Influence of Measurement Methodologies for the Volumetric Air Flow Rate of Mobile Positive Pressure Fans on Drive Unit Performance
Since there are no legally defined testing requirements for mobile positive pressure fans, they may be tested based on methods that do not correspond to their actual operating conditions. Adequate assessment of the technical and operating conditions for this type of equipment is particularly importa...
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| author | Piotr Kaczmarzyk Łukasz Warguła Paweł Janik Piotr Krawiec |
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| description | Since there are no legally defined testing requirements for mobile positive pressure fans, they may be tested based on methods that do not correspond to their actual operating conditions. Adequate assessment of the technical and operating conditions for this type of equipment is particularly important for equipment used in rescue operations. Such units should be characterized by efficient and reliable operation. This article investigates the influence of measurement methods of the volumetric airflow rate on the performance of a power unit. The article shows that the applied measurement method, whether it is PN-EN ISO 5801 (test conditions in a pipe duct—Method A) or other methods, i.e., ANSI/AMCA 240-15 and testing of the characteristics of the velocity profile (tests in open flow—Method B), can cause differences in the power demand of fans of from 3.2% to 4.5%. The differences in the requirements of propulsion power translate into fuel consumption and emissions of harmful exhaust gases generated by the combustion drive units (4 kW). It was also observed that fans with conventional impellers (W1) show a lower power demand when applying Method B (open flow) tests, while fans with turbo impellers (W2) show a lower power demand when Method A (duct) tests are applied. Comparative analysis of the parameters of the drive unit in the test group of fans without taking into account the measurement method can cause errors of up to about 7.7%, 6.4%, and 2.4% for the power, torque, and speed, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-646ea6fd9ce9461b820f2039b04ccf1e2023-11-23T13:57:55ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-05-011511395310.3390/en15113953Influence of Measurement Methodologies for the Volumetric Air Flow Rate of Mobile Positive Pressure Fans on Drive Unit PerformancePiotr Kaczmarzyk0Łukasz Warguła1Paweł Janik2Piotr Krawiec3Scientific and Research Centre for Fire Protection, National Research Institute, 05-420 Józefów, PolandInstitute of Machine Design, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poznań University of Technology, 60-965 Poznań, PolandScientific and Research Centre for Fire Protection, National Research Institute, 05-420 Józefów, PolandInstitute of Machine Design, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poznań University of Technology, 60-965 Poznań, PolandSince there are no legally defined testing requirements for mobile positive pressure fans, they may be tested based on methods that do not correspond to their actual operating conditions. Adequate assessment of the technical and operating conditions for this type of equipment is particularly important for equipment used in rescue operations. Such units should be characterized by efficient and reliable operation. This article investigates the influence of measurement methods of the volumetric airflow rate on the performance of a power unit. The article shows that the applied measurement method, whether it is PN-EN ISO 5801 (test conditions in a pipe duct—Method A) or other methods, i.e., ANSI/AMCA 240-15 and testing of the characteristics of the velocity profile (tests in open flow—Method B), can cause differences in the power demand of fans of from 3.2% to 4.5%. The differences in the requirements of propulsion power translate into fuel consumption and emissions of harmful exhaust gases generated by the combustion drive units (4 kW). It was also observed that fans with conventional impellers (W1) show a lower power demand when applying Method B (open flow) tests, while fans with turbo impellers (W2) show a lower power demand when Method A (duct) tests are applied. Comparative analysis of the parameters of the drive unit in the test group of fans without taking into account the measurement method can cause errors of up to about 7.7%, 6.4%, and 2.4% for the power, torque, and speed, respectively.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/11/3953PPV fantactical fire ventilationfire brigade equipmentrescue equipmentnon road small engine |
| spellingShingle | Piotr Kaczmarzyk Łukasz Warguła Paweł Janik Piotr Krawiec Influence of Measurement Methodologies for the Volumetric Air Flow Rate of Mobile Positive Pressure Fans on Drive Unit Performance Energies PPV fan tactical fire ventilation fire brigade equipment rescue equipment non road small engine |
| title | Influence of Measurement Methodologies for the Volumetric Air Flow Rate of Mobile Positive Pressure Fans on Drive Unit Performance |
| title_full | Influence of Measurement Methodologies for the Volumetric Air Flow Rate of Mobile Positive Pressure Fans on Drive Unit Performance |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Measurement Methodologies for the Volumetric Air Flow Rate of Mobile Positive Pressure Fans on Drive Unit Performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Measurement Methodologies for the Volumetric Air Flow Rate of Mobile Positive Pressure Fans on Drive Unit Performance |
| title_short | Influence of Measurement Methodologies for the Volumetric Air Flow Rate of Mobile Positive Pressure Fans on Drive Unit Performance |
| title_sort | influence of measurement methodologies for the volumetric air flow rate of mobile positive pressure fans on drive unit performance |
| topic | PPV fan tactical fire ventilation fire brigade equipment rescue equipment non road small engine |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/11/3953 |
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