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= ______אּ 8” Diameter
1600 rpm 22” Diameter =
400 rpm 10” Diameter
אּx 22 = 1600 x 5 ½
אּx 10 = 400 x 8
אּx 22 1600 x 5 ½
= אּx 10 = 400 x 8
22 22
10 10
= אּ1600 x 5 ½
= אּ400 x 8
22
10
= אּ400
= אּ320
Pulley/RPM Adjustment # 1
A 1725 rpm motor drives a fan pulley fly wheel that is 8” diameter. If the desired fan rpm is 620, what
_620____ ________אּ
=
1725 rpm 8” Diameter
1725 x = אּ620 x 8
= אּ620 x 8
1725
= אּ2.875 Ø
Pulley/RPM Adjustment # 2
A 1800 rpm motor has a 3.25” diameter pulley installed on it. If you require a fan rpm of 700rpm, what
is the fan pulley size?
700 x = אּ1800 x 3 ¼”
= אּ1800 x 3 ¼
700
= אּ8.357 Ø
Pulley/RPM Adjustment # 3
If a motor having an rpm of 1750 has a pulley installed on it that is 3 ½ “ dia. What is the flywheel
size if the desired fan rpm must be 860?
860 x = אּ1750 x 3 ½ ”
= אּ1750 x 3 ½”
860
= אּ7.122 Ø
MOTOR DRIVER GEAR DRIVEN GEAR
FAN PULLEY
PULLEY
No. of No. of
R.P.M. R.P.M.
DIA. R.P.M. DIA. R.P.M. Teeth Teeth
No. of
DIA. R.P.M. DIA. R.P.M. R.P.M. No. of Teeth R.P.M.
Teeth
Fan Law 1 means that if the RPM of a fan is increased, the CFM increases by the same
percentage. Figure 14 shows the relationships in Fan Law 1. If the CFM is increased 50%
(from 10,000 to 15,000) the RPM increases 50% (from 388 to 582).
Sheet metal workers often use Fan Law 1 because it predicts RPM or CFM when fan
changes are made. For example, the CFM produced by a fan needs to be raised from 25,000
to 30,000. The current RPM is 970. What RPM should he used to produce the 30,000 CFM
needed?
CFM2 = RPM2
CFM1 RPM1
RPM2 =
30,000
970 25,000 Therefore to obtain 30,000 CFM, the fan speed must be
increased to 1165 RPM.
RPM2 x 25,000 = 970 x 30,000
CFM2 RPM2
=
CFM1 RPM1
CFM2 700
=
21,420 801
CFM2 RPM2
=
CFM1 RPM1
CFM2 1175
=
3750 945
CFM2 = 4662.6984
CFM2 775
=
12225 1150
CFM2 = 8238.587
CFM2 1250
=
3600 1000
CFM2 = 4500
CFM2 RPM2
=
CFM1 RPM1
10000 RPM2
=
7500 886
CFM2 = 1181.333
Fan Law 2 is used to determine the static pressure a fan will produce after
the fan RPM is changed. Fan Law 2 says that static pressure (SP) varies
directly as a square of the rotational speed of the fan (RPM):
2
SP2 RPM2
SP1 RPM1
2 2
SP2 550 SP2 = 0.5 x 550 SP2 = 0.605”
0.5 500 500
Fan law 2 says that the SP ratio is the square root of the RPM ratio. You can
demonstrate this with the answer to the problem above. The SP ratio is 1.21:
0.605 1.21
0.5
550 1.1
500
1.1 = 1.21
Because a change in RPM is directly related to a change in CFM (Fan Law 1),
the following variation of fan law 2 can be used:
2
SP2 CFM2
SP1 CFM1
A fan is delivering 7,534 CFM @ 886 RPM @ 1.2 SP. If 10,000 CFM is
required, what will be the new RPM? And what will be the new SP?
CFM2 RPM2
=
CFM1 RPM1
10000 RPM2
=
7534 886
RPM2 = 1176.002124
2
SP2 CFM2
SP1 CFM1
2
Bhp2 RPM2
Bhp1 RPM1
For example, a fan motor is drawing 0.84 Bhp and is producing 7650 CFM at 360
RPM. The speed is increased to 396 RPM. What is the new Bhp?
Bhp2 RPM2
Bhp1 RPM1
3
Bhp2 = 1.118
• Fan Law # 3 says that the Bhp ratio is the cube root of the RPM ratio. You can
demonstrate this with the answer to the problem above. The Bhp ratio is 1.331
1.118 = 1.331
0.84
396 = 1.1
360
The Bhp ratio 1.331 is the cube root of the RPM ratio 1.1:
3
1.1 = 1.331
1. A system is operating under the following conditions: 7,255 CFM, 575 RPM, 1.36”
SP, 7.75 Bhp. If the system required 9,250 CFM, what would be the new values
for RPM, SP, Bhp?
2. A system is operating under the following conditions: 12,735 CFM, 976 RPM, 1.55”
SP, 12.35 Bhp. If a 15 hp motor is installed, what are the maximum CFM,
RPM,SP that can be obtained?
A system is operating under the following conditions: 7,255
CFM, 575 RPM, 1.36” SP, 7.75 Bhp. If the system required
9,250 CFM, what would be the new values for RPM, SP, Bhp?