Timeline for Why are ceiling fans so much quieter than others?
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| Jan 4, 2017 at 0:54 | comment | added | bleuofblue | Beyond the mentioned, ceiling fans are able to push air upwards and then down along the walls of the entire room.. portable fans typically are pushing air right onto you which can be loud as air moves across your ear canals. | |
| Jan 4, 2017 at 0:23 | vote | accept | Richard Ev | ||
| Jan 3, 2017 at 23:23 | answer | added | Pirx | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 3, 2017 at 22:56 | comment | added | Mike Dunlavey | You make a fan quiet, for moving the same amount of air, by making the blades as large and slow-moving as possible. | |
| Jan 3, 2017 at 22:43 | answer | added | BowlOfRed | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 3, 2017 at 22:43 | comment | added | ACuriousMind♦ | This seems to be more of a design/engineering question than a question about physical principles. | |
| Jan 3, 2017 at 22:40 | comment | added | user98038 | mostly because they rotate in relatively low velocities | |
| Jan 3, 2017 at 22:37 | review | First posts | |||
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| Jan 3, 2017 at 22:31 | history | asked | Richard Ev | CC BY-SA 3.0 |