Device uses movement of ions to generate airflow without any moving parts like in iPads and MacBook Air.

  • @someguy3
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    519 days ago

    Is this the same way those bladeless Dyson fans work?

    • Da Bald Eagul
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      7019 days ago

      Bladeless Dyson’s have the fans hidden, as far as I know. But they still have a bladed fan in there.

        • @hOrni
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          19 days ago

          I recently watched some YouTube video that debunked that claim. They are basically pointless.

          Edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySSo5PmZZJM

          It actually works better when You take the inner fan out of the casing. So they are actually a scam.

          • @[email protected]
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            -1919 days ago

            Not a dyson

            Not a proper test, air volume not measured - only speed. The point is to not have fast air so this only confirms the concept works

        • @[email protected]
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          2619 days ago

          They do not. For a given power input they produce less airflow at lower velocity than a regular fan. They’re a complete scam.

                • @[email protected]
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                  319 days ago

                  Advertising for a product isn’t a citation. That article literally just repeats Dyson’s own claims. Do you have anything that actually tests that claim?

                  • @[email protected]
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                    218 days ago

                    I don’t think you two are even contradicting each other. The airflow going through the base can be 15x smaller than the total result, but also require more energy than just using a regular fan that moves that amount of air.

                    Total airflow and efficiency are two independent things.

                    Disclaimer: I have no real data on how Dyson fans work.

                • @Duamerthrax
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                  118 days ago

                  They’re “bladeless” fans are just regular fans with more steps. Those added steps introduce inefficiencies. Simple as that. If you wanted to make a fan more efficient, you could add a shroud close to the blades, but the energy cost of electric fans are already low enough that it really doesn’t matter.

        • @[email protected]
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          919 days ago

          They literally generate as much as that small fan in the case can generate.

          With the aerodynamics of the case it’s just a matter of converting higher pressure into lower pressure with higher (& a bit more laminated) airflow.

    • Bezier
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      3419 days ago

      They aren’t actually bladeless. The fan is just hidden in the base.