Technical Reference H-29

Selection Calculations For Cooling Fans

Selection Procedure Example of Selection Ventilation and
Selection
This section describes basic methods of selecting typical ventilation Cooling of Control Box Calculations
and cooling products based on their use. Specification of Control Box
Item Letter Specifications Motors
Specifications and Conditions of the Machinery Installation Environment Factory Floor
Determine the required internal temperature of the machinery. W Width 700 mm
Linear &
Size H Height 1000 mm Rotary
Heat Generation Within the Device Control D Depth 400 mm Actuators
Determine the amount of heat generated internally by the machinery. Box Surface Area S 2.37 m2
Material SPCC Cooling
5 W/ (m2/K) Fans
Calculate Required Air Flow Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient U
Calculate the air flow required once you have determined the heat 20C
Permissible Temperature Rise T Ambient temperature T1: 25C
generation, the number of degrees the temperature must be lowered Service
Internal permissible temperature T2: 45C
and what the ambient temperature should be. Life
Total Heat Generation Q 450 W
Power Supply 60 Hz 115 VAC
Selecting a Fan Stepper
Calculated by the formula below (assuming that all periphery is open) : Motors
Select a fan using the required air flow. The air flow of a mounted Surface of control box = side area + top area
fan can be found from the air flow static pressure characteristics = 1.8 H (W + D) + 1.4 W D
and the pressure loss of the machinery. It is difficult to calculate the Servo
pressure loss of the machinery, so a fan with a maximum air flow of
Required Air Flow Motors
The following explains a calculation method using the formula and a
1.3 to 2 times as the required air flow may be used. Standard
simple calculation method using the graph.
AC
Obtaining by Calculations Motors
Air Flow - Static Pressure Characteristics of Fan
V = 1 20 (Q T U S) Sf Brushless
Max. Static Pressure Motors/AC
= 1 20 (450 20 5 2.37) 2 Speed Control
High Pressure Loss 1.07 [m3/min] Motors
Internal pressure loss must be considered when calculating the
Operating Point required air flow. Gearheads
In general, pressure loss inside the control box is not known.
Pressure Loss Therefore, the air flow at the operation point is assumed as 50% of
Cooling
the maximum air flow and a safety factor Sf = 2 is applied. Fans

Operating Static Pressure Obtaining by a Graph

Low Pressure Loss
Search for the cross point A between heat generation Q (450 W)
and permissible temperature rise T (20C).
Draw a line parallel with the horizontal axis from point A.
Search for the cross point B between the parallel line and surface
Operating Air Flow Max. Air Flow area S (2.37 m2) line.
Draw a line perpendicular to the horizontal axis from point B.
Air Flow - Static Pressure Characteristics
Required air flow is approximately 0.5 m3/min.
Allow for a safety factor (Sf ) of 2 times. Required air flow will be
1.00 m3/min.
Fan Selection Procedure 5 0 10 9
8
10 6 7
Determine the requirements of the machinery 4 5
2 3
Permissible Temperature Rise T [C]

Determine how many degrees to lower the internal temperature 1

0
based on the guaranteed operating temperatures of the internal
Heat Radiation Area S [m2]

components and elements of the machinery. 15

20
25
Calculate the amount of heat produced 30
Calculate the amount of heat generated internally from the
input/output of the machinery, efciency, etc.
A B

1500 1000 500 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Calculate the required air ow Heat Generation Q [W] Required Air Flow V [m3/min]
Calculate the air ow required for desired temperature. Graph to Determine Required Air Flow

Applicable Fans
Select a fan Based on the above, MU Series MU925M-21 is selected.
Select a fan with a maximum air ow of 1.3 to 2 times as the MU925M-21 Specifications
required air ow.
Input Voltage Frequency Input Current Speed Max. Air Flow Max. Static Pressure Noise Level
VAC Hz W A r/min m3/min Pa dB (A)
Single-Phase 115 60 8 0.1 2700 1 44 36

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