AMCA-210-2007

ANSI/AMCA210-07ANSI/ASHRAE51-07LaboratoryMethodsofTestingFansforCertifiedAerodynamicPerformanceRatingAnAmericanNationalStandardApprovedbyANSIonAugust17,2007ANSI/AMCASTANDARD210-07ANSI/ASHRAESTANDARD51-07LaboratoryMethodsofTestingFansforCertifiedAerodynamicPerformanceRatingAirMovementandControlAssociationInternational,Inc.30WestUniversityDriveArlingtonHeights,IL60004-1893AmericanSocietyofHeating,RefrigeratingandAirConditioningEngineers1791TullieCircle,NEAtlanta,GA30329-2305©2008bytheAirMovementandControlAssociationInternational,Inc.andtheAmericanSocietyofHeating,Refrigerating,andAirConditioningEngineersAllrightsreserved.ReproductionortranslationofanypartofthisworkbeyondthatpermittedbySections107and108oftheUnitedStatesCopyrightActwithoutthepermissionofthecopyrightownerisunlawful.RequestsforpermissionorfurtherinformationshouldbeaddressedtotheExecutiveDirector,AirMovementandControlAssociationInternational,Inc.at30WestUniversityDrive,ArlingtonHeights,IL60004-1893U.S.A.ForewordThiseditionofAMCA210/ASHRAE51istheeleventhrevision,spanningovereightyyearsofimprovementsinitstestmethods.Themajorchangesreflectedinthisrevisionare:-Addedrequirementsforcheckingeffectivenessoftheairflowsettlingmeans(AnnexA)-Addedmethodsfortestingchamberleakage(AnnexB)-IntroducedusageofaStartypestraightener-Refinedtheconversionfromin.wgtoPa,whichnecessitatedsmallbutimportantchangesintheconstantsusedinI-PequationsAuthorityANSI/AMCA210-ANSI/ASHRAE51wasapprovedbythemembershipoftheAirMovementandControlAssociationonJuly28,2006andbyASHRAEonMarch17,2008.ItwasapprovedbyANSIandbecameanAmericanNationalStandardonAugust17,2007.JointAMCA210/ASHRAE51CommitteeJohnCermak,ChairmanAcmeEngineering&ManufacturingCorp.SteveAdamskiRevcor,Inc.PeterBiermayerLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratoryZ.PatrickChinodaCeilcoteAPC.CharlesW.CowardJr.Waddell,Inc.PeterG.DanosJohnstoneSupply-GurneeRadGaneshTwinCityFanCompanies,Ltd.PaulR.HeitzmannMorrisonProducts,Inc.RichardHextSmiths-AerospaceGaleHoyerIAP,Inc.VasanthiIyerAirMovementSolutions,LLCTimMathsonGreenheckFanCorp.AllenRayBarronIndustries,Inc.MichaelRenkenTheTraneCompanyJ.GregSanchezNewYorkCityTransitAuthorityJ.ThomasSobieskiRetiredMarkStevensAMCAInternationalDickWilliamsonTwinCityFanCompanies,Ltd.JoeBrooks,SecretaryAMCAInternationalDisclaimerAMCAInternationalandASHRAEusetheirbesteffortstoproducestandardsforthebenefitoftheindustryandthepublicinlightofavailableinformationandacceptedindustrypractices.However,AMCAInternationalandASHRAEdonotguarantee,certifyorassurethesafetyofperformanceofanyproducts,componentsorsystemstested,designed,installedoroperatedinaccordancewiththisstandardorthatanytestsconductedunderthisstandardwillbenon-hazardousorfreefromrisk.ObjectionstoAMCAStandardsandCertificationsProgramsAirMovementandControlAssociationInternational,Inc.andtheAmericanSocietyofHeating,RefrigeratingandAirConditioningEngineerswillconsideranddecideallwrittencomplaintsregardingthisstandardorinterpretationsthereof.Forinformationonproceduresforsubmittingandhandlingcomplaints,writeto:AirMovementandControlAssociationInternational30WestUniversityDriveArlingtonHeights,IL60004-1893U.S.A.orAMCAInternational,Incorporatedc/oFederationofEnvironmentalTradeAssociations2WalthamCourt,MilleyLane,HareHatchReading,BerkshireRG109THUnitedKingdomTABLEOFCONTENTS1.PurposeandScope..............................................................12.NormativeReferences............................................................13.Definitions/UnitsofMeasure/Symbols............................................13.1Definitions...................................................................13.2Unitsofmeasure.............................................................33.3Symbols....................................................................34.InstrumentsandMethodsofMeasurement..........................................34.1Accuracy....................................................................34.2Pressure....................................................................54.3Airflowrate..................................................................74.4Faninputpower..............................................................84.5Rotationalspeed.............................................................84.6Airdensity..................................................................95.TestSetupsandEquipment.......................................................95.1Setup......................................................................95.2Duct......................................................................105.3Chamber...................................................................115.4Variableairsupplyandexhaustsystems..........................................116.ObservationsandConductofTest.................................................116.1Generaltestrequirements.....................................................116.2Datatoberecorded..........................................................127.Calculations....................................