On criterions of stability of fans operating in parallel
Ventilation systems with fans operating in parallel may have multiple operating points. The submitted paper presents a method which enables one to reduce the number of points which should be taken into consideration. The concepts of a fan system containing: the fan, inlet duct, regulation door subsystem and its total characteristics were introduced. The analysis of local stability of equilibrium points of the system of ordinary differential equations describing unsteady incompressible flow in a simplified network ventilated by 2 fans in parallel leads to formulation of a simple condition of stability. For fans operating in parallel this condition refers to the slopes of fan systems characteristics, excluding the possibility of stable parallel operation when all fan subsystems operate such that their operating points are on the rising parts of characteristics. To satisfy this requirement at least one fan system must operate on a sufficiently falling part of its characteristics when the remaining ones have their operating points on the rising part. Some graphic samples of construction of ventilation systems characteristics are presented. Results of calculations were graphed to show time variations of flow quantities and pressure during transients caused by the loss of stability.
- Research Organization:
- Strata Mechanics Research Inst., Krakow (PL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Polish Scientific Research Committee
- OSTI ID:
- 20020993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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