FAN LAWS Fan Laws are the basic proportional relationships between

fan speed, flow, pressure, and power. They are most useful
for determining the impact of extrapolating from a known
fan performance to a desired performance for the same
fan at constant air density. The most common change
CFM2 RPM2 made to a fan is that of altering its rotational speed.
=
CFM1 RPM1
2 2
SP2 CFM2 RPM2 CEM = Cubic Feet/Minute
= = RPM = Revolutions/Minute
SP1 CFM1 RPM1
SP = in. W.G.
3 3 1.5
BHP2 CFM2 RPM2 SP2 BHP = Brake Horsepower
= = = FANEFF = 40-60%
BHP1 CFM1 RPM1 SP1 M/DEFF = 80-95%
M/D = Motor/Drive
CFM x SP x SP.GR. BHP
BHP = MHP =
6356 x FAN M/D
EFF. EFF.

PUMP LAWS Pump Laws are used in hydraulics, hydronics and/or HVAC
to express the relationship between variables involved in
pump or fan performance (such as head, volumetric flow
rate, shaft speed) and power. They apply to pumps, fans,
and hydraulic turbines.
GPM2 RPM2
=
GPM1 RPM1
2 2 GPM = Gallons/Minute
HD2 GPM2 RPM2 RPM = Revolutions/Minute
= = P = pressure, psi
HD1 GPM1 RPM1
HD = ft. H2O
3 3 1.5
BHP2 GPM2 RPM2 HD2 BHP = Break Horsepower
= = =
BHP1 GPM1 RPM1 HD1

P x 2.31
MHP =
SP x GR

GPM x HD x SP.GR. BHP

BHP = MHP =
3960 x PUMP M/D
EFF. EFF.