Fan — /fan, fahn/, n., pl. Fans, (esp. collectively) Fan. Fang. * * * I Rigid or folding handheld device used for cooling, air circulation, or ceremony or as a sartorial accessory throughout the world from ancient times. As evidenced by Egyptian… … Universalium
Fan (implement) — A hand held fan is an implement used to induce an airflow for the purpose of cooling or refreshing oneself. Any broad, flat surface waved back and forth will create a small airflow and therefore can be considered a rudimentary fan. But generally … Wikipedia
Fan (mechanical) — A mechanical fan is an electrically powered device used to produce an airflow for the purpose of creature comfort (particularly in the heat), ventilation, exhaust, or any other gaseous transport.Mechanically, a fan can be any revolving vane or… … Wikipedia
fan — fan1 fanlike, adj. fanner, n. /fan/, n., v., fanned, fanning. n. 1. any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces. 2. an implement of feathers, leaves, paper, cloth, etc., often in the… … Universalium
Mechanical fan — Household electric box fan with a propeller style blade A mechanical fan is a machine used to create flow within a fluid, typically a gas such as air. A fan consists of a rotating arrangement of vanes or blades which act on the air. Usually, it… … Wikipedia
Centrifugal fan — Figure 1: Components of a centrifugal fan Figure 2: Centrifugal fan … Wikipedia
Computer fan — A 3D illustration of four 80 mm fans, a type of fan commonly used in personal computers (sometimes as a set, or mixed with other fan sizes). A computer fan is any fan inside, or attached to, a computer case used for cooling purposes, and may… … Wikipedia
Ceiling fan — A ceiling fan is a fan, usually electrically powered, suspended from the ceiling of a room, that uses hub mounted rotating paddles to circulate air. Casablanca Fan Co. ceiling fan from the early 1980s. A ceiling fan rotates much mo … Wikipedia
Ducted fan — Bell X 22 on the tarmac A ducted fan is a propulsion arrangement whereby a fan, which is a type of propeller, is mounted within a cylindrical shroud or duct. The duct reduces losses in thrust from the tip vortices of the fan, and varying the… … Wikipedia
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Turbofan — [ CFM56 3 turbofan, lower half, side view.] A turbofan is a type of jet engine, similar to a turbojet. It essentially consists of a ducted fan with a smaller diameter turbojet engine mounted behind it that powers the fan. Part of the airstream… … Wikipedia