PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF

CENTRIFUGAL BLOWER
Submitted by
AKSHAY REDDY 4GL15ME002
SYED FAZLAIN 4GL15ME057
MANJUNATHA M 4GL14ME031
ARUNA S 4GL15ME005

Under the Guidance of

Dr. LAKSHMI DEVAMMA M M B.E, M.E, PhD, MISTE., MIE
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Government Engineering College
Kushalnagar- 571234
 CENTRIFUGAL AIR BLOWER TEST RIG
Tabular column for Radial blade

Sl.no Speed Position of Venturimeter Suction head Pitot tube Time for 5
valve h1 h2 h1 h2 h1 h2 blinks
1 1769 Fully open 5 8 25 31 2 9 13.83
2 1773 Half open 5 4 25 33 3 7 14.04
3 1776 Quater open 3 2 22 33 5 7 16.61
4 2182 Fully open 9 7 34 45 3 13 8.67
5 2194 Half open 9 5 40 48 4 9 10.73
6 2200 Quater open 3 2 45 52 5 9 11.41
7 2852 Fully open 13 12 65 75 5 16 6.10
8 2866 Half open 8 14 67 75 4 12 6.73
9 2888 Quarter open 10 14 70 80 2 7 9.07
FORMULAE FOR CALCULATION:
for maximum speed
1) Input to Blower in kW: (IP)
Input to blower = n x 3600 = 5 x 3600 = 1.24 KW
t x Em 9.07 x 1600
2) Static Head developed due to air (Pitot tube):
Hsta = hsta x δw
1000 δa
Hsta = 10 x 1000
1000 x 1.193

= 8.38 m of air
Sl no Blower output Static head Volume flow rate Blower output Overall efficiency
in KW In m of air in m3/ hr In KW In %
1 0.813 5.03 0.257 0.201 24.73
2 0.801 6.70 0.214 0.223 27.84
3 0.667 9.22 0.159 0.228 33.67
4 1.29 9.22 0.285 0.410 31.78
5 1.04 6.70 0.267 0.279 26.82
6 0.986 10.06 0.226 0.354 35.90
7 1.87 8.38 0.357 0.466 24.91
8 1.45 7.45 0.335 0.389 26.82
9 1.24 8.38 0.349 0.456 36.77
Tabular column for Reverse blade
Sl.no Speed Position of Venturimeter Suction head Pitot tube Time for 5
valve h1 h2 h1 h2 h1 h2 blinks
1 1767 Fully open 3 4 13 20 2 6 12.98
2 1770 Half open 3 6 11 17 4 7 14.28
3 1772 Quater open 3 3 17 24 6 7 17.56
4 2194 Fully open 3 7 18 25 2 9 11.75
5 2198 Half open 2 6 22 30 2 7 12.78
6 2204 Quater open 5 5 27 36 3 7 12.61
7 2868 Fully open 6 10 35 45 3 11 7.38
8 2878 Half open 5 8 40 47 2 10 8.38
9 2896 Quarter open 2 5 45 52 4 6 10.23
Sl no Blower output Static head Volume flow rate Blower output Overall efficiency
in KW In m of air in m3/ hr In KW In %
1 0.886 5.86 0.189 0.173 20
2 0.788 5.029 0.214 0.618 21.32
3 0.640 5.86 0.202 0.814 28.75
4 0.957 5.86 0.225 0.206 21.52
5 0.880 6..70 0.202 0.211 24
6 0.892 7.45 0.225 0.264 29.6
7 1.52 8.38 0.285 0.372 24.47
8 1.34 5.86 0.257 0.270 20.14
9 1 7.54 0.214 0.251 25.1
Tabular column for Forward blade

Sl.no Speed Position of Venturimeter Suction head Pitot tube Time for 5
valve h1 h2 h1 h2 h1 h2 blinks
1 1758 Fully open 6 10 30 40 3 10 11.15
2 1760 Half open 4 7 35 41 2 7 12.74
3 1764 Quater open 2 4 32 37 5 7 15.10
4 2179 Fully open 10 14 55 61 2 13 7.98
5 2182 Half open 7 9 56 63 2 12 9.6
6 2189 Quater open 1 5 50 57 2 7 11.2
7 2801 Fully open 12 23 93 100 11 20 5.27
8 2822 Half open 10 16 94 100 6 14 6.08
9 2866 Quarter open 2 7 89 97 3 8 7.89