fan pressure

  • 1fan pressure ratio — The ratio of the fan discharge pressure to the fan inlet pressure …

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  • 2Fan — /fan, fahn/, n., pl. Fans, (esp. collectively) Fan. Fang. * * * I Rigid or folding handheld device used for cooling, air circulation, or ceremony or as a sartorial accessory throughout the world from ancient times. As evidenced by Egyptian… …

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  • 3Fan death — is a South Korean urban legend which states that an electric fan, if left running overnight in a closed room, can cause the death (by suffocation, poisoning, or hypothermia) of those inside. Fans manufactured and sold in Korea are equipped with a …

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  • 4Fan disk — is the part of a turbofan jet engine that contains the fan blades. It is considered one of the most critical components of the engine and has four main functions:*React to centrifugal loads from the fan blades both during normal operation and… …

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  • 5Fan (mechanical) — A mechanical fan is an electrically powered device used to produce an airflow for the purpose of creature comfort (particularly in the heat), ventilation, exhaust, or any other gaseous transport.Mechanically, a fan can be any revolving vane or… …

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  • 6fan — fan1 fanlike, adj. fanner, n. /fan/, n., v., fanned, fanning. n. 1. any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces. 2. an implement of feathers, leaves, paper, cloth, etc., often in the… …

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  • 7fan-jet — A type of gas turbine engine that has a fan or a set of lengthened blades either on a low pressure compressor or on a low pressure turbine. The term also applies to a less common arrangement that has the fan at the rear of the engine, with the… …

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  • 8Fan Zhongyan — ▪ Chinese scholar and official Wade Giles romanization  Fan Chung yen , canonized name  Wenzheng  born Sept. 9, 989, Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China died 1052, China       Chinese scholar reformer who, as minister to the Song emperor Renzong… …

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  • 9Fan Velocity Pressure —   The pressure corresponding to the outlet velocity of a fan; the kinetic energy per unit volume of flowing air …

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  • 10pressure fan — noun : a fan supplying air under pressure …

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