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Fan Assessment Numeration System (FANS) Design and Calibration Specifications
Transactions of the ASAE
  • Richard S. Gates, University of Kentucky
  • Kenneth D. Casey, University of Kentucky
  • Hongwei Xin, Iowa State University
  • Eileen F. Wheeler, Pennsylvania State University
  • John D. Simmons, Mississippi State University
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Article
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Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-2004
Abstract

A device for in-situ fan airflow measurement, known as the Fan Assessment Numeration System (FANS) device, previously developed and constructed at the USDA-ARS Southern Poultry Research Laboratory, was refined at University of Kentucky as part of a project for quantifying building emissions from mechanically ventilated poultry and livestock facilities. The FANS incorporates an array of five propeller anemometers to perform a real-time traverse of the airflow entering fans of up to 137 cm (54 in.) diameter. Details of the updated design, including hardware, software, and calibration methodology are presented. An error analysis of the flow rate, and calibration results from ten FANS units, is provided. Sufficient details of fabrication and calibration are presented so that interested readers can replicate a FANS for their use. Full design details are available at www.bae.uky.edu/IFAFS/FANS.htm.

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This article is from Transactions of the ASAE 47, no. 5 (2004): 1709–1715.

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American Society of Agricultural Engineers
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Richard S. Gates, Kenneth D. Casey, Hongwei Xin, Eileen F. Wheeler, et al.. "Fan Assessment Numeration System (FANS) Design and Calibration Specifications" Transactions of the ASAE Vol. 47 Iss. 5 (2004) p. 1709 - 1715
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/richard-gates/51/