Fanimation Enigma

zaveri

zaveri

@zaveri-5TD6Sk Oct 19, 2024
Looks like this machine really lives up to its name
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as you can see that this is just a ceiling fan, but it is single-bladed !

as far as the balancing is concerned they have just added a counter exactly opposite to the blade.

but by this we can only balance the fan statically but not dynamically. lack of dynamic balancing causes some secondary forces to act on the machine, causing vibration and thus leading to failure in the long run.

but yet these people have succeeded in making a robust piece of machinery.

not only fanimation , but a another manufacturer sycamore has come up with a similar product. looks like a brand new technology is in existence.

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  • Ramani Aswath

    Ramani Aswath

    @ramani-VR4O43 Jul 14, 2012

    Single blade propellers have been around since 1940.
    <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-blade_propeller" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Single Blade Propeller</a>
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    Very similar to the flight of Maple seeds.
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    Nature did it very long back:
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