Packaged Backward Inclined Fans

Packaged Backward Inclined Fans (PBI)

Chicago’s Packaged Backward Inclined Fan is the right choice for your requirements, designed to increase the stable operating range by over 20%. This enables you to offer a wider performance range and thereby eliminate fan sizes. Chicago’s Design 64 PBI fan is offered in 12 sizes from 122 to 365 and in standard widths of 100%, 75% and 50%. With the availability of three motor RPMs, a PBI fan will meet all your necessary performance and physical specifications.

Literature

Product Bulletin: PBI

Operation & Maintenance Manual: Industrial Centrifugal Fans

Packaged Backward Inclined Fan Applications

Developed initially for the dust collector industry specifically, Chicago’s Packaged Backward Inclined (PBI) fan is a widely used dust collector fan, but also ideal for an expanding range of applications, such as laser cutters, air filtration, and pneumatic conveying, up to 150°F. Chicago’s PBI fan is also the perfect replacement for older, less reliable fans. The rugged Packaged Backward Inclined Fan provides the performance you need and the reliability you want, backed by Chicago’s 3-year warranty.

Fan Options

Square housing
Outlet damper
Alternate widths
Inlet/Outlet screens
Access door
Drain
Spark resistant construction

Features

Rugged housing
Punched flanged outlet/inlet
C-Face motor mount
Withstands adverse environments

Performance

Sizes: 122 to 365
Volumes to 46,100 CFM
Pressures to 23” wg
Temperatures to 200°F

Alternate Fan Designs

For Greater CFM

BI Industrial Fans

Single Width Backward Inclined Fans