What’s the Matter?!?! (Take the Quiz)
While providing witness inspection services as a utilities owner engineer on a new motor they had ordered which was undergoing testing, the motor manufacturer reported a problem with the ventilation. It was an open ventilated machine with air inlets at both ends. However, it was noticed that all the air appeared to be entering only one end. Furthermore, when that air was blocked as expected all the air then entered the other end. What was surprising was that when the blocking was removed the air continued entering the second end. What was wrong?
(a) Blowers not working properly.
(b) Internal baffles not properly assembled.
(c) Rotor design issues.
(d) The window near the test station was not propped open
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