BASIC TYPES OF FANS USED FOR

VENTILATING
UNDERGROUND MINES
BASIC TYPES OF FANS USED FOR
VENTILATING
UNDERGROUND MINES

• Fans are used in mines to cause flow of

air. They are basically of two types:
Forcing fan
• - Centrifugal Fan

• - Axial Flow Fan

Exhaust fan

• It is important to note that, centrifugal

fans deliver low quantity but at higher
head whereas axial flow fans deliver
higher quantity at lower head.
 CENTRIFUGAL FAN

• The word centrifugal means “moving away from the

center”.

• Anything including air, if revolved, will have the

tendency to leave the center.

• There are two rings in the impeller of a centrifugal

fan.

• In between these two rings are the blades of the

centrifugal fan.

• The rings are connected to the shaft by means of

spokes. Fig.

• shows the line diagram of a centrifugal fan with

various details.

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CENTRIFUGAL FAN

Eye in a Centrifugal Fan

When a centrifugal fan is rotated, air is drawn
parallel to the shaft into the open ends of the
impeller which is called the eyes. It is then
thrown out in a radial direction through the
blades.
Single Inlet and Double Inlet Centrifugal
Fans
Air can enter the impeller of a centrifugal fan
either from one side or from both the sides.
When air enters the impeller from one side
only, then it is called single inlet fan. If the air
enters the impeller from both the sides, then it
is called double-inlet fan.
 CENTRIFUGAL FAN
Types of Blades

• The blades of the centrifugal fan can be either laminar or of

aerofoil shape. Each of these can be again either radial,
backward inclined or forward inclined (Fig.).

• Sometimes, centrifugal fans also have arrangement for

making variation in the blades tip-length to have flexibility
of performance. In this type of arrangement, to the existing
fixed blades, extensions of different lengths can be bolted.

• When a centrifugal fan is rotated in a direction opposite to

that of its actual rotational direction, air will still enter at
the eye and leave in a radial direction.
CENTRIFUGAL FAN
what is Scroll/Volute
There is a casing around the impeller of
centrifugal fan which is shaped like a spiral
curve. This is called the scroll or volute of the
fan.

What is Evasee
e n trifu g a l fa n h as an evasee. er is called the
A c ea re st to th e im p e ll
scroll is n
The point where the fa n s a re fi tt ed w ith adjustable
centrifugal
cut-off. Sometimes, c h a n g e th e an g le of these
le t co n tr o l v a n e s. It is possible to
in
so th a t th e fa n o u tp ut changes.
v a ne s
CLASSIFICATION OF CENTRIFUGAL FANS

CENTRIFUGAL
FANS

Based on
Based on intake
location of
and discharge
drive/motor
CLASSIFICATION OF CENTRIFUGAL FANS

Top
Horizontal
Discharge

Based on
Bottom Top
intake
Vertical Vertical
Discharge and Discharge
discharge

Bottom
Horizontal
Discharge
CLASSIFICATION OF CENTRIFUGAL FANS

Based on
Right location
Hand of Left
Drive drive/mo Hand
tor Drive

When a person stands behind the fan and face the direction in
which the air is discharged, then in left-hand drive fan, the motor is
on the left and in case of right-hand drive, the motor is on the right.
AXIAL FLOW FAN

It consists of a shaft with a hub (Boss). A

number of blades are attached to the hub. The
salient constructional features of axial flow
fan

In case of axial flow fan, the flow of air is

parallel to the shaft or axis. That’s why its
name has come as axial flow fan.

Basic components of axial flow fan (after Le

Roux, 1972)
CONSTRUCTION AXIAL FLOW FAN

1) INPUT CASING
2) IMPELLER CASING
3) ELECTRO MOTOR CASING
4) DIFFUSER
5) IMPELLER
6) ELETRO MOTOR
7) COVER CORE
8) COOLING FAN
9) HYDRAULIC UNIT
10) DIAGNOSTIC TER. BOX
11) JOIN CONNECTION-CASE
12) JOIN CONNECTION-CORE
13) FANS BASE
CLASSIFICATION OF AXIAL FLOW FAN
1.Fixed Blades
2.Adjustable Pitch Blades
3.Variable Pitch Blades
BOOSTER FANS
Booster fan is a large underground fan
which is installed in series with main
fan to boost the pressure.
BOOSTER FANS
Purpose Of Booster Fans
1. For improving the working environment in case of
deep and hot mines through improved air velocities.
2. for increasing the air quantity in a
particular district/panel, booster fans can be
used.
Disadvantage Of Booster Fans
3. Sometimes, installation of booster fan in one
district may reduce the flow of air in another
district.
INSTALLATION OF BOOSTER FANS