Thread: Calculation for fan draw?
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Old 12-12-2009, 12:03 AM   #6 (permalink)
gone-ot
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...a fictious example: it'll take 100HP of electrical power to "blow" 80HP of mechanical air movement.

...the biggest "loss" is due to the fan-to-air coupling, not the motor-to-fan coupling.
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