Question

A typical ceiling fan running at high speed has an airflow of about 2.00 ✕ 103 ft3/min, meaning that about 2.00 ✕ 103 cubic feet of air move over the fan blades each minute.

Determine the fan's airflow in m3/s.

Answer 1

0.94 m³/s

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question given above, the following data were obtained:

Air flow (in ft³/min) = 2×10³ ft³/min

Air flow (in m³/s) =.?

Next, we shall convert 2×10³ ft³/min to m³/min. This can be obtained as follow:

35.315 ft³/min = 1 m³/min

Therefore,

2×10³ ft³/min = 2×10³ ft³/min × 1 m³/min / 35.315 ft³/min

2×10³ ft³/min = 56.63 m³/min

Finally, we shall convert 56.63 m³/min to m³/s. This can be obtained as follow:

1 m³/min = 1/60 m³/s

Therefore,

56.63 m³/min = 56.63 m³/min × 1/60 m³/s ÷ 1 m³/min

56.63 m³/min = 0.94 m³/s

Thus, 2×10³ ft³/minis equivalent to 0.94 m³/s.