Pulleys Fan Laws
Pulleys Fan Laws
Pulleys Fan Laws
=
1600 rpm 22” Diameter ______אּ 8” Diameter
=
אּx 22 = 1600 x 5 ½
400 rpm 10” Diameter
אּx 10 = 400 x 8
= אּ1600 x 5 ½
22 10 10
= אּ400 = אּ400 x 8
10
= 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
FAN PULLEY MOTOR PULLEY DRIVER GEAR DRIVEN GEAR
DIA. R.P.M. DIA. R.P.M. No. of Teeth R.P.M. No. of Teeth R.P.M.
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?