Air speed in dry curing chamber
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 23:08
I am trying to find a computer fan for my curing chamber. In my book "The art of making fermented sausages" they put a emphasis on fan speed. Example .8 m/sec. I found a 3 inch fan that produces 34 cfm. I want to calculate the fan speed of this fan. I found a website that does that.
http://www.comairrotron.com/airflow_calc.shtml
I plugged the value of 34 cfm in and the diameter of the circular duct which is 3 inches. The calculator came up with a value of .88 m/sec or 2 mph. This seems like the right fan for me. Is this the correct way to calculate air speed? If not could someone point me in the right direction on how to calculate the air speed? I don't want to make the mistake of having too much airflow or not enough in my chamber and ruin my sausages.
http://www.comairrotron.com/airflow_calc.shtml
I plugged the value of 34 cfm in and the diameter of the circular duct which is 3 inches. The calculator came up with a value of .88 m/sec or 2 mph. This seems like the right fan for me. Is this the correct way to calculate air speed? If not could someone point me in the right direction on how to calculate the air speed? I don't want to make the mistake of having too much airflow or not enough in my chamber and ruin my sausages.