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Tuesday 13 October 2009, 1:27 PM
Dyson unveils bladeless fan
The Dyson Air Multiplier works by using innovative airflow engineering to pull air up through an energy efficient brushless motor in its base, and force it up into the loop amplifier at the top, where the air is amplified 15 times by drawing surrounding air into the stream. The air is then expelled over an airfoil shaped ramp that channels its direction. According to Tuesday's press release, the fan generates 405 litres of air every second.
Dyson says its fluid dynamics engineers ran hundreds of simulations to measure and map airflow, "allowing them to precisely optimise how the Dyson Air Multiplier Fan works".
Unlike conventional fans, the Dyson has no blades, and is therefore quieter, safer and easier to clean. Because its motor is in its base, its position can be unadjusted with a touch, unlike top-heavy conventional fans, which tend to fall over. The Air Multiplier’s efficient brushless motor also means that the airflow can be precisely adjusted up or down using a dimmer-like knob, and the fan can be set to oscillate at the touch of a button.
The fan is available for pre-order from Tuesday in 10 and 12 inch models, with prices starting at £199.99.
PreviousComments on this post
I wonder if the same technology could be applied to computer fans, it could make computer noise a lot quieter than the current ones.
Now THAT's what I call engineering!
Not bad at all nice peace of kit, but I aint going to be paying £200 for 10" fan. :S
As for deploying it into computer systems or dare I say it server cages I don't see why not, by utilizing the shaped amplifier into the case design could prove to be quite successful.
But given how Dyson prices most of he's goods I wouldn't hold out for a large uptake of it, £500 for case anybody? :/
There’s a fan in the base. Amazingly, it looks a bit like a vacuum cleaner fan. Unfortunately, it also sounds like a vacuum cleaner.
I can see his £200 fan being as popular as his £1500 washing machine was.
