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Industrial aeration involves moving air through either a solid or fluid medium bed and is used for various purposes. Depending on specific material being aerated, our fans are utilized for moisture control in applications such as grain bin storage, and also provide oxygen and control moisture/temperature in composting applications. Due to varying environmental conditions, fans used in aeration systems often require special construction such as fiberglass, alloys and specialty coatings. The control and containment of air containing a biological hazard is crucial for maintaining a safe environment. An air handling system designed to move such material must be designed to ensure contaminated air does not escape. This can be accomplished with an induced draft fan that will maintain a negative pressure, so that any leaks in a system draw outside atmosphere in, as opposed to allowing the contaminated air out. Biomass and Incineration are two new methods of generating power that utilize renewable biological fuels and refuse as their main fuel source. The process of converting these fuels into an energy source requires the use of specialized boiler system. Issues such as dust loading and corrosion can become major concerns if your system does not utilize the proper fan for exhausting particulate and gas emissions. That is why selecting the right fan is crucial for optimizing the performance and longevity of your overall system. We offer a wide range of underfire combustion air fans, overfire air fans and induced draft fans needed to stand up to the harsh operating environments.

In the textile industry, humidity of the air is crucial for air quality and fabric production. The fibrous material manufactured in plants needs to maintain a specific humidity and temperature to be processed effectively. Textile manufacturers use air washers to cool, humidify, dehumidify and clean the air to prevent damage during production. Drum filters are typically used in the nonwoven industry for manufacturing products such as diapers, sanitary napkins, and surgical pads. Drum filters have become the standard in the nonwoven industry and are known for their efficiency and compact designs with relatively large air flows. Twin City Fan is a leading supplier of the main system fans located on the clean side of the process. Buffalo Blower fans are often selected for this particular application because of their ability to cover a wide performance range and various operating conditions. Forming fans play an integral role for forming products in the nonwoven industry, such as diapers. These fans create the negative pressure in the forming chamber, giving the product its shape. We typically provide our model RBW radial bladed fan with a backplate for this application. The RBW is capable of producing high static pressures at medium to low airflows.

Air washers balance the required humidity of the plant air by humidifying the air during the dry seasons and dehumidifying the air when conditions are more humid. This is accomplished by using re-circulated heated or chilled water that is sprayed into the air. Buffalo Blower fans are used to draw air through these air washer systems and typically provide adjustable pitch axial fans in the range of 2.5″ to 4″ static pressure. Regardless of the size of your operation and system requirements, Buffalo Blower is capable of manufacturing virtually any size fan or blower to meet your exact specifications. Air strippers are used on drum filters for removing material build up on the filter. The vacuum nozzles on the filter remove the fiber/particulate which are then disposed of or used for reclaiming the material. The fans used in this particular application require higher pressure at a relatively low airflow along with a radial blade design for handling the material. Because of these factors Buffalo Blower model ORB incorporates radial blades with a backplate to prevent long stingy material from collecting around the shaft.

Flue gas recirculation is a highly effective technique used for lowering Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions from burners. This is particularly crucial, as NOx is a significant pervasive pollutant that produces a negative array of health and environmental by-products. NOx emission levels can be greatly reduced in industrial boilers by reticulating used flue gases back into the system. This process lowers the peak combustion temperature and drops the percentage of oxygen in the combustion air/flue gas mixture, delaying the formation of NOx caused by high flame temperatures. TCF offers a wide range of centrifugal blowers specifically designed to be used with FGR systems ventilating.com fanblower.com highpressureblower.net industrialblowerfan.com industrialfanblower.net industrialfanblower.com pressureblower.net northernindustrialsupplycompany.com industrialpressureblower.com tenderall.com chicagoblowercanada.com cbblower.com buffaloblower.com buffalofan.com nis-co.com canadianblower.com olegsystems.com canadablower.com abbblower.com acmefan.net industrialblower.net fansandblowers.net americanblower.net barryfan.com cincinnatifan.net canadafans.com barryfan.net pennbarry.net pennfan.net tcffan.com.

Forced Draft fans purpose is to provide a positive pressure to a system. This basic concept is used in a wide variety of industries but the term FD Fans is most often found in the boiler industry. Fans for boilers force ambient air into the boiler, typically through a preheater to increase overall boiler efficiency. Inlet or outlet dampers are used to control and maintain the system pressure. Typical fan arrangements are 3SI or 3DI which utilize a wheel center hung on the shaft with integral inlet boxes.

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PLENUM FANS

Plenum Fans are designed specifically for application in pressurized plenums found in industrial and commercial air-handling systems. The unhoused, compact design combined with the choice of two AcoustaFoil® wheels provides the utmost in quiet and efficient operation.

DESIGN FEATURES

• Two wheel choices: High-efficiency AcoustaFoil wheels, Sizes 12” – 73”. Ultra-quiet AcoustaFoil-Q wheels for sound-sensitive applications, Sizes 18” – 66”.
• Capacities to 160,000 CFM.
• Pressures to 12” WG.
• Aerodynamic, spun inlet cone.
• Choice of four horizontal arrangements:
Arrangement 1 —Sizes 12” to 15”
Arrangement 3 —Sizes 16” to 73”
Arrangement 3-P—Sizes 16” to 40”
Arrangement 4 —Sizes 12” to 60”
• Arrangement 3-V for vertical mounting in Sizes 16” to 73”.
• Designed and tested to eliminate all natural frequencies in the operating range.
• Temperatures to 120°F.

CONSTRUCTION FEATURES

• Formed structures for rigidity and improved fit.
• Bearings selected for average L10 life of 40,000 hours at maximum speeds.
• Lifting eyes are standard.
• Wheels are dynamically balanced and fans are checked at the specified operating speed.

Unhoused Plenum Fans were developed in response to the continuing push for greater system value and application flexibility in air-handler systems. For systems utilizing pressurized plenums, these fans provide the airflows and pressures of conventional housed fan designs but in compact, more economical configurations. The result is reduced size and weight of air-handler cabinetry with maximum application flexibility. System air is supplied or returned to the air handler from virtually any direction with a minimum of ductwork. Plenum Fans offer system manufacturers the utmost in choice of sizes and configurations.

A traditional airfoli plenum fan wheel ensures:

STABLE PERFORMANCE

Completely stable pressure curve from wide open to closed-off…ideal for variable air volume systems.

NON-OVERLOADING

Horsepower reaches a peak and then decreases as flow increases… allows calculation of the maximum brake horsepower at a given fan speed so a motor can be selected that will not overload if system pressure changes.

CHOICE OF TWO ACOUSTAFOIL WHEEL DESIGNS:

TRADIDIONAL AIRFOIL FAN WHEEL

EFFICIENCY: The mechanical efficiency curve offers a broad selection range with little horsepower variation.
SOUND: The superior efficiency of the AcoustaFoil wheel provides a low sound level over a wide performance range.

ULTRA-QUIET ACOUSTAFOIL-Q WHEEL

For sound-sensitive applications. After years of acoustical research and testing in two accredited sound testing laboratories, our time-tested AcoustaFoil Fan Wheel technology is quietly taken to the next level.

STABLE AND EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE: Same efficiency and horsepower characteristics as the traditional AcoustaFoil wheel.
NEW SELECTIONS: Unique performance offers alternative selections to the traditional AcoustaFoil wheel.
SOUND: Acoustically tuned wheel and cone reduces sound power levels in the lower octave bands, flattens overall sound profile, and also minimizes fan blade pass frequency turbulence.

Both airfoil Plenum Fan wheels are designed to operate efficiently at less than maximum design airflow. The high efficiency and inherent stability of the AcoustaFoil wheel is particularly well-suited to variable airflow systems. The AcoustaFoil wheel design ensures not only maximum operating efficiency at design CFM but also at reduced airflow regardless of the control method applied. This higher efficiency allows quieter operation throughout the modulation range.

INLET-VANE DAMPER CONTROL

Inlet-vane dampers affect the fan’s output by spinning the air in the direction of wheel rotation. With this prespin, the wheel cannot develop its full output, yielding a reduced CFM at reduced horsepower. Each damper setting creates new pressure and horsepower curves. With inlet-vane dampers, reduced airflow always results in reduced horsepower.

VARIABLE FREQUENCY MOTOR SPEED CONTROL

Variable frequency motor speed controllers provide energy savings by directly controlling fan speed. From the fan laws, CFM varies directly with the change in fan speed and horsepower varies by the change in fan speed 20% reduction in fan speed yields a 20% reduction in airflow and a 50% reduction in BHP. Controllers must have lockouts to prevent operation beyond the maximum safe speed of the fan.

 

APE VENTILATORS

The AFE ventilator fume hood inline exhaust fan is an ideal choice for successfully removing undesirable fumes and gases from laboratory hoods, kitchen hoods, process operations, foundry operations and many other ventilation applications. The AFE ventilator is not intended as a substitute for proper pollution control equipment, but rather a means to exhaust low concentrations of potentially toxic fumes out of and away from occupied spaces.

The AFE fan employs a specially designed non-overloading airfoil ventilator wheel. In a tubular centrifugal fan, the air turns 90° after leaving the fan wheel. A unique blower wheel design with open back plate allows this turn to be made with a minimum of turbulence loss. Also, the extra wide fan blade design helps deliver a larger air volume for a given ventilator wheel diameter. The AFE fan wheel improves overall efficiency and reduces sound levels.

Fume hood exhaust fans are the ideal choice for successfully removing undesirable fumes and gases from laboratory hoods, kitchen hoods, process operations, foundry operations and many other ventilation applications.

Fume hood exhaust fans are not intended as substitutes for proper pollution control ventilation equipment, but rather a means to exhaust low concentrations of potentially toxic fumes out of and away from occupied spaces. With fume hood exhaust fans, the technology of high velocity and high dilution discharge can be applied to a variety of our standard air moving products, with many sizes to choose from, in direct drive or belt driven fans. These choices exist in a broad line of AMCA certified, high quality air moving equipment. Typical applications include research / development, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, hospital / medical, biotech, industrial processes, and school and university laboratories.

Model AFE fan incorporates a straight-line centrifugal flow fan wheel. This fan has the reliable performance of a centrifugal fan with the space saving advantages of an axial type fan. Because of a recent redesign of the product, the new AFE ventilator has many improvements. The AFE fan has a higher and broader efficiency range compared to competitive tubular fans and square inline fans. Higher efficiency allows for lower operating speed at a given performance. This, in turn, leads to lower sound levels, longer life span and more reliable operation. With its extra wide fan blades, the unique blower wheel design allows a larger volume of air to flow with a minimum of turbulence losses. Additionally, repositioning of bearings and drive components increases the bearing life. A removable discharge cone facilitates maintenance and service. Applications with larger motors feature a pivot-style motor base for ease of belt tension adjustments.

Filtered Roof Supply Fans – Canada Blower SIS Series ventilators:

– Mill galvanized steel fan housing with zinc coated DIDW fan;
– Sealed and permanently lubricated ball bearings;
– 1″ aluminum mesh removable & cleanable fan filters;
– Adjustable pitch belt drive ventilators;
– Avaialble Canada Blower fan accessories: 2″ filters, backdraft & motorized dampers, intake extention, epoxy paint for extra protection, factory wired disconnect switch…

POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT BLOWERS

Tri-Lobe Positive Displacement Blowers, due to rotor tips disposed at 120º on each rotor, cause the rotor set to be much more resistant to angular deflection along it’s length, than two lobed rotor sets, which have lobe tips disposed at 180º each – this extra “stiffness” provides less deflection at any load, thus minimizing possible rotor contact with both the cylinder and it’s sister rotor during operation.

Positive Displacement Blowers (of the “Roots” type design) are highly developed standard production machines designed and adapted to find use in a wide variety of applications:

Pneumatic conveying of bulk materials: In suction or discharge pressure. Machine sizes range from small blowers installed in tank vehicles to very large ones used in pneumatic elevators for vacuum operated ship unloaders. The hourly capacity of such unloading installations is up to 1000 tons at present.

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Pressurized aeration of basins in sewage treatment plants: Filter flushing blowers in drinking water production plants. Gas boosting blowers rated for internal static pressures of up to 25 bar. High vacuum boosters are equipped with special shaft seals.

Conveying of pratical all gases: found in the chemical, petrochemical, and metallurgical industries. Special designs are available to handle aggressive gases. Machines used in both conventional and nuclear power plants comply with the various categories of safety regulations.