he fan and blower are two different kind of machine belong to same group.

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these machines are used to flow a gas of mostly air in a large area but the main
difference between fan and blower is that the fan is operate at low pressure while
blower is operate at high pressure. These machines are used in many industrial
machines for air conditioning or cooling purpose

The fan consist a rotor witch is equipped with some blades. This rotor is
rotate by a electric motor or sometimes by a mechanical machine. It is
primary used to flow the air into a large space. Mostly fans used to blow the
air axially or the direction of the air flow along the axis of the rotor. Fans
blow large volume of air with minor change in pressure. It has specific
pressure ratio is 1.1.
Blower is different from fan. It is a centrifugal unit which blows the air
radially. It consist a impeller equipped with series of blades which are
designed to flow air radially. It blow the air or gas with a moderate pressure
change. The change in specific pressure ratio is 1.11 to 1.2.

Difference between fan and blower:

S.No
.
1.

2.

Fan

Blower

The pressure change in fan The change in pressure

is about 1.1
blower is about 1.1 to 1.2

in

It is mostly used to flow of gas

It is used to flow of gas or in specific direction.
air in open space.

3.

It blows gases or air in every Blower is used to point the air in

direction.
specific direction.

4.

It is smaller than blower.

Blowers are mostly larger than

fan

5.

It consumes less energy.

It consist more energy.

6.

It does not have moving It may have moving blades to

blades.
pointed air in specific direction.

Today we have learned about difference between fan and blower. If you have
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pump
A pump is a machine for raising a liquid - a relatively incompressiblefluid to a higher level of pressure or head
Compressors

A compressor is a machine for raising a gas - a compressible fluid - to a

higher level of pressure

Blowers

A blower is a machine for moving volumes of a gas with moderate increase

of pressure

Fans

A fan moves large amounts of gas with low increase in pressure

More in Engineering terms.

As per American Society

of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
The specific ratio - the ratio of the discharge pressure over the suction
pressure
- is used for defining the fans, blowers and compressors

FAN:There are two types of fan

ID fan:- induced draft fan.

FD fan:-forced draft fan.

Both works with a Low pressure & moderate flow rate.

BLOWERS:Blowers are also two different types.

Axial blowers

Centrifugal blowers.

Both works with a High Pressure and High flow rate.

Fan vs Blower
The fan is a mechanical device that is used to create a continuous flow of gas such as air. In any
cooling system, which uses a gas as the working fluid, a fan is a compulsory unit which creates
the flow of air through the system. It can be a simple ceiling fan used in households or an
external cooling fan for internal combustion engines. When higher pressure is required blowers
are used instead of fans.
More about Fan
The fan usually consists of assembly vanes or blades fixed onto a hub, usually called an impeller.
A driver mechanism like a motor or a belt drive will be connected to create the rotational motion
of the impeller. The mechanism can be arranged so that the flow is either centrifugal or axial.

Axial fans blow the gas along the axis of rotation, and they are commonly used as cooling fans in
households, automobiles, and even in computers. Larger fan structures are used in turbojet
engines, industrial air conditioning machines, and in wind tunnels, to provide the flow of large
volumes of gas.
Centrifugal fans blow the gas radially outwards from the axis of the impeller. They are also
known as Squirrel cage fans due similarity in appearance to the exercise cage used for pet
squirrels. Gas sucked in from the cavity present in the centre of the impeller is driven outwards
by the centrifugal force acting on the gas due to rotational motion. Centrifugal fans are the most
commonly used type in the modern HVAC devices.
Compressor creates a flow of the gas with high pressure and low volume transfer rate, while fans
deliver low pressure and high volume transfer rate.
More about Blower
A centrifugal fan with a high pressure ratio (output pressure/ input pressure) is known as a
blower. Blowers deliver a high volume transfer rate with a relatively greater pressure ratio. The
pressure ratio of a fan is below 1.1 while blowers have a pressure ration of 1.1 to 1.2.
What is the difference between Fan and Blower?
Fans produce a gas flow with less pressure and larger gas volume, while blowers produce a
relatively higher pressure ratio with the larger gas volume flow.