FANS & BLOWERS

3. A large forced-draft fan is handling air at 1 atm, 43.3 0C under a total head
of 26.6 cm. wg (at 43.30C). The power input to the fan is 224 kW and the fan
is 75% efficient. Compute the volume of air handled each minute. Local
gravity acceleration is g = 9.71 m/s2.
4. Air is removed from a large space and given a velocity of 63 fps by a fan.
The air density is 0.075 lb/ft3and the work done on the air is 0.0155 hp-
min/lbair. Find the static head on the fan in in. wg (at 1000F).
5. A small blower handles 43.33 m3/min of air whose density is 1.169 kg/m3. The
static and velocity heads are 16.38 and 1.22 cm wg (at 15.60C),
respectively. Local gravity acceleration is 9.741 m/s2. A) Find the power
input to the air from the blower. B) If the initial velocity is negligible, find the
final velocity.