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Airflow Requirement

Part of a Design Flow

This tool continues the Thermal design flow

Use this step to convert the current thermal load into required airflow so the next fan-selection step starts from a real cooling target instead of guesswork.

This is where total heat becomes actual CFM demand, which means enclosure losses, ΔT targets, and airflow path quality start mattering more than raw watts alone.

Best for: determining how much air must move through the system to maintain safe operating temperatures before selecting fans or containment strategies.

Inputs

Results

Enter values and press Calculate.

Model: required airflow is estimated from heat load and allowed temperature rise using a standard airflow heat-removal relationship. This is a planning pass, not a fan-curve simulator.

Documentation & Export

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