COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Mechanical Engineering
Course Title: IPE, FANS AND BLOWER PROBLEM SET
Second Semester, A.Y. 2023-2024

Solve what is asked, with diagram efficiency at design point if barometer of 30 in Hg and 10. Air enters a fan through a
and figures. Make it clear and neat. k=1.3395. gives a static pressure of 2 duct at a velocity of 6.3 m/s
in of water column on full and an inlet static pressure
1. A fan draws 1.42 m3 per 4. A 50 kW motor is used to delivery. What size of electric of 2.5 cm of water less than
second of air at a static drive a fan that has a total motor should be used to drive atmospheric pressure. The
pressure of 2.54 cm of water head of 110 m. If fan the fan? air leaves the fan through
through a duct 300 mm efficiency is 70%, what is duct at a velocity of 11.25
diameter and discharges it the maximum capacity of the 8. Air is flowing in a duct with m/s and a discharge static
through a duct of 275 mm fan? velocity of 7.62 m/s and pressure of 7.62 cm of water
diameter. Determine the static pressure of 2.16 cm of above the atmospheric
static fan efficiency if total 5. A fan described in a water gauge. The duct pressure. If the specific
fan mechanical is 70% and air manufacturer’s table is rated diameter is 1.22 m, the weight of the air is 1.20
is measured at 25 0C and to deliver 500 m3 /min at a barometric pressure 99.4 kg/m3 and the fan delivers
760 mmHg. static pressure (gage) of kPa and the gage fluid 9.45 m3 /sec, what is the fan
254 cm when running at 250 temperature and air efficiency when the power
2. A fan delivers 4.7 m3 /s at a rpm and requiring 3.6 kW. If temperature are 30°C. What input to the fan is 13.75 kW
static pressure of 5.08 cm of the fan speed is changed to is the total pressure against at the coupling?
water when operating at a 305 rpm and air handled which the fan will operate in
speed of 400 rpm. The power were at 65℃ instead of cm of water? 11. A fan is listed as having the
input required is 2.963 kW. standard 21℃, find the following performance with
If 7.05 m3 /s are desired in power in kW. 9. Air is flowing in a duct with standard air: Volume
the same fan and installation, velocity of 7.62 m/s and Discharge = 120 m3 /s
find the pressure in cm of 6. The volume of flow of air static pressure of 2.16 cm of Speed = 7 rps Static
water. delivered by fan is 20 m3 /sec water gauge. The duct Pressure = 310 mm water
and 180 mm water gage. diameter is 1.22 m, the gage
3. A blower operating at 1500 The density of air is 1.185 barometric pressure 99.4 Brake Power Required = 620
rpm compresses air from kg/m3 and the motor power kPa and the gage fluid kW
68°F and 14.7 psia to 10 needed to drive the fan is 44 temperature and air The system duct will remain
psig. The desired flow is kW. What is the efficiency? temperature are 30°C. What the same and the fan will
1350 cfm and at this point, is the total pressure against discharge the same volume of
brake horsepower is 80 hp. 7. A fan whose static efficiency which the fan will operate in 120 m3 /s of air at 93oC and
Determine the over-all blower is 40% has a capacity of cm of water? a barometric pressure of 735
60,000 ft3 /hr at 60°F and mm Hg when its speed is 7
 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Mechanical Engineering
Course Title: IPE, FANS AND BLOWER PROBLEM SET
Second Semester, A.Y. 2023-2024

rps. Find the brake power level (762 mm Hg abs and

input and the static pressure 26.67°C at a speed of
required 14,000 rpm. Considering that
the efficiency at the design
12. At 1.2 kg/m3 air density, a point does not change,
fan develops a brake power of determine for the design
100kW. If it operates at point under test conditions
98Kpa and 32oC with the the volume of air taken m3/s.
same speed, what is the new
brake power of the fan? 15. Calculate the required motor
capacity needed to drive a
13. A fan has a suction pressure forced-draft fan serving a
of 30mm water vacuum with stoker fired boiler using coal
air velocity of 3m/sec. The as fuel. Combustion data
discharge has 150mm of includes the following:
water gage and discharge Atmospheric Air 101.3 kPa ;
velocity of 7m/sec. Determine 20 °C
the total head of fan if air Weight of fuel burned per
density is 1.2 kg/m3 . hour = 10 tons
Ultimate Analysis of fuel :
14. A two-stage radial-type C = 78 %
airplane supercharger is S=1%
designed to deliver 4535 kg H=3%
of air per hour at a pressure A=8%
of 800 mmHg abs when O=3%
operating at an altitude of M=7%
4570 m where the ExcessAir = 30 %
temperature is -15°Cand the Fuel bed and air heater
pressure is 429 mm Hg abs. resistance 18 cm WG
it rotates at 18,000 rpm and Fan Efficiency 60 %
is to have an adiabatic over-
all efficiency of 72 percent.
It is to be tested at sea