Rockford® Fan Clutches
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Rockford® Fan Clutches www.rockford-fan-clutch.com Rockford® fan clutches Rockford® introduced its first on-highway Class 8 truck fan clutch over 40 years ago and has continued to apply and refine the technology for off-highway applications ever since. Today, our line of high-performance fan clutches continues to set the standard for reduction of fuel consumption and fan-generated noise, prolonged engine life, fast warm up and improved productivity. Rockford’s unique variable speed technology enables our fan clutches to respond to changes in the engine cooling demands by varying the fan speed. This is accomplished by using a stand-alone control system or through today’s high-tech engines’ ECMs. This allows the fan to slow down or speed up as necessary, utilizing less working horsepower from the engine and lowering fuel consumption. Our patented fan clutch is offered in various sizes. Each fan clutch series number relates to its relative size within the product family. We currently offer fan clutches for engines from 400 to 4,000 horsepower which use cooling fans from 10 to 300 horsepower. Series 125 (10 – 40HP) Series 170 – 200 (20 – 90HP) Series 270 (80 – 150HP) Series 370 (150 – 300HP) } Increases fuel economy and usable horsepower } Reduces fan blade erosion } Reduces decibel rating for noise regulation } Eliminates shock load on engine components } Reduces radiator sandblasting } Reduces noise for enhanced operator comfort } Increases productivity } Increases fan belt life } Permits programmed fan speed clipping at high } Speeds up engine warm-up in cold temperatures engine speeds BENEFITS 3 Typical sizing data Series Description/Application Cooling Fan HP RPM The Series 125 is a variable Rockford fan clutch. It is designed for industrial and 10 – 40 1,000 – Series 125 off-highway applications. It is used where space limitations are critical, and is Horsepower 2,600 RPM intended to interface with current or future electronics control technology. The Series 170 Rockford fan clutch is designed for medium to lighter duty 20 – 60 600 – Series 170 off-highway and industrial applications. This oil-actuated fan clutch enables Horsepower 2,100 RPM vehicle efficiency gains and aids in noise reduction applications. The Series 200 Rockford fan clutch is designed for medium duty off-highway 40 – 90 600 – Series 200 applications and industrial applications. This fan clutch enables vehicle efficiency Horsepower 2,100 RPM by minimizing parasitic load on the engine and reduced warm up time. The Series 270 Rockford fan clutch is designed for heavy-duty off-highway 80 – 150 900 – Series 270 applications. This fan clutch provides efficiency through on demand cooling in large Horsepower 1,200 RPM applications. The effects of over cooling are reduced in cold weather applications. The Series 370 Rockford fan clutch is designed for the largest applications. This 150 – 300 100 – Series 370 is the newest addition to the Rockford product line. This fan clutch was developed Horsepower 900 RPM to meet the cooling demands of the largest off-highway applications. Fan blade rpm vs. horsepower 170 This graph, taken from actual test data, is intended to be used only 160 for the expressed purpose of illustrating the rapid rise in fan 150 horsepower requirements as related to fan speed. 140 130 Actual fan horsepower requirements in any given application are 120 dependent upon many variables not duplicated during the test, 110 such as use of a shroud, shroud design and configuration, radiator 100 proximity, etc. 90 80 70 Intended for illustrative purposes only. 60 50 40 Horsepower Requirement Horsepower 30 20 10 Fan Speed (RPM) 0 (Data furnished by fan manufacturer) 105 210 315 420 525 630 735 840 945 1050 4 TYPICAL FUEL COST SAVINGS BASED ON 6,000 HOURS/YEAR AT $3.00/GALLON An ISO 9001 Registered Firm $160,000 2,0% Savings $140,000 2,5% Savings 4,0% Savings 5,0% Savings $120,000 6,0% Savings 8,0% Savings 10,0% Savings $100,000 12,0% Savings $80,000 $60,000 $40,000 Estimated Annual Savings in Dollars (USD) Annual Savings Estimated $20,000 $0 20 GPH 25 GPH 30 GPH 35 GPH 40 GPH 45 GPH 50 GPH 55 GPH 60 GPH 65 GPH 70 GPH Fuel Consumption (Gallons Per Hour) EXAMPLE: NOTE An engine uses 40 GPH of fuel and the Rockford Fan Clutch Reading the Chart shows the orange bar sits where 40 GPH & gives an 8% fuel savings which yields 3.2 GPH fuel saved. (40 8 % intersect. The bar height reads at your dollar savings at gal/hr * 8% = 3.2 gal/hr). If the cost of fuel is $3.00/ gal then the 6000 hours of operation. This savings is $57,600. saving per hour is $9.6/hour. (3.2 gal/hr *3 $/gal) GKN Rockford, Inc 1200 Windsor Road Loves Park IL 61111 USA [email protected] www.walterscheid-group.com © WPG. All rights reserved. | RFC 01 GB 0319 AK1 - 0,3.