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Materials and Workmanship Specification for the Mechanical Ventilation and Air Conditioning

2.26 FANS

2.26.1 General

The fans shall have capacities as scheduled in the Equipment Schedule.

Materials shall comply with the various American Standards or other approved international
standards.

All fans shall be statically and dynamically balanced by the manufacturers.

The Sub-Contractor shall select all fans suitable for the scheduled duties.

The fan heads given in the Schedules are given for guidance only, and the Sub-Contractor
shall be responsible for checking the total final resistance of each system, based on the actual
duct runs and equipment offered, prior to ordering. The Sub-Contractor shall be responsible
for any modifications to the system or any of component, i.e. fans, ductwork, motors, cables,
switchgear, and the like, which may be required to meet the scheduled duties and space
limitations, except where modification is brought about by the written instruction of the
Employer’s Representative.

Notwithstanding the above no modifications to any system shall be carried out where such
modification may result in a reduction in system performance or efficiency, without the prior
approval of the Employer’s Representative.

Fan characteristic shall be plotted over the entire range from shut-off to free delivery as static
pressure in Pa, total efficiency in percentages and operating kW, against the air flow in m3/s
at the specified speed and shall clearly indicate the operating point for each fan operating
separately and, additionally, in the case of parallel operation fans, the parallel operation
characteristics and operating points.

Fans shall have non-overloading characteristics over their entire operating range and the
characteristic curves must be such that the fan operating point falls below the point of no flow
static pressure, to the right of the point corresponding to that of maximum mechanical
efficiency, and a 15% increase in static pressure over that specified results in not more than
a 15% reduction in air volume and does not affect the stability of fan operation. If necessary,
this shall be accomplished by modifying the width of the fan wheel and/or by providing inlet
vanes to change the characteristic curve.

For fans with variable speed drives, the Sub-Contractor shall provide sound power rating
curves and characteristic curves showing the operating points for the complete range of
speeds from the minimum speed to the maximum speeds at intervals of 200 r.p.m. of shaft
speed.

The Sub-Contractor shall make appropriate allowances for the effects on fan performance of
all installation conditions including coils, eliminators, attenuators, plenum enclosures and inlet
and discharge arrangement so that actual installed fan performance equals that specified.

All characteristic curves shall be certified accurate by the manufacturer for the complete fan
and drive assemblies.

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Fans shall be selected with speeds and outlet velocities (maximum 10m/sec.) in order to keep
the noise level to a minimum.

All fans and motors offered shall be of minimum vibration and noise level during operation, all
as detailed in the “Noise and Vibration Control” Section of this Specification herein.

All fans with nominal rating above 7.5kW shall have a minimum total efficiency of 75% or a
minimum static efficiency of 60%.

All fans shall be equipped with lifting devices.

Fans having dimensions over 1,000mm in any direction shall have split casings for easy
removal and repair.

All fans shall be located such to allow for easy maintenance.

For fans serving smoke extract system, the whole fan assembly, motors, switchpanels, starter
panels and the like, shall be suitable for operation at 250C for 1 hours (minimum). the
associated wiring shall be of fire resistant cables.

The smoke control fans shall be comply with the requirements indentified in BSEN 12101-
3:2002 or AMCA 212-07 or UL standards for high temperature performance. To prove
compliance with these requirements, the Contractor shall provide to the Clients representative
certified test reports for all fan types to be used.

The fan motor kw rating is shown on the equipment schedule. The MVAC Sub-Contractor
shall be liable for all cost increases due to the selection of a higher motor kw than that shown
on the equipment schedule.

2.26.2 Axial Flow Aerofoil Fans

Axial flow aerofoil fans shall be either single or multi-stage to suit the performance duty
specified. The fans shall be installed in casings which shall extend over the motor and fan
assembly. Two stage fans shall have contra-rotating impellers and each impeller shall be
driven by a separate motor.

Axial flow fans shall be of the direct driven type or belt driven type according to the Equipment
Schedule, with impellers secured to the motor shafts by means of keys and locknuts.

The fan blades shall be aerofoil and shall be of the adjustable pitch type. The pitch angle of
the blades shall be accurately marked on the hub for site adjustment as required.

Fan casings shall be fitted with wire guards where shown on Drawings and as necessary to
provide full protection where fan inlets are accessible. Fan casings shall be fitted with coned
inlets where shown on Drawings and where necessary for the achievement of the rated fan
performance.

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The fan housings or casings shall be of heavy mild steel sheet construction, hot-dip
galvanized after manufacture and shall be rigidly constructed and correctly proportioned to
allow optimum fan performance. The housing shall be made with drilled flanges at each joint
and joints shall be made airtight with natural rubber or neoprene gaskets.

The impellers and hubs shall be of die-cast in aluminium alloy and examined by X-ray to
ensure flawless castings.

Where indicated, the casings shall be of the swing out type. The fan units shall be hinged off
base frames which shall be fitted with flanges and connected to ductwork or structure as
required. The fan units shall be swung out without disturbing the base frame connections or
electrical wiring, and shall provide full access to the fan units. All joints shall be fully sealed
and airtight.

The casings shall be fitted with an electrical terminal box for dust and weatherproof conditions.

Drive shafts shall be designed such that the first critical speed of the shaft shall be at least
130% of the maximum permissible speed of the fan.

The motors shall be totally enclosed fan cooled squirrel cage induction motors. (IP 44)

All motors shall be fully tropicalized, vermin proof and suitable for operation in a high humidity
environment.

Fans shall be anti-vibration mounted.

2.26.3 Centrifugal Fans

Fans shall be single width, single inlet or double width, double inlet type with non-overloading
fan impellers as specified in the Equipment Schedule. Type of fan blade also shall be forward
curve or back ward inclined air foil. Fan blades using for commercial kitchen hoods shall be
backward inclined as specified in the Equipment Schedule.

The fan casings shall be of a true volute form and shall have inlet cores aerodynamically
shaped to give an even distribution of air over the full width of the impeller.

All surfaces of fan casings shall be galvanised after manufacture and all fans with an inlet eye
diameter exceeding 300mm or with a scroll 450mm or more in width shall have a bolted
access door on the scroll for access purposes. The doors shall be located near the scroll
bottom and of the pan type set in a raised frame so that the inner surface is flush with the
scroll. The doors and frames shall be arranged for insulation if applicable.

The doors shall be secured to the frames by hand-grip bolts and shall be provided with lift
handles.

The fan casings shall be provided with drain sockets or holes with copper drain-pipes brought
out to an accessible point, valved and plugged.

The fan casings shall be fitted with flanges on the outlet connection suitable for connection of
discharge ductwork and flexible connections, as shown on the Drawings.

All casings and components exceeding 2000mm in any direction shall be of the split type.

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Where the suction side of the fan is connected to ductwork, then matching flanges shall also
be provided.

Suitable terminal boxes welded to the casing shall be provided for electrical connection to fan
motors.

Inspection doors or sight ports to enable direction of rotation to be established shall be

provided.

Impellers wheels shall be fabricated from mild steel sheet, hot dip galvanized after fabrication.

Impellers shall be rigidly fixed to solid bright steel shafts, statically and dynamically balanced
adequately sized and proportioned to ensure that the maximum operating speed is not more
than 60% of the first critical speed.

The shafts shall be carried in ring lubricated self-aligning sleeve bearings for shafts of 150mm
diameter and larger. Each bearing shall have large oil capacity to ensure efficient lubrication.
On shafts of sizes smaller than 150mm diameter, grease lubricated self-aligning ball bearings
resiliently mounted to reduce noise transmission shall be used.

Except for sealed ball/roller bearings, all lubrication shall have sight-glasses and oil pipes
shall be provided so as to bring the lubricators to an easily accessible position.

The shafts shall be extended beyond the drive-side bearing and keyed for overhung pulleys
in all cases.

All fan and motor shaft ends shall be countersunk at the shaft centres to take a tachometer.

All centrifugal fans shall be driven by totally enclosed fan cooled squirrel cage induction
motors (IP44).

All motors shall be fully tropicalized and vermin proof and suitable for operation in a high
humidity environment.

Motor bearings shall be precision grade anti-friction type, packed at the factory with special
lubricant designed for maximum radial and thrust loads.

The fans and motors shall be mounted on rigid hot dipped galvanized mild steel channel
bases.

All fans shall be driven by means of multiple ‘Vee’ belts driving on overhanging pulleys keyed
to the shafts and accurately balanced. Motor pulleys shall be of adjustable type to enable
operating speed to be varied within limits after installation. No space saver drives are
acceptable.

All belt drives shall have taper lock pulleys on both the driver and driven side and belt sets
shall be matched.

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Belt sections shall be selected according to the fan manufacturer's recommendations with the
overriding condition that belt speeds shall not exceed 23.0m/sec.

Nominal motor nameplate ratings shall be at least 15% higher than the motor operating input
at design conditions.

Fans shall be anti-vibration mounted as stipulated in the "Noise and Vibration Control" Section
of this Specification herein.

Where centrifugal fans are specified for VAV application and using inlet guide vanes. Vanes
shall be constructed from heavy gauge aluminium with zinc plated steel interlocking and
operating mechanism. The drives shall be located outside the casings and accessible for
maintenance.

2.26.4 Propeller Fans

Impellers shall be designed to give maximum volume flow with minimum noise level and
minimum power consumption.

Impellers shall be of pressed steel and hubs shall be of steel or aluminium.

Motors shall be totally enclosed (IP44) with permanently lubricated bearings.

Wire guards shall be fitted to the impeller side or motor side or both as appropriate. Wire
guards shall be of heavy gauge steel wire or rod with all joints and crossings welded and
galvanised after manufacture.

The impellers and motors shall be resiliently mounted onto the mounting plates.

Fans shall be painted or galvanised after fabrication.

Where louvre shutters are required as shown on the drawings, they shall be supplied from
the same fan manufacturer.

2.26.5 In-Line Centrifugal Fans

In-line fans shall be of mixed flow type.

Casings shall be fabricated from galvanised steel.

Impellers shall be of aluminium with integral inlets.

Motors shall be designed to IP44 protection using class B insulation.

Fans shall be anti-vibration mounted as stipulated in the “Noise and Vibration” Section of the
Specification herein.

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2.26.6 Ceiling Mounted Fans

The ceiling mounted fans shall be centrifugal type equiped with direct drive fan motor.

The fan louvre shall be made of plastic.

The fan wheel shall be statically and dynamically balanced in the factory.

The housing shall be fabricated of galvanized steel sheet minimum 1.0 mm thickness.

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