Technical Reference
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Selection Calculations For Cooling Fans
Selection Procedure
This section describes basic methods of selecting typical ventilation
and cooling products based on their use.
Example of Selection Ventilation and
Cooling of Control Box
Specification of Control Box
Item
Installation Environment
Specifications and Conditions of the Machinery
Letter
Size
Determine the amount of heat generated internally by the machinery.
Calculate Required Air Flow
Calculate the air flow required once you have determined the heat
generation, the number of degrees the temperature must be lowered
and what the ambient temperature should be.
Selecting a Fan
Select a fan using the required air flow. The air flow of a mounted
fan can be found from the air flow static pressure characteristics
and the pressure loss of the machinery. It is difficult to calculate the
pressure loss of the machinery, so a fan with a maximum air flow of
1.3 to 2 times as the required air flow may be used.
High Pressure Loss
Width 700 mm
Height 1000 mm
Depth 400 mm
Linear &
Rotary
Actuators
2.37 m2
SPCC
5 W/ (m2/K)
Cooling
Fans
Permissible Temperature Rise
Total Heat Generation
Power Supply
Pressure Loss
Operating Static Pressure
Low Pressure Loss
Max. Air Flow
Servo
Motors
The following explains a calculation method using the formula and a
simple calculation method using the graph.
Standard
AC
Motors
Brushless
Motors/AC
Speed Control
Motors
Gearheads
Cooling
Fans
Obtaining by a Graph
Search for the cross point A between heat generation Q (450 W)
and permissible temperature rise T (20C).
Draw a line parallel with the horizontal axis from point A.
Search for the cross point B between the parallel line and surface
area S (2.37 m2) line.
Draw a line perpendicular to the horizontal axis from point B.
Required air flow is approximately 0.5 m3/min.
Allow for a safety factor (Sf ) of 2 times. Required air flow will be
1.00 m3/min.
0
10 9
8
6
4
2
0
7
5
3
1
Heat Radiation Area S [m2]
10
Permissible Temperature Rise T [C]
Calculate the amount of heat generated internally from the
input/output of the machinery, efciency, etc.
Stepper
Motors
Required Air Flow
Determine the requirements of the machinery
Calculate the amount of heat produced
Service
Life
450 W
60 Hz 115 VAC
Calculated by the formula below (assuming that all periphery is open) :
Surface of control box = side area + top area
= 1.8 H (W + D) + 1.4 W D
Determine how many degrees to lower the internal temperature
based on the guaranteed operating temperatures of the internal
components and elements of the machinery.
20C
Ambient temperature T1: 25C
Internal permissible temperature T2: 45C
Internal pressure loss must be considered when calculating the
required air flow.
In general, pressure loss inside the control box is not known.
Therefore, the air flow at the operation point is assumed as 50% of
the maximum air flow and a safety factor Sf = 2 is applied.
Operating Point
Fan Selection Procedure
Surface Area
Material
Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient
W
H
D
V = 1 20 (Q T U S) Sf
= 1 20 (450 20 5 2.37) 2
1.07 [m3/min]
Max. Static Pressure
Air Flow - Static Pressure Characteristics
Motors
Obtaining by Calculations
Air Flow - Static Pressure Characteristics of Fan
Operating Air Flow
Control
Box
Specifications
Factory Floor
Determine the required internal temperature of the machinery.
Heat Generation Within the Device
Selection
Calculations
15
20
25
30
A
1500
Calculate the required air ow
1000
500
Calculate the air ow required for desired temperature.
Required Air Flow V [m3/min]
Heat Generation Q [W]
Graph to Determine Required Air Flow
Applicable Fans
Based on the above, MU Series MU925M-21 is selected.
Select a fan
Select a fan with a maximum air ow of 1.3 to 2 times as the
required air ow.
MU925M-21 Specifications
Input Voltage
VAC
Single-Phase 115
CAD Data
Manuals
[Link]
Technical
Support
Frequency Input Current Speed Max. Air Flow Max. Static Pressure Noise Level
Hz
W
A
r/min
m3/min
Pa
dB (A)
60
0.1
2700
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