FCSI The Americas

CaptiveAir Fan Fundamentals - From the Wright Brothers to Today (On-Demand)
2025-01-01 08:00 - 2025-01-28 17:00 (America/New_York) | Webinar
Know nothing about fans? Perfect! We’ll cover the most fundamental topics like pressure gradients and the fan laws to build your understanding of both Axial and Centrifugal fans. Don’t worry, we make it fun with lots of demonstrations and animations, while tying some of these concepts to the early days of aviation and even cows. Yes, cows.
Fans excel at one simple job: moving air. Yet, most people don’t really know how they do so, and that’s ok! But if you’re not most people and want to learn about these neat machines, you’re at the right place.
Presenter Information
Bill Grifﬁn, President of Engineering and Manufacturing – CaptiveAire Systems, Inc. He is the President of Engineering and Manufacturing with CaptiveAire Systems, the nation’s leading manufacturer of commercial kitchen ventilation systems. Bill began working in the HVAC industry at CaptiveAire in 1999, immediately after graduating from the University of Maryland with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. Bill began as a draftsman with CaptiveAire and advanced within the company to overseeing all of manufacturing and
engineering. For over 20 years, his career has focused on the design, development, manufacturing and improvement of products. Bill is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Pennsylvania and holds 7 patents for products in the kitchen ventilation and HVAC industry.
German Tabor, Filmmaker – CaptiveAire Systems, Inc.
With a decade of experience in ﬁlm and video production, and a technical background in Aviation Maintenance encompassing hydraulic, pneumatic, climate control and electrical systems troubleshooting, German Tabor is uniquely positioned to create effective and compelling engineering fundamentals videos. All of German’s videos are thoroughly reviewed by CaptiveAire engineers to ensure accuracy and the correct application of theories and
calculations.
Prerequisite Knowledge: None.
Learning Objective 1:
Understand static and dynamic pressures, as well as their relationship (Bernoulli’s principle).
Learning Objective 2:
Understand and apply the basic fan laws.
Learning Objective 3:
Understand the working principle of axial fans including HVLS, Propeller, Tubeaxial and Vaneaxial.
Learning Objective 4:
Understand the working principle of centrifugal fans of different designs and utilizing various impeller wheels.
For online access, contact Mary Atwood mary.atwood@captiveaire.com

Fan Performance Curves- A Deep Dive (On-Demand)
2025-01-01 08:00 - 2025-01-31 17:00 | Webinar
Fan Performance Curves – A Deep Dive – 1 Hour Credit
Course Description:
Let’s build a fan curve! We’ll start by collecting data on a real fan, and then use the fan laws to extrapolate all the require data. Then we’ll use the curves to size up fans and motors, and along the way we’ll look into eEiciency’s, safety margins, density, and even system eEect. We condensed a wealth of knowledge into 1 video that connects all the dots.
Prerequisite Knowledge:
None.
Presenter Information
Bill Grifﬁn, President of Engineering and Manufacturing – CaptiveAire Systems, Inc.
Bill Grifﬁn is the President of Engineering and Manufacturing with CaptiveAire Systems, the nation’s leading manufacturer of commercial kitchen ventilation systems. He began working in the HVAC industry at CaptiveAire in 1999, immediately after graduating from the University of Maryland with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. Bill began as a draftsman with CaptiveAire and advanced within the company to overseeing all of manufacturing and engineering. For over 20 years, his career has focused on the design, development,
manufacturing and improvement of products. Bill is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Pennsylvania and holds 7 patents for products in the kitchen ventilation and HVAC industry.
German Tabor, Filmmaker – CaptiveAire Systems, Inc.
With a decade of experience in ﬁlm and video production, and a technical background in Aviation Maintenance encompassing hydraulic, pneumatic, climate control and electrical systems troubleshooting, German Tabor is uniquely positioned to create effective and compelling engineering fundamentals videos. All of German’s videos are thoroughly reviewed by CaptiveAire engineers to ensure accuracy and the correct application of theories and calculations.

Learning Objective 1:
Understand how a fan performance curve is built, from data acquisition to extrapolation and visualization.
Learning Objective 2:
Understand how to use fan performance curves to correctly size fans and motors.
Learning Objective 3:
Understand Fan Energy Index and the major factors aEecting eEiciency.
Learning Objective 4:
Understand external variables such as density and system eEect and how to account for them.
For Online Access, Contact Mary Atwood – mary.atwood@captiveair.com

The Importance of Water Filtration and Elevating Warewashing & Ensuring Hassle Free Installation
2025-01-15 09:00 - 15:00 | Hatch Jennings, 280 Ayer Road, Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
Provided by Jackson WWS, Cleveland and Convotherm
1.5 CEUs available
Hands-On Training
Expert Presentations from Factory Personnel and Local Reps.
LIVE Cooking and Lunch Will Be Served.
Discussions on the Danger Water Poses to Commercial Equipment.
To register, email ashliev@hatchjennings.com.
