A 30-kW motor drives a fan and delivers air through a duct 1.0 m x 1.0 m at 11.684 cm WG static pressure and 2.159 cm WG velocity pressure. The density of air is 1.20 kg/m³ and the density of water is 1000 kg/m³. Determine: 2. The capacity of fan, m3/s  3. Fan efficiency, %

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A 30-kW motor drives a fan and delivers air through a duct 1.0 m x 1.0 m at 11.684 cm WG static pressure and 2.159 cm WG velocity pressure. The density of air is 1.20 kg/m³ and the density of water is 1000 kg/m³. Determine:

2. The capacity of fan, m3/s 

3. Fan efficiency, % 

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