{"id":18274,"date":"2023-11-23T08:12:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T07:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mag.ebmpapst.com\/en\/?p=18274"},"modified":"2024-04-26T08:07:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T06:07:46","slug":"web-based-fanscout-find-the-right-fan-for-every-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mag.ebmpapst.com\/en\/industries\/refrigeration-ventilation\/web-based-fanscout-find-the-right-fan-for-every-application_18274\/","title":{"rendered":"Web-based FanScout: Find the right solu\u00adtion for every appli\u00adca\u00adtion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today, web searches are part of everyday life, and this also applies to the search for suit\u00adable fans for an appli\u00adca\u00adtion. The large selec\u00adtion that motor and fan specialist ebm-papst has in its port\u00adfolio, for example, doesn\u2019t neces\u00adsarily make it easier to reach the right deci\u00adsion, espe\u00adcially if users have no in-depth exper\u00adtise in venti\u00adlation tech\u00adnology and aero\u00addy\u00adnamics. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Fig. 1: To narrow down the suit\u00adable fans, there are indi\u00advidual product filters. (Graphic | ebm-papst)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This is why the tried-and-tested FanScout selec\u00adtion tool is being contin\u00adu\u00adously devel\u00adoped. The tool is now avail\u00adable as a web-based solu\u00adtion and can be oper\u00adated conve\u00adniently and intu\u00aditively in a browser, so the right fan can be found even faster. No instal\u00adla\u00adtion is required for this, no updates are neces\u00adsary, and users can be sure that they are always working with the latest data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To narrow down the suit\u00adable fans in a first step, there are indi\u00advidual product filters (Figs. 1 and 2) where up to five appli\u00adca\u00adtion-specific oper\u00adating points and the required oper\u00adating times can be entered for a fan, for example. Addi\u00adtional filters are avail\u00adable for voltage, frequency, mains type, and the desired motor tech\u00adnology (AC or EC). Spec\u00adi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtions regarding instal\u00adla\u00adtion space, size, etc. narrow down the suit\u00adable results even further. For noise-sensi\u00adtive appli\u00adca\u00adtions, the maximum permis\u00adsible noise level can also be entered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The right product with indi\u00advidual filters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The RadiPac centrifugal fans, for example, are avail\u00adable in different versions (Fig. 3). Whether users opt for the new RadiPac C Perform fans with air guide module or the proven vari\u00adants with open support bracket depends mainly on the type and dura\u00adtion of use, required air perfor\u00admance, desired speed range, pres\u00adsure ratios of the appli\u00adca\u00adtion, and permis\u00adsible noise emis\u00adsion levels. Here, the selec\u00adtion tool provides the right assis\u00adtance, because all filters can be set indi\u00advid\u00adu\u00adally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fig. 2: The result provides a good overview of the fans under consid\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion and the selec\u00adtion can be made quickly. (Graphic | ebm-papst)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The selec\u00adtion tool auto\u00admat\u00adi\u00adcally calcu\u00adlates whether a single fan or several fans oper\u00adated in parallel in a FanGrid are the right solu\u00adtion for the appli\u00adca\u00adtion (Fig. 4). Users can also specify the maximum number of fans required and include redun\u00addancy require\u00adments. The program then shows them how many fans can be switched off while main\u00adtaining the required air flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fig. 3: Whether users opt for the new RadiPac C Perform fans with air guide modules or the proven vari\u00adants with open support bracket depends mainly on the type and dura\u00adtion of use, required air perfor\u00admance, desired speed range, pres\u00adsure ratios of the appli\u00adca\u00adtion, and permis\u00adsible noise emis\u00adsion levels. (Graphic | ebm-papst)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Two impor\u00adtant points must be taken into account here: Firstly, the reserve of the remaining fans must be large enough to compen\u00adsate for the missing volume of air of the fans that are not in oper\u00ada\u00adtion. Secondly, there must also be a way of compen\u00adsating for the volume of air flowing back through the idle fans. A distinc\u00adtion is made here between the vari\u00adants with and without back\u00adflow. This is also shown by FanScout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compare details of up to 5 fans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once the filters have been entered, FanScout calcu\u00adlates which solu\u00adtions are suit\u00adable. However, it not only suggests the most suit\u00adable fans, but also how many fans are needed to meet the appli\u00adca\u00adtion require\u00adments in the most energy-effi\u00adcient way. All rele\u00advant product data is displayed and can be compared at a glance, including oper\u00adating point data, dimen\u00adsions and specific measure\u00adment data. Once the pres\u00ade\u00adlec\u00adtion has been made, the next step is to get down to the details. All product char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adis\u00adtics of the suggested fans can now be compared with each other; the best values are high\u00adlighted in the selec\u00adtion and can be down\u00adloaded if required. Sound and air perfor\u00admance diagrams can be displayed for up to five different fans and help with the further selec\u00adtion.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Fig. 4: The selec\u00adtion tool auto\u00admat\u00adi\u00adcally calcu\u00adlates whether a single fan or several fans oper\u00adated in parallel in a FanGrid are the right solu\u00adtion for the appli\u00adca\u00adtion. (Graphic | ebm-papst)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Those wanting more tech\u00adnical details on the indi\u00advidual fans can also use the expert mode (Fig. 5). In this mode, effi\u00adciency curves, for example, or the FEI (Fan Effi\u00adciency Index) \u2013 i.e. the ratio between the elec\u00adtrical input power of a (ficti\u00adtious) refer\u00adence fan and the elec\u00adtrical input power of the real fan under consid\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion \u2013 are displayed as isolines to enable an even more detailed selec\u00adtion.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Fig. 5: Those wanting more tech\u00adnical details on the indi\u00advidual fans can use the expert mode. (Graphic | ebm-papst)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fig. 6: The life cycle cost calcu\u00adla\u00adtion can be used to compare the long-term costs of the preferred fans. (Graphic | ebm-papst)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Life cycle costs and sustain\u00adability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Finding the right fan for every appli\u00adca\u00adtion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Simply with the new, web-based FanScout selec\u00adtion tool from ebm-papst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To make the eval\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion of the various options even more infor\u00adma\u00adtive for users, there is also the option of deter\u00admining the life cycle costs of the combi\u00adna\u00adtion under consid\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion (Fig. 6). This involves multi\u00adplying the power consump\u00adtion of the fans at each oper\u00adating point by the oper\u00adating time and elec\u00adtricity costs, and adding up the total. The result repre\u00adsents the pure oper\u00adating costs of the system over a spec\u00adi\u00adfied period. Competitor fans can also be used for compar\u00adison. If the procure\u00adment, instal\u00adla\u00adtion and indi\u00advidual service costs are also entered, the total costs of the fan or FanGrid are presented over time. This provides users with a robust cost break\u00addown at this early plan\u00adning stage as a reli\u00adable basis for invest\u00adment deci\u00adsions. In addi\u00adtion, all data sheets and oper\u00adating instruc\u00adtions are avail\u00adable in several languages in the down\u00adload area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those looking for a partic\u00adu\u00adlarly resource-effi\u00adcient fan will also find what they are looking for, as the Sustain\u00adability Report (Fig. 7) makes compar\u00adisons easy. CO2<\/sub> emis\u00adsions are deter\u00admined using the auto\u00admat\u00adi\u00adcally calcu\u00adlated energy consump\u00adtion of the fans and presented in a clear table. The result describes the CO2<\/sub> emis\u00adsions of a product over its entire service life and per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Share results and help shape the future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The results of the selec\u00adtion tool can be shared with others at any time. This can be done directly via the Share button in order to use the results as a basis for discus\u00adsion in a meeting, for example. The selec\u00adtion can also be saved in a clear and print\u00adable format via PDF export and shared with colleagues. Since FanScout will continue to be devel\u00adoped further, every user can use the feed\u00adback button to help shape the future of this prac\u00adtical selec\u00adtion tool with sugges\u00adtions and requests.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Fig. 7: FanScout can also provide answers to the ques\u00adtion of a resource-saving fan solu\u00adtion. (Graphic | ebm-papst)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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