Centrifugal Fans

Centrifugal fans build pressure by accelerating air outward through a rotating impeller, making them the workhorse for HVAC air handlers, cleanrooms, dust collection and process ventilation. Articles under this tag cover working principles, backward vs forward curved impellers, performance-curve reading, selection math and maintenance practice, with LONGWELL AC/DC/EC centrifugal fan data for reference.

24V DC centrifugal fan for a compact OEM cooling application
By longwell / May 26, 2026 / Engineering Case Studies

24V DC Centrifugal Fan for a Compact OEM Cooling Product

The customer wrote three words on the enquiry: no speed control. That ...

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470mm plastic centrifugal impeller with backward-curved blades
By longwell / May 21, 2026 / Engineering Case Studies

Plastic Centrifugal Impeller, 470mm, at 20,000 Units a Year

Making one good impeller is easy. Making twenty thousand identical one...

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AC centrifugal fan, 180mm double inlet, for a compact HVAC unit
By longwell / May 21, 2026 / Engineering Case Studies

Getting 41% More Airflow From the Same 180mm Fan Housing

Same chassis, same housing, 41% more air. There were three ways to get...

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Fixed-speed DC fan, 24V backward curved, for OEM ventilation
By longwell / May 20, 2026 / Engineering Case Studies

A Fixed-Speed DC Fan Made by Removing Features, Not Adding Them

The customer asked us to take something out. Firmware locked, two wire...

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High static pressure blower, 175mm backward curved, for an air purifier
By longwell / May 20, 2026 / Engineering Case Studies

515 Pa From a 175mm Fan: Air Purifier Blower Case Study

Dense filters do not need more air. They need more pressure, and that ...

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Backward curved fan, 190mm 24V DC, for equipment cabinet cooling
By longwell / May 18, 2026 / Engineering Case Studies

Trading 42 Pa for 46 m3/h: Tuning a Fan to a System Curve

We slowed the fan down and it moved more air. That is not a paradox, i...

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Jet fan unit for a swimming pool hall with a 25 meter air throw
By longwell / May 15, 2026 / Engineering Case Studies

Throwing Air 25 Meters Across a Swimming Pool Hall

Air throw is what stops a pool hall stratifying. Chlorine is what eats...

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Forward-curved fan, 250mm, in a shallow air handling unit cabinet
By longwell / May 14, 2026 / Engineering Case Studies

Forward-Curved at 407 Pa: When the Rule of Thumb Loses

The usual rule says backward-curved above 200 Pa. Here the cabinet dep...

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Fan coil unit selected despite a capacity mismatch with the brief
By longwell / May 11, 2026 / Engineering Case Studies

The Unit They Chose Was Half the Capacity They Asked For

They asked for 3 to 4 kW, then picked a 1.9 kW unit from the catalog. ...

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what are centrifugal fans
By longwell / May 11, 2026 / Technical Articles

What Are Centrifugal Fans? A Complete Beginner’s Guide

The centrifugal fan is one of the most efficient solutions for moving ...

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