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Technical Aspects of Noise

Noise has a negative connotation and is best described as being 'un-wanted or objectionable sound' OK, well then what is sound. Sound is very similar to heat - it is a form of energy that...

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On Top of the World....Morse Can Help You with Your Onsite Requirements

Over the past few years Morse Air Systems have worked hard at developing a high performance onsite team. The focus has been on building up a range of skills and expertise that will benefit our...

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Morse Air Systems Finalist in Engineering Award

Morse Air Systems in Ferntree Gully has won a Commendation for one of its products at the prestigious Victorian Engineering Excellence Awards in the Product Design and Manufacturing...

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The Rules to Make Sure Your Fan is a Failure!!

We know sometimes things are all a bit too serious, so this issue we have decided to address the critical issue of industrial fan specifications and technical details with a touch of humour, but...

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Is your fan built to last?

The rotating component of a fan is called an impeller, and is arguable the most important part of the fan. The impeller is designed from fluid dynamic specifications such as volume flow and pressure...

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Did you know that air weighs 1.2 kg per cubic meter and when a fan moves this weight of air energy is required. Take an average Powder Coating Booth with a Reverse Pulse Dust Collector. ...

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Breakdown Service

Recently "A" customer, who shall remain nameless, and who runs a large manufacturing concern had to meet a very critical chronological & geographic requirement (he had to be at a cricket match ...

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Powering Your Fan

At Morse Air Systems we are constantly coming across power problems brought to us by our customers. Here are a few of them to show not only the sorts of problems that can arise but what ...

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The Air We Breathe!

Spare a thought for the air that we breathe. As humans, we breathe normally at approximately 6 litres of air per minute. This equates to about ½ kilogram of air per hour. ...

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My Fan is too Noisy

These days noise is an important environmental and OH&S issue. For the most part when dealing with fans it is the “rush” or roar at an inlet or outlet that is the problem. ...

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What is a Fan - Fan Laws

Part 1 in a Technical Series by Michael Morse. A fan is a volume machine that shovels air. The bigger the shovel the greater the air flow. Fans are predictable and follow a strict set of laws. ...

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Critical Speed of Shafts

The critical speed is the theoretical angular velocity which excites the natural frequency of a rotating object, such as a shaft. As the speed of rotation approaches the objects natural frequency, ...

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Fan Resonance - Other Failure Modes

In previous issues we have talked about natural frequencies as applied to the shaft /impeller assembly. There is another issue that can sometimes lead to problems in operation, ...

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High Temp Plug Fan for Furnace Engineering

Morse Air Systems has recently been supplying Furnace Engineering with a new generation high temperature plug fan. Furnace Engineering is one of Australia’s premier designers and ...

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Split Cooling Fans

Some years ago John Welsh Gearboxes had a cooling fan on the main drive shaft that had failed and needed urgent replacement. Morse designed and fabricated a split fan instead of the ...