TYPES OF

FANS &
BLOWERS
 Types of Fan
Centrifugal
Axial

Types of Blowers
Centrifugal
Positive displacement
 Fans
Centrifugal Fans
Rotating impeller increases air velocity
Air speed is converted to pressure
High pressure for harsh condition
-High temperatures
-Moist/dirty air streams
-Material handling
Categorized by blade shapes
-Radial
-Forward curved
-Backward inclined
Centrifugal Fans
 Centrifugal Fan-Radial
Fan
Advantages
-High pressure and temperature
-Simple design
-High durability
-Large running clearance
-Efficiency up to 75%
Disadvantages
-Suited for low/medium airflow rates only
Centrifugal Fan- Forward
curved
Advantages
-Large air volumes against low pressure
-Relative small size
-Low noise level
Disadvantages
-Not high pressure/harsh service
-Difficult to adjust fan output
-Careful driver selection
-Low energy efficiency 55-65%
 Centrifugal Fan-
Backward-inclined
Advantages
-Operates with changing static pressure
-Suited for high flow and forced draft
services
-Efficiency >85%
Disadvantage
-Not suited for dirty airsteam
-Instability and erosion risk
Centrifugal fan impeller
type
Application of Centrifugal Fan
Axial Fan
Work like airplane propeller:
-Blades create aerodynamic lift
-Air is pressurize
-Air moves along fan axis
Popular with industry: compact, low
cost and light weight
Application
-Ventilation
-Exhaust
Axial Fans
 Axial Fan- Propeller Fan
Advantages
-High airflow at low pressure
-Little ductwork
-Inexpensive
-Suited for rooftop ventilation
-Reverse flow
Disadvantage
-Low energy efficiency
-noisy
Axial Fan- Tube Axial Fan
Advantages
-High pressure to overcome duct losses
-Suited for medium-pressure, high airflow rates
-Quick acceleration
-Space efficient
Disadvantages
-Expensive
-Moderate noise
-Low energy effiency 65%
Axial Fan- Vane Axial Fan
Advantages
-Suited for medium/high pressures
-Quick acceleration
-Suited for direct motor shaft connection
-Most energy efficient 85%
Disadvantages
-Expensive
Axial Fan Types
Axial Flow Fan-
Application
 Blowers

Difference with fans

-Much higher pressures <1.20 kg/cm2
-Use to produce negative pressures for
industrial vacuum system.
Types
-Centrifugal blower
-Positive displacement
 Centrifugal Blowers

Gear-driven impeller that accelerates air

Single and multi-stage blowers
Operate at 0.35-0.70 kg/cm2 pressure
Airflow drops if system pressure rises
 Positive Displacement
Blower
Rotors trap air and push it through
housing
Constant air volume regardless of
system pressure
Suited for application prone to clogging
Turn slower than centrifugal blowers
Belt-driven for speed changes