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Industrial fans are commonly used to provide
personnel and spot cooling in industrial and commercial buildings
where it is not cost-effective to have central air conditioning. Industrial fans
are typically used for high volume, high
static pressure applications, equipment and process cooling as well
as for fume exhaust and filtration. Many commercial fans
are classified with a numerical designation
based upon the construction for the fan. There are three classes
recognized by the Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA).
Typically, the larger the class number, the greater the minimum
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Industrial fans are available in a number of configurations, usually based upon the
location in which they are to be placed, or mounted. These include
duct fans and blowers, industrial ceiling fan, wall and panel
mount fans, pressure and volume blowers, freestanding Industrial
floor fan and
plenum fans. Roof and ceiling
ventilator fans have mounting brackets or flanges specifically for
ceiling installation or roof exhaust. Similarly, wall and panel
mount fans have mounting brackets or flanges specifically for wall
installation or exhaust. The
enclosure can be mounted on vibration isolators and maybe referred
to as a unitary base or vibration isolation base. Freestanding fans,
as the name implies, do not need to be mounted. They can be placed
in almost any area for standard air circulation needs. This grouping
also includes many portable styles of industrial ceiling fans. Plenum industrial fans are designed
for applications in commercial air-handling systems and pressurized
plenums found in industry.
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