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

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    3 days ago

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

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        3 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.

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            3 days ago

            You made a claim first, so you should provide your citation first as well.

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                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.

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                3 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?

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                  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.

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                    3 days ago

                    Of course, it is a purifier, it is hard to get high volumes of air through the HEPA filter

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                    You made an assertion. If you are unable to provide supporting evidence, we can assume that your assertion is incorrect without needing to prove anything.

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        3 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.