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Fan Engineering 101
Overview
Most densely packaged electronic systems use a fan or blower for forced-air cooling. Smaller systems usually use axial cooling fans where airflow is perpendicular to the fan blades. However, larger systems may require centrifugal blowers to deliver ade-quate
airflow in high static pressure situations.
The need for forced-air cooling should be determined at an
early stage in system design. It is important that the design plans
for good airflow to heat-generating components and also allows adequate space and power for the cooling fan.
Factors to be considered in fan selection include: required
airflow, AC or DC power, voltage, speed, life expectancy, EMI/RFI, heat dissipation, auto-restart and audible noise.
| Publisher | NMB Technologies | File Format | PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5 |
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| Date Published | August 2003 | Downloads | 40 |
| Format | White Papers | ||
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