HVAC fan affinity adjustment calculator

Calculate new flow and new pressure with your own figures.

Your numbers

Use the units shown. Results update as you change valid inputs.

Use new flow and new pressure to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Original speed (rpm)
1000
New speed (rpm)
1200
Original flow (m³/s)
1
Original pressure (Pa)
300
Original shaft power (kW)
1
New flow (m³/s)
1.2
New pressure (Pa)
432
New shaft power (kW)
1.728

Try another scenario

Original speed (rpm)
1001
New speed (rpm)
1200
Original flow (m³/s)
1
Original pressure (Pa)
300
Original shaft power (kW)
1
New flow (m³/s)
1.198801
New pressure (Pa)
431.137294
New shaft power (kW)
1.722826
Calculation method

Calculation method

New flow (m³/s)

Same fan and density: flow ∝ speed, pressure ∝ speed², power ∝ speed³.

New pressure (Pa)

Same fan and density: flow ∝ speed, pressure ∝ speed², power ∝ speed³.

New shaft power (kW)

Same fan and density: flow ∝ speed, pressure ∝ speed², power ∝ speed³.

Symbols and units
a
Original speed (rpm)
b
New speed (rpm)
c
Original flow (m³/s)
d
Original pressure (Pa)
e
Original shaft power (kW)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; Same fan and density: flow ∝ speed, pressure ∝ speed², power ∝ speed³. Supported limits: Finite numeric values bounded to 1e9 magnitude; lists and tables contain 1–100 records unless a stricter bound is stated. Inputs use the units shown. Lists explicitly paired by a method must have matching lengths; independent polynomial coefficient vectors may differ. Respect stated physical, interpolation, policy and computational domain limits.
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