Air circulation in incubator help

[TedJan92_in_Idaho]

Is there such a thing as to much circulation?? Incubator cabinet is 96 cubic feet. I have several different fans. I was thinking of using a small 1650 rpm furnace fan. Think its to much?

 

[Arielle]

THis is a great question. I wish I could calculate this. WHat I do know is:

Fans can dry out the eggs; eggs should not have fans directly on them for that reason. Humidity in the incubator is also a factor in the drying out. And ventilation, how much air ( with moisture) leaves the incubator.

As for your fan, the rpms tell you how fast it is moving the blade; the more important info is the volume of air that is being moved.

THis is the point that I wish I had become an engineer and could give you ( and me) all the calculations to answer "yes" or "no". Sometimes trial and error reveal the answers.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Yes you can have to much. How much is to much an is your fan to much? That hard to say.

 

[TedJan92_in_Idaho]

could I use a dimmer control to slow it down?