Poor Compressor/Fan Curve Fits

The Compressor/Fan Properties window allows curve fits of compressor/fan data up to fourth order. Depending on the number of data points entered, compressor/fan curve fits that look like the orange curve in Figure 1 are possible.

AFT Arrow interprets flow rates past the inflection point around 80 as acceptable operating points, which can lead to unusual results or non-convergence. Users should always ensure that their compressor/fan curves cross the flow rate axis as shown in the blue curve in Figure 1.

AFT Arrow will attempt to warn the user when a model containing a compressor/fan curve fit as seen in Figure 1 is run. The user can choose to run the model with this curve fit anyways, but they should take care that the compressor/fan is not operating to the right of the inflection point.

A graph that shows a Good Pump Curve Fit and a Poor Pump Curve fit side by side.

Figure 1: A good compressor performance curve fit in blue and a poor compressor performance curve fit in orange. All pump curve fits should include sufficient data such that the curve crosses the zero pressure rise axis as shown in the blue curve.