constrained by the resistance change's effect on the current flowing through it. The
blower motor resistor is bypassed and the blower motor ground circuit is connected
directly to ground when high speed is required.

Figure 1.5

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5. EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE

For blower efficiency. the ratio of the power produced by the motor to the blower to the
power supplied to the airflow. Depending on the blower and impeller type. The Blower
Performance Curve, on the other hand, is a graph showing various pressures and the
accompanying power needed by the manufacturer and provider.

6. SUMMARY

After discussing the four primary types of blowers, it can be concluded that it is
impossible to determine which the best is. It ultimately depends on your application
and business demands because they each have different advantages and
disadvantages. For instance, high-speed turbo blowers would be excellent for
applications requiring high pressure, but regenerative blowers could be preferred for
applications requiring lesser pressure.

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