Industrial Fan Centrifugal Axial

Industrial Fan Centrifugal Axial

There are a lot of conversations regarding “axial fans vs centrifugal fans”. It is not like one is better than the other overall. The thing is, that there are specific situations in which you might prefer industrial axial fans. In other cases, you will opt for centrifugal fans, like as a centrifugal extractor fan for a flexible extraction arm.

There are a couple of key differences between both, which we are happy to underline for our customers in this piece of content. So, without further ado, let’s continue debating on the topic “axial fans vs centrifugal fans”.

Industrial Axial Fans

Probably, the most used type of fans, axial fans are good at transporting large volumes of air from one point to another. The motor within the fan is rotating the blades. This motion creates a flow of air, which is parallel to the axial of the motor. From this comes the name “Axial fans”. The suction created from the movement of the blades creates kinetic energy, which helps the process. This kinetic energy removes some of the pressure on the blades, making the fan work more efficiently. The pressure within the system equals itself out. Meaning that the excess pressure is always equal to the negative pressure. There is a method through which you can increase the excess pressure a bit and that is by using diffusers.

The “Achilles heel” of axial fans is that they are not able to build up pressure. On the other hand, they are cheap and easy to install. One more con for  industrial axial fans is that they could be quite noisy in higher speeds of operation. It depends on the type of facility you are using them in as noise pollution could be an issue in some applications and is completely disregarded in others.

Whenever you need a low-pressure, high-volume flow you need to consider an industrial axial fan. Such flow is great for cooling spaces, such as homes or office buildings. It’s also great for cooling equipment such as computers and the motors of different machines.