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The output of a blower is usually specified in terms of its flow rate (cfm) and its pressure (psi). The flow rate determines how fast the blower can move a projectile, and the pressure determines how much load the projectile can pull and how far it can pull it. When a blower is running with an unrestricted outlet, it will produce its maximum specified flow rate because there is no resistance against it. If the blower is attached to a length of empty conduit, the blower has to move all the air in the conduit to push any through. Friction against the conduit wall will resist that movement. As the blower works against this backpressure, its flow rate drops.
Therefore, a blower can never produce its maximum advertised flow rate in a practical application due to air friction in the duct. As the length of conduit increases, friction increases, backpressure increases, and flow rate decreases. At some point, the backpressure will increase to a point at which it equals the maximum pressure that the blower can generate, and the flow rate will be zero.
When a projectile is inserted, it blocks the conduit. As more air is pushed in behind the projectile, the backpressure rises until it exceeds the projectile’s drag and it begins to move along the conduit. Therefore the drag creates the backpressure, which, in turn, determines the blower flow rate and ultimately the speed of the projectile. As the projectile moves down the conduit, the drag force increases because of the weight and friction of the line being pulled is increasing. At some distance, the increasing backpressure equals the maximum pressure that the blower can develop, and the projectile will stall.
Because only blowing pressure can overcome backpressure, a blower with higher blowing pressure capability will ultimately go farther. The DCD Power Blower is designed around a high-pressure motor to go farther. More pressure, more distance.
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