Bladeless Airfoil Desk Fan

[GoFlyKiteNow]

New fan technology displaces 100 year conventional design.

Dyson's Bladeless Airfoil Desk Fan Ends the Menace of Choppy Air
By Stuart Fox Posted 10.13.2009 at 11:03 am
Popular Science

Dyson's New Desk Fan The press release didn't explain how the red laser helps keep the user cool.

Ever since Schuyler Skaats Wheeler introduced the first axial-bladed electric desk fan in 1882, fan technology has remained remarkably conservative. But that classic bladed design wasn't good enough for the innovative people at Dyson. With their new desk fan, Dyson has thrown out over a hundred years of axial desk fan technology to create the first fan that provides a continuous stream of smooth air.

The fan, called the Dyson Air Multiplier fan, does away with the blades used in common desk fans. Instead, the Air Multiplier uses a loop shaped like an airplane wing to funnel the air towards the user. The loop spins, and, like the wing of a plane pushing air down to generate lift, shunts air towards the user in a single continuous stream 15 times faster than the normal flow of air in the room. By utilizing the wing shape instead of a number of fan blades, the Air Multiplier generates a much gentler, smoother breeze.

The fan will initially come in two models, a 10-inch version that will retail for $300, and a 12-inch model that will go for $330. Neither model uses less energy than a conventional fan, but if there's one thing worth paying for, it's turbulence-free airflow.
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[mercbenz]

Actually don't care about the design, sure it looks nice and futuristic, but my main concern is the noise level. If it's very quiet or better still, no noise at all, then it's worth the $300 price tag.

 

[potato29]

Actually don't care about the design, sure it looks nice and futuristic, but my main concern is the noise level. If it's very quiet or better still, no noise at all, then it's worth the $300 price tag.

it's too good to be true.

 

[po2wq]

usd $300 ex la ... n oso dunno can last 4 how long ...

me can buy conventional fan @ sgd $30 ... n it can last me donkey ears ...

 

[wendypoh]

Why would someone pay for a $300 fan when a $20 fan can do the job? Never mind the turbulence

 

[ronaldinho]

actually powerful conventional fan generates white noise to block out neighbours' quarrelling and street traffic

those 24" and above damn shiok, powerful and blocks noise

 

[Microsoft]

I got 4 KDK, floor standing, metal blade fan i bot in early 90's... Pay abt $180 ea. Till today, none of them is spoil... In fact the power of the airflow doesn't seem to drop much compare 2 day 1... Beat dis then i consider buying...

 

[mercbenz]

actually powerful conventional fan generates white noise to block out neighbours' quarrelling and street traffic

those 24" and above damn shiok, powerful and blocks noise

White Noise??? You hear dead people talking?

 

[jimmyfallon]

 

[po2wq]

looks like ze fan cant turn oso ...

oni if u r in front of it, den oni u can feel itz airflow ...

 

[jimmyfallon]

Where can we get this in singapore?

 

[po2wq]

Where can we get this in singapore?

their website say u can oni buy online ...

 

[GoFlyKiteNow]

actually powerful conventional fan generates white noise to block out neighbours' quarrelling and street traffic

those 24" and above damn shiok, powerful and blocks noise

I dont think anyone want to throw 300 bucks on a bladeless fan, when you can get one with blade for 20 bucks.

But

This new concept has many future application in the industrial field..like propulsion and even aircraft engines..
Therein lies its intrinsic value..the future of things to come for
propeller driven propulsion

 

[zuoom]

sounds alittle bit of venturi effect at work.

 

[Watchman]

Fan $300, Spare parts $200 .

 

[singveld]

two new bigger model

Less than a year ago, Dyson changed the face of the humble home fan completely—not just giving it a bit of plastic surgery, but completely removing its blades. Now, two much larger, powerful fans have blown in.

The AM02 Tower stands 1m tall and measures 19cm wide, with 33L of air being taken into the fan each second, and then amplified 16 times using their "Air Multiplier" technology which thrilled and chilled us in our review. It's available in iron, blue and silver, or just silver.

The second model for today, the AM03 Pedestal fan, is the even larger option, transforming 33L of air into something 18x stronger: wind. The actual pedestal technology has been redesigned as well, with a spring mechanism now allowing for the height and angle to be altered. It can stand up to 1.4m in height, and will be available in either white or silver. Both the AM02 and AM03 come with remote controls, too.

Unfortunately I've only got the UK pricing for now, but will update this once I hear about the US price-tags. Both new models will cost £300 in the UK, with the original model coming in at £200. Doesn't inventor James Dyson look windswept and not at all sweaty in the photo above? [Dyson]

UPDATE: Both the AM02 and AM03 will cost $450 in the States. No word on when they'll blow into town though.


I love the tower one, the one on the left, the guy who design it, is a genius.

 

[singveld]

the old small one
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[singveld]

new type

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me got to get the tower one

 

[singveld]

perfect for those million dollar house in sentosa, which can compliment the air con by blowing cold air around, or towards the where the user sit.
if you can increase the temp of aircon, you can save money in long run.

 

[QXD]

Looks like the fan is hidden in the bottom casing and blowing air via nozzles along the circumference of the ring.

How dumb. At least a normal fan you can remove the blade easily and clean, this one the suction holes just get clogged and unsightly, especially in those homes in the dustier areas of SG...

perfect for those million dollar house in sentosa, which can compliment the air con by blowing cold air around, or towards the where the user sit.
if you can increase the temp of aircon, you can save money in long run.