{"id":84,"date":"2021-02-13T17:19:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T22:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/chapter\/axial-fan\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T11:42:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T16:42:44","slug":"axial-fan","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/chapter\/axial-fan\/","title":{"raw":"Axial Fan","rendered":"Axial Fan"},"content":{"raw":"Click play on the following audio player to listen along as you read this section.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/media.bccampus.ca\/id\/0_xyc2ipw9?width=608&amp;height=80&amp;playerId=23449753\r\n\r\nAxial fans are designed for moving low volumes of air under low static pressure conditions.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_83\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"263\"]<img class=\"wp-image-83 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/336\/2021\/01\/Axial-fan-image.png\" alt=\"A propeller-like fan. The air flows parallel to the air intake.\" width=\"263\" height=\"307\" \/> Axial fan[\/caption]\r\n\r\nIn their most basic shape an axial fan resembles an airplanes propeller, and simple household fans utilize this design.\r\n\r\nWhile the propeller design is the simplest, there are other styles of axial fans. The tubeaxial, which is simply propeller-style blades installed in a ducting tube to help direct and focus air flow, and the vaneaxial, which incorporates air straightening vanes down behind the blades, and boasts the highest efficiency of the axial fans.\r\n\r\nDue to their lower power requirements, axial fans are usually powered by single-phase AC motors which are either driven directly or via a belt system. 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