Centrifugal blower- Dead head
Centrifugal blower- Dead head
(OP)
Is dead head acceptable in a multi stage centrifugal blower?(I mean blockage in discharge side)
I am familiar with dead head in centrifugal pumps and know it is not good for pump, but I am not sure about blower.
We have a blower in intermittent service with fixed flow rate.
Thanks for replies
I am familiar with dead head in centrifugal pumps and know it is not good for pump, but I am not sure about blower.
We have a blower in intermittent service with fixed flow rate.
Thanks for replies





RE: Centrifugal blower- Dead head
gr2vessels
RE: Centrifugal blower- Dead head
All centrifugals I've seen have a by pass line which can be opened to prevent dead head.
RE: Centrifugal blower- Dead head
RE: Centrifugal blower- Dead head
for a little bitty 0.5 hp blower, i would not worry about it.
for a blower used in a blast furnace (i.e. 1000 HP), probably so.
i recommend contacting the mfg and obtaining their recommendations before proceeding any further.
good luck!
-pmover