Professional Documents
Culture Documents
system
PAPH-A
PRIMARY
PA FAN -A
SCAPH-A
ECO BYPASS TO ESP
AEROFOIL
SECOND
SCAPH-A
SAPH-A
AA205 AA203 AA202
AA201
AA204
FD FAN -B
SA HDR
HORIZONTAL S.H
ECONOMISER -1
ECONOMISER -2
PANELETTE S.H
ECONOMISER-3
HOT PA HDR
PLATEN S.H
RE HEATER
COMBUSTION
DIVISION
CHAMBER
HOT
AA204 AA201
SAPH-B
SECOND
FD FAN-A
SCAPH-B
AEROFOIL
PRIMARY
SCAPH-B
HOT PRIMARY AIR DIVERTER DAMPER
PAPH-B
HOT SEC. AIR
FLUE GAS
PNEUMATICALLY O/P
KNIFE EDGE GATE
TO MILLS
MOTOR O/P LOUVER
DAMPER
PA FAN -A
PNEUMATICALLY O/P
LOUVER DAMPER
200
FD Fan Outlet
2
150
Airheater Inlet
3
Airheater Outlet
100 4
50
Windbox Pressure
5
Furnace Pressure
0 6 Furnace
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Superheater Platen Inlet
-50
7
10 Economiser Inlet
-200
Airheater Inlet
-250
11
12
E.P. Inlet
-300
Points in Boiler 13
I.D. Fan Inlet
Peak Efficiency
Centrifugal Fans
Range
Airfoil, backwardly curved/inclined 79-83
Modified radial 72-79
Redial 69-75
Pressure blower 58-68
Forwardly curved 60-65
Axial fan
vanaxial 78-85
Tubeaxial 67-72
Propeller 45-50
Typical Typical
Type Characteristics Type Characteristics
Applications Applications
Prope Low pressure, high Air- Radial High pressure, Various industrial
ller flow, low efficiency, circulation, medium flow, applications, suitable
peak efficiency close ventilation, efficiency close to for dust laden, moist
to point of free air exhaust tube-axial fans, power air/gases
delivery increases continuously
Vane- High pressure, High pressure Backward High pressure, high HVAC, various
axial medium flow, dip in applications curved flow, high efficiency, industrial
pressure-flow curve, including blades power reduces as flow applications, forced
use of guide vanes HVAC increases beyond draft fans, etc.
improves efficiency systems, point of highest
exhausts efficiency
Q1 N 1 SP1 N 1
2
kW 1 N 1
3
Q2 N 2
SP 2 N 2 kW 2 N 2
Varying the RPM by 10% Varying the RPM by 10% Varying the RPM by 10%
decreases or increases air decreases or increases the decreases or increases the
delivery by 10%. static pressure by 19%. power requirement by
27%.
Where Q – flow, SP – Static Pressure, kW – Power and N – speed (RPM)
June 15, 2020 PMI Revision 00 30
Fan static pressure
Fan Static Pressure SP = SP (Fan outlet) – SP (Fan inlet)
SP (Fan outlet) – Static pressure at fan outlet, mm WC
SP (Fan inlet) – Static pressure at fan inlet, mm WC
SP = 0.05 – (-10)
= 10.05 mm W.C.
% Speed % Power
100 100
90 73
80 51
70 34
60 22
50 13
100 Damper
VFC
Power 75
50
VFD
25
Ideal
25 50 75 100
Flow
June 15, 2020 PMI Revision 00 33
Impact of speed reduction