cooling inside an enclosure??
cooling inside an enclosure??
(OP)
I have an enclosure that has about 5 servo and inverter drives that total to about 1500W of heat loss. I need to keep the temperature inside cabinet at less than 40deg C. The enclosure is in an open space (not against the wall), ambient 22deg factory. I want to use a ventilation fan. Does anyone know how I can size the fan, what draught I need to generate, where do I mount the fan and vent? Does anyone have any info on this topic.
Can anybody help. Many tanks in advance.
Can anybody help. Many tanks in advance.





RE: cooling inside an enclosure??
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RE: cooling inside an enclosure??
So I would perhaps double or triple that to prevent hot spots.
Be aware that filters greatly reduce air flow and will eventually clog up. If you use filters I would add a temp alarm into the enclosure. Put the sensor for it in the warmest area.
Keith Cress
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RE: cooling inside an enclosure??
And a star for Scotty for that link! Well worth having in my file!
Cheers
RE: cooling inside an enclosure??
One might want to run a CFD analysis or a smoke test to determine whether sufficient airflow is reaching everything you need to cool internally.
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