Fans, Blowers and Compressors

Fans

Discharge large volumes of gas /air into open spaces

Generate Low pressure 0.04 atm

Since change in density is very low,

Fluid flowing through Fans considered incompressible

Equations for centrifugal pumps are used here

1 atm = 10332.274528, mm H2O

Positive displacement blower

A single stage blower - 0.4 to 1 atm Gauge pressure

Centrifugal blower

3600 rpm or more

Centrifugal Compressor

340,000 m3/h at 20 atm pressure

Equations for Blowers and Compressors

Change in density during compressible flow

Mechanical, kinetic and potential energies –no appreciable change

Assuming 100% efficiency and friction less

then at steady flow Bernoulli equation

Integrating between suction pressure Pa and discharge pressure Pb