Five important factors to consider while purchasing fans & blowers

Janifha Evangeline

Blower fans are some of the highly essential components of any type of heavy industry. Blower fans have the capability of material displacement and also help in managing the thermal environment. Installing blower fans in any industrial setup proves to be highly-effective. However, the selection of the right fan can be overwhelming if proper use & application of it are unknown. Not choosing the right air blower selection will not just result in poor performance but would also lead to unnecessary consumption of electricity.

Owing to a wide range of industrial fan types that provide a variety of performance characteristics, it will be difficult for determining which fan shape is required for what kind of operation as the choices comprise various types of axial fans, as well as centrifugal fans.

Determining if your application needs high volumes of airflow, and low pressure with low volumes is one of the questions which need to be answered for determining the correct industrial fan selection.

One such company that is a specialist in air movement technology, holding more than five decades of experience in successful fan sizing & selection for all types of customer requirements & applications is ACI. The company offers a wide range of products such as centrifugal fans, axial fans, side channel blowers, and many others.

Some of the important factors to consider before choosing the correct industrial blower fan include the Place of installation, flow capacity, blade type, pressure & cost.

Place of Installation

The first & foremost important factor to consider before buying any type of blower fan is where exactly and what kind of place will the blower fan be used. While a few of them are manufactured as indoor fans, a few others are manufactured as heavy industry outdoor fans. Besides, the environment in which the fans are supposed to work should also be looked at. Only particular types of blades can be used based on the place they are used. It can either be in a dusty, wet, or hazardous environment.

Flow capacity

Flow capacity is highly crucial when selecting the right kind of industrial blower fan. Higher flow capacity can be of greater use in a specialized air high-performance setting. For instance, it can be used to create faster evaporation, and air knives for scraping products with high evaporation are needed.

Blade type

The types of blades are crucial for all types of

industrial blower fan applications. Although the backward inclined fans are highly efficient, they are not suitable for a high volume of air displacements. While forward curved fans possess low pressure, they are eligible to move a rise in the volume of air when compared to backward inclined blades. Lastly, radial blades sport paddle construction & are self-cleaning.

Pressure

Another important process is to check the operating pressure before purchasing a blower fan. When the pressure of the fan is higher, the airflow capacity is higher and so is the air displacement of it. Here the maximum operational capacity is measured either in inches or in millimeters in water volume.

Cost

Checking the cost of the blower fan is important as the price of the fans that are available in the market are based on design, technology, features settings, mount as well as its placement and installation environment (indoor or outdoor setting).

Some of the important applications of industrial blowers include:

Ammonia & fertilizer manufacturing

While industrial blowers are largely used in nitrogen-driven industrial processes which include the production of ammonia & fertilizers, their derivatives are used in civic agriculture as well as industrial domains to make water drinkable & bacteria-free.

Metallurgy processes

Secondly, industrial fans are employed in the manufacturing environment. They are deployed in the manufacturing of metallurgical materials which include magnesium & manganese. Blowers are employed in the manufacturing of baking soda & in an industrial setup it is employed as pH adjustment for fume treatment.

Industrial blower fans are most commonly employed in metallurgy processes. These fans are installed during the electrodeposition of metals which include copper, zinc, gold as well as silver. These industrial blowers enable alleviating fumes as well as exhaustion from the chemical baths. Lastly, industrial blowers filter the water before it is released as a waste product.

Industrial Distillation

Distillation - the process of removing excess oil from products is applied for generating fuels, oil extraction from raw seeds & purification of mixtures. Blower fans help in separating oils through two main processes such as vaporization & condensation.

Packaging processes

A number of industrial products should be stored at particular temperatures & humidity. Blower fans facilitate conveying precise temperatures & optimal pressure.

AMETEK Airtechnology Group designs as well as manufactures a wide range of axial, centrifugal & mixed flow fans. The company also manufactures blowers for numerous applications right from avionic cooling to ventilation & sand scavenging. AMETEK’s mixed fan flow designs render a high static pressure development.

The road ahead

The Fans and Blowers market is anticipated to reach USD 5.72 billion by 2026. The surge in renewable energy capacities is one of the major trends which is predicted to contribute to market growth. Furthermore, the increasing demand for power consumption, due to the growing population is bolstering the incorporation of power generation units which include nuclear power plants, hydropower plants, and coal & thermal power plants.