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Can seals be added to an inlet vane?

April 26, 2017added Inlet seals vane

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Can seals be added to an inlet vane?

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Seals can be added to an inlet vane, but leakage is only reduced to approximately 7 to 10% of typical flow rates. An inlet vane is designed to pre-spin the air entering a fan and is not intended for isolation. If low leakage is required, an isolation damper should be added to the system.