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Fan Performance Tests

Air Velocity Measurements
Coverage Area Determination

Falco eMotors Engineering Team

Aug 27, 2019
Testing Procedures for Air Flow
and Coverage Area
• Four Ways to determine CFM and Area Coverage
• Method 1: Use CFM (Computation Fluid Mechanics);
• Method 2: Use CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics);
• Method 3: Use AMCA 230-15;
• Method 4: Use Falco’s Test Procedure 102018;

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Method 1: CFM
Calculations
Analytical Methods

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 Critical Factors to be Considered
for Air Flow Coverage

1. Diameter of the fan;

2. Coverage area;
3. Optimum distance from the ceiling (X);
4. Optimum distance from the floor (Y);
5. Optimum distance from the wall (Z).
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Fan Performance Comparison for
All Fans (6 to 24-ft)

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24-ft Fan

Fan Diameter (ft)

24
Speed (RPM)
62
Power Consumption (W)
1120
Max Coverage Area (Sq. Ft.)
30,000
Optimum Distance from the Ceiling (ft) - X
5
Optimum Distance from the Floor (ft) - Y
36
Optimum Distance from the wall to the fan center (ft)
36

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Fan Speed Vs. Diameter For HVLS Fan

Note: Higher Fan Speed is©not

Falcoan indication
eMotors of higher air flow.
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Max Coverage Vs. Fan Diameter

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Fan Coverage Vs. Fan Diameter

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 Power Consumption Vs. Fan Diameter

Note: Coverage area increases with increase in fan diameter but at reduced air flow
speed at the boundaries if power ©
consumption is kept the same.
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 Air Flow Vs. Distance from floor

24-ft

Note: Real input power consumption is a critical indicator of air flow.

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 Air Flow Vs. Distance from floor

Note: Air flow is most optimum at 1.5 times the fan diameter.
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CFM Results
24 ft vs. 18 ft

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 Air Velocity along the building length (Bay 2)

24-ft 24-ft

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Estimated Air Flow based on Experiments – Data Captured at 3ft from Ground
Average CFM for 24 ft(2 Fans)
• Average Air Velocity = 171 f/m
• Average Fan Sweep Area = 3617 Sq. Ft.
• Average CFM = 651,060

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 Air Velocity along the building length (3 Fans)

24-ft 24-ft 24-ft

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Estimated Air Flow based on Experiments – Data Captured at 3ft from Ground
Average CFM for 24-ft (3 Fans)
• Average Air Velocity = 162 f/m
• Average Fan Sweep Area = 3617 Sq. Ft.
• Average CFM = 585,954

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Method 2:CFD
Computational Fluid Dynamics

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Study with 24 Feet

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 Geometry with 24 Feet

walls

Door

24 Ft Fan

Bay 2 & 3 Site Dimensions: - 121 X 30 X 12 meter

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 Meshing

Bay 2

Bay 3

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Fan Data
Working fluid Air
Angular velocity of fan 62 rpm
Technology UPF / PMSM
Motor Power (Kw) 1.2 Kw
Minimum Space from wall in feet 36 feet
Torque 0 to 170 Nm
Voltage 200-265VAC, 1 Phase, 50/60 Hz

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METHODOLOGY

❑ Numerical Models

1. Solver : This study utilized industry standard Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software
package ANSYS CFX with double precision to carry out flow simulations.

2. Turbulence Model : The k- epsilon turbulence model is a two-equation model that is used
for many fluid dynamics applications. k-epsilon model in the free stream. For general
purpose simulations, the k- epsilon offers a good compromise in terms of accuracy.

3. Method : Higher order differencing schemes are used for all advections.

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 Side View

Average Air Flow = 1.2m/s = 236 ft/m

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Air Flow Data Captured at 3ft from Ground
Method 3: AMCA 230-15
AMCA is air movement and Control Association (USA)
AMCA Test Set Up
Air Flow Measurement
The Data

• The following data was collected by the Lucas TVS

Brayan Brayan
Epoch %
Epoch %
Voltage Voltage 231.9 240.7
231.9 240.7
Current Current 5.76 4.43
5.76 4.43
Power Factor 0.636
Power Factor 0.958
0.636 151%
0.958 151%
Watts Watts 851.2 1023
851.2 120%
1023 120%
Volta-Ampere 1336
Volta-Ampere 1066
1336 80%
1066 80%

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 Data Collected on Air Flow (ft/min)
(July 26, 2019 – AMCA 230-15)

Distance
Distance Up (Kale) Low (Kale) Up (Epoch)
(Kale) Low
Low(Kale) Up (Epoch) Low (Epo
(Epoch)
3 160 3
86 160
230 86110 230
6 180 6
90 180
260 90160 260
9 220 9
190 220
530 190260 530
12 420 12
230 420
641 230480 641
15 320 15
340 320
421 340521 421
18 260 18
360 260
289 360470 289
21 262 21
297 262
274 297570 274
24 280 24
340 280
290 340521 290
27 169 27
320 169
160 320472 160
30 180 30
270 180
130 270348 130
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Data Collected on Air Flow on the
Floor
600

500

400
Air Flow (ft/min)

300
Low (Kale)
Low (Epoch)

200

100

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Distance from the Center of the Fan (ft)

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Data Collected on Air Flow at 3-ft
from the Floor
700

600

500

400
Air Flow (ft/min)

Up (Kale)
Up (Epoch)
300

200

100

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Distance from the Center of the Fan (ft)

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Fan Performance AMCA 230-15
Method 4: 102018
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Testing Procedure for Air Flow and
Coverage Area (Procedure 102018)
• Install Fan on Location as per Required Height;
• For 3-Blade Fans Optimum Height is 1.1 to 1.2 times fan diameter, 5 or 6
blade fans, optimum height is 1.5 times the fan diameter.

• Run Fan at Maximum Speed;

• Take Air Velocity Measurements by using Digital
Pencil Probe Anemometer.
• Air Velocity measured at Several locations at
distance of every 10 Feet from the Fan Center.
• Measure Power Consumption of Fan by using
Digital Power Guard Meter.
 INDEX

Sr. No. Titles Page No.

1 Testing procedure for Coverage Area 02

2 Testing Instruments 04

3 Instruments Calibration Certificate 05

4 Epoch 16 & 20 Feet Fan Specifications 07

5 Test Report for 20 Feet Fan 12

6 Test Report for 16 Feet Fan 16

Testing Instruments
• Digital Pencil Probe Anemometer
• Digital Power Guard meter

Digital Pencil Probe Anemometer Digital Power Guard meter

Digital Pencil Probe Anemometer
Calibration Certificate
Digital Power Guard meter
Calibration Certificate
Testing procedure for coverage area.

Actual Pictures of Fan Installation

Test Measurements for 20 Feet Fan.

Ground level to Fan

Distance : 24 Feet
Test Measurements for 16 Feet Fan.

Ground level to Fan

Distance : 18 Feet
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