Design of Test Set Up According to Amca 210-16 Standard for Performance Analysis of Fans and Investigation of the Effect of Different Blade Angles on Fan Performance

Abstract

In this study, a test set up was designed in accordance with ANSI/AMCA 210-16 standard to determine the performance curves of axial and radial fans used in a wide variety of today’s related fields. To validate the data of test setup, the catalog performance values of the AXI800 model axial fan at 30o and 35o blade angles manufactured in Konya were compared with the experimental results. It was seen that the experimental and the catalog performance data were quite compatible, and then the experiments were repeated for the blade angles of the same fan at 25o, 40o, 45o and 50o. With the results obtained in the study, it was determined that the accuracy of the test setup, which was designed and installed according to the ANSI/AMCA 210-16 standard, was ensured and it was suitable for testing purposes. In addition, according to the experimental results repeated for other blade angles, it has been observed that the fan used at high blade angles is not efficient since the rate of increase
in the pressure range as the blade angle increases is less than the rate of increase in electrical power.

Keywords

• Fan Test Setup
• ANSI/AMCA 210-16
• Fan Performance

Fanların Performans Analizi İçin Amca 210-16 Standardına Göre Test Düzeneği Tasarımı ve Farklı Kanat Açıların Fan Performansına Etkisinin Araştırılması

Abstract

Bu çalışmada günümüzde çok çeşitli ve geniş alanlarda kullanılan hem eksenel hem de radyal fanların performans eğrilerini belirlemek için ANSI/AMCA 210-16 standardına uygun olarak bir test düzeneği tasarlanmış ve kurulmuştur. Bu test düzeneğinin doğruluğunu sağlamak amacıyla Konya’da bulunan fan üreticisi bir firmada üretilen AXI800 model eksenel fanın bilinen 30o ve 35o kanat açılarındaki katalog performans değerleri ile deneysel sonuçları kıyaslanmıştır. Kıyaslama sonucunda deneysel veriler ile katalog performans verilerinin oldukça uyumlu olduğu görülmesinden sonra aynı fanın bilinmeyen 25o, 40o, 45o ve 50o kanat açılarındaki performans eğrileri için deneyler tekrarlanmıştır. Çalışmada elde edilen sonuçlar ile öncelikle ANSI/AMCA 210-16 standardına göre tasarlanan ve kurulumu yapılan test düzeneğinin doğruluğunun sağlandığı ve test amaçlı kullanımının uygun olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bunun yanında, diğer kanat açıları için de tekrarlanan deneysel sonuçlara göre, kanat açısı arttıkça basınç aralığındaki artış oranının elektriksel güç artış oranına göre daha az olduğundan yüksek kanat açılarında kullanılan fanın verimli olmadığı görülmüştür.

Keywords

• Fan Test Düzeneği
• ANSI/AMCA 210-16
• Fan Performansı

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