“Should I sign up for the heating class?” “These products are straightforward. Probably not much to learn.” How the average engineer looks at these topics: (No judgment here. This is what you’d say.) Infrared: It heats objects instead of air. I get it....
Hey, the sign of a truly great organization is to love up on your people. Show them you love them and send them to Advanced Fan Training at Air Flow with Loren Cook. There’s a very important Fan Basics Class on the 16th as well. You are invited to Embracing Advanced...
“Your fan is acting up.” It’s almost never true. The same can be said about our competitors’ fans. Fans may seem to have personalities, but they really have none. I have heard many people describe fans like disgruntled teenagers. Ornery. Touchy. Temperamental....
Here’s the fan, a direct drive utility set, designed for 10000 cfm at 2” of static pressure. Here’s the performance, extrapolated from Loren Cook’s selection program. Wait, stop, hold on. The smallest fan with the highest brake horsepower has the smallest motor. That...
Less maintenance is good. Eliminating drive loss and belt maintenance is also good. VFDs are now inexpensive, so let’s put everything on a drive, and that’s good. Three goods in a row. Now, what if that motor fails? Eventually it will. Maybe it’s right away, and under...
