Dyson Fans Are a New Kind of Fan
by Lawrence Tam - Project Mayhem Founder | on January 4, 2012
Are you wondering what makes Dyson fans different from the other kinds of fans out there? Fans as we know them have been around for several decades now. The majority of them work on a common principle: fast spinning blades create an effect where air is moved to give you a cooling breeze. Fans can come in many different shapes and sizes, such as small table fans that are just a few inches in diameter, to large pedestal fans. Their power also varies depending on their size. However, Dyson fans are much different from regular fans that use blades to move air. Fans made by Dyson are bladeless fans which move air without having any visible blades.
How Dyson Fans Work
When Dyson fans were first launched, technology reviewers and bloggers immediately took an interest in them and wanted to know how they worked. If you look at a Dyson fan, you will see right away that it doesn’t look anything like a regular fan. Fans made by Dyson have a base plus a round or oval ramp at the top.
The way that Dyson fans work is by having a brushless electric motor hidden inside the base. The base contains several asymmetric blades which pull in air and send it along the ramp. The difference between the Dyson and regular fans is that these blades are much smaller than those on a conventional bladed fan, plus they are hidden by the base. According to the manufacturer Dyson Air Multiplier fans are said to be able to increase the airflow 15 times from what they pull in by using the pedestal’s motor. This gives you a fan that is quite energy efficient, powerful and also much quieter than any other one.
Why are Dyson Fans Better?
Dyson fans do what any other fan has been designed to do: move large quantities of air to cool down a room. However, they do have many advantages when compared to a regular fan. The unique design of a Dyson fan means that it can give you a straight stream of air, without the problem of buffeting. Buffeting is a phenomenon that is caused when spinning fan blades on conventional fans chop up the air when they push it forward, which results in an uneven air flow. The Dyson fan thus gives you a breeze that feels a lot more natural.
Another thing about fans made by Dyson is that they are a lot easier to clean than a regular fan. There are no visible blades that have to be cleaned and no grill that needs to be taken off and cleaned from time to time to get rid of the accumulation of dust and debris. The inside of the ramp on a Dyson made fan can easily be cleaned with a cloth in just a few seconds. The last thing that makes Dyson fans very popular with those who buy them is the fact that they look more like a work of art than just a regular house fan, thus making them a lot more aesthetically pleasing.
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