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Calculatingflowrateinanenclosure
Afirstinthefieldofthermoelectriccooling,TECAintroducestheAHP6263Modelwithahalftonof
coolingcapacity.Thisisthelargestcommerciallyavailablethermoelectricairconditioneranywhere.
TheAHP6263isa3Phase,240VACairconditioner.SuitableforNEMA12,NEMA4andNEMA4X.

Iftemperaturesandconditionsareatlevelswheretheambientairoutsidetheenclosurecanbeusedtocool
theelectricalequipment,thenfilterfansareanidealchoice.Filterfansaresimplyafan(typicallyatubeaxial
fan)connectedtoahousingwithanintegralairfilter,whichmountasasystemtoanenclosurewallordoor.
Inordertoselecttheproperfilterfanforyourapplication,Rittalrecommendsthatyouuseaformulato
determinetheairflowrequiredtocoolanenclosure,asmeasuredinm3/h,sincefilterfanshavevarying
performanceratings.

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First,let'sdefinesomeofthevariablesoftheformula(V=fxQvT)
Maximumambienttemperature(Tu)=highesttemperaturereachedoutsidetheenclosure,measuredin
degreesC.
Maximuminternaltemperature(Ti)=highesttemperatureallowedbytheequipmentfoundintheenclosure.,
measuredindegreesC.
Heatloss(Qv)=amountofheatradiatedintheenclosure.
Measuredinwatts.Differenceintemperature(T)=TiminusTu.Altitudefactor(f)=compensationforthe
altitudeabovesealevelatwhichtheenclosureisinstalled.Measuredinm3K/Wh.
0100misfactorof3.1
100250misfactorof3.2
250500misfactorof3.3
500750misfactorof3.4
7501000misfactorof3.5
Airflow(V)=airflowrequiredtocooltheenclosureasmeasuredinm3/h.
Basedonthesevariables,here'sasample.
Tu=25C
Ti=40C
Qv=800W
Differenceintemperature=15C
(f)=3.3
Applythattotheformula,anditwouldbe3.3x80015forarequiredairflowof176m3/h.Basedonthis
calculationyoucanthengotosuppliers'literatureanddeterminewhichfanshavetherequiredair
displacementperformance.Itiscriticaltoderatetheperformanceofthefanforflowobstructionssuchas
fingerguards,filters,andlouvers.Somefilterfansuppliersprovideratingswhichtakeintoaccounttheairflow
lossoftheseobstructions.Oftenaperformancediagramshowingairflowvs.staticpressureisalsoshown.In
systemswhereafilterfanisusedinconjunctionwithanoutletlouver,suchasinthediagramabovethe
ratingforthefilterfanandexhaustlouvertogethermustbeused.Toaccuratelysizethefan,thestatic
pressureofthefullyloadedenclosureneedstobemeasuredinordertodetermineactualairthroughputofthe
filterfaninagivensituation.Sincesuchstaticpressuremeasurementisonlypossibleinanloadedenclosure
withtestequipment,thisvalueisoftenestimated.ThermalmodelingusingCFDtypesoftwarecanalso
provideanestimateofactualfanperformanceinaloadedenclosure.
ClickfortheCalculator
IfyouneedmoreassistanceorwouldlikemoreinformationonRittal'sfilterfans,callRittalat18004774000
orlogontowww.enclosureinfo.com.

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