American Fan Co. / Woods USA Division
News Page


March   1999 American Fan Co. / Woods USA Division goes live on the World Wide Web
 
American Fan Company / Woods USA Modifies Standard Units and,
Designs and Builds Specials to Meet Individual Requirements

ap064.jpg

MODEL:
OVP-6-10F-22B Special Turbo Pressure Blower, Arrangement 4 direct drive, CCW Rotation, Bottom Horizontal Discharge, driven by 20 HP, 3600 RPM, TEFC, Premium efficiency motor,
FEATURES:
  • Special wheel construction: backplate 3/8" thick "AR" steel, blades 7/16" thick Cladded Wear Plate.
  • Special housing construction: 7/16" thick Cladded Wear Plate. Inlet collar and drive sideplate liner are "T1" steel.
  • The Cladded Wear Plate material used in the fabrication of the wheel and housing consists of 3/16" thick Chrome Carbide overlay on 1/4" thick mild steel. This provides a high quality hardfacing surface for use in heavily abrasive applications. It is advertised to last five times longer then "AR360" steel.
APPLICATION:
Used as a waste conveying fan in a textile mill. The first part of the operation is to receive raw bales of cotton. The bales are cleaned and processed. The waste from the cotton (sand, dirt, twigs) drops into the fan and is conveyed away. this fan replaces a unit constructed of "AR" steel that was wearing out in about nine months.
PERFORMANCE:
1750 CFM,   -32" SP,  3510 RPM,  12.0 BHP,   .060 DENSITY

 

 


[Home Page] [Products Page] [Representatives] [Quality Policy] [ISO 9001]
[Design and Manufacturing Capabilities] [Laboratory Facilities] [News] [Technical Engineering]