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Dyson AM02 Tower Fan (Silver/Silver)
The Dyson AM02 tower fan has Air Multiplier technology to deliver a constant stream of smooth air. No blades. No buffeting.
Conventional fans have blades, which chop the air before it hits you, causing unpleasant buffeting. The Dyson AM02 tower fan has no blades. Instead, it uses Air Multiplier technology to amplify air 16 times, generating an uninterrupted flow of smooth air. No blades. No buffeting.
The Dyson AM02 tower fan is available in Silver/Silver.
How it works
 Air is amplified 16 times, giving a smooth flow of air with no buffeting. |
1) Air is drawn in by an energy efficient, brushless motor. A combination of the technologies used in turbochargers and jet engines generates a powerful flow of air.
2) Airflow is accelerated though an annular aperture. It passes over an airfoil-shaped ramp, which channels its direction.
3) Air behind the Dyson AM02 Air tower fan is drawn into the airflow, through a process known as inducement.
4) Air around the machine is also drawn into the airflow, through a process known as entrainment, amplifying it 16 times. The resulting airflow is smooth and constant, with no unpleasant buffeting.
Dyson AM02 tower fan features
 No fast-spinning blades. |
 Easy to clean |
Smooth airflow
The blades on conventional fans cause unpleasant buffeting because they chop the air. Air Multiplier technology gives an uninterrupted stream of air.
Safe
There are no fast-spinning blades on the Dyson AM02 tower fan, so it's safe and doesn't need to have a grille.
 Dimmer switch power control. |
 Remote control unit View larger |
 Air is accelerated over an airfoil-shaped ramp. View larger |
Easy to clean
Because there are no awkward grilles to disassemble and put back, the Dyson AM02 tower fan is easy to clean. Just wipe the loop amplifier with a cloth.
Dimmer-switch control
Unlike conventional fans, which have a few settings to adjust power, the airflow generated by the Dyson AM02 tower fan can be adjusted at the turn of a dial to deliver precisely the amount you want.
Remote airflow control
There's also a remote control to change airflow settings. It's curved and magnetised to store conveniently on top of the fan.
Smooth oscillation
To oscillate a conventional fan you have to hold it steady, pull the toggle and watch it judder. The Dyson AM02 tower fan oscillates at the touch of a button.
2 year parts and labour guarantee
Dyson Air Multiplier fans come with a 2 year parts and labour guarantee. And if you do need help or advice you can call Dyson's award-winning customer service team for free. You'll be put straight through to a Dyson expert.
Development story
The problem with conventional fans
Electric fans hadn't changed much since they were invented in 1882. Grilles have been added. Materials are different. Buttons have popped up. But the fundamental problem remains the same - their blades chop the air. And choppy air causes annoying and uncomfortable buffeting. Take out the blades, and the buffeting stops. But how do you make a fan that works without blades?
How air behaves at high speed
Whilst developing the technology behind the Dyson Airblade hand dryer, Dyson engineers noticed how accelerating air at high speeds through a narrow aperture caused surrounding air to be drawn in. They realised that this phenomenon could be useful, particularly in a fan. After running hundreds of tests, they discovered the ideal ramp angle, aperture width and loop amplifier dimensions to develop a fan without blades.
Motor technology
To generate a jet of air powerful enough to work properly, the motor needed to be able to pull in more than 20 litres of air per second. To do this Dyson engineers designed a new type of 3-dimensional impeller with nine asymmetrically aligned fins, combining technologies found in jet engines and turbochargers.
Testing airflow
To test airflow smoothness, Dyson engineers used a technique called Laser Doppler Anemometry. Millions of tiny particles were injected into the airflow to make flow patterns visible to laser technology. Four lasers were used to track the speed and direction of the particles, taking up to 2,000 measurements per second. Four million velocity measurements allowed fluid dynamics engineers to create a detailed map of the airflow.
One engineer had the original idea, but it took every discipline from Dyson's 350-strong team of engineers and scientists to develop Air Multiplier technology.
Manufacturer's Description
Dyson AM02 Tower Fan (Silver/Silver)
The Dyson AM02 tower fan has Air Multiplier technology to deliver a constant stream of smooth air. No blades. No buffeting.
Conventional fans have blades, which chop the air before it hits you, causing unpleasant buffeting. The Dyson AM02 tower fan has no blades. Instead, it uses Air Multiplier technology to amplify air 16 times, generating an uninterrupted flow of smooth air. No blades. No buffeting.
The Dyson AM02 tower fan is available in Silver/Silver.
How it works
| Air is amplified 16 times, giving a smooth flow of air with no buffeting. |
1) Air is drawn in by an energy efficient, brushless motor. A combination of the technologies used in turbochargers and jet engines generates a powerful flow of air.
2) Airflow is accelerated though an annular aperture. It passes over an airfoil-shaped ramp, which channels its direction.
3) Air behind the Dyson AM02 Air tower fan is drawn into the airflow, through a process known as inducement.
4) Air around the machine is also drawn into the airflow, through a process known as entrainment, amplifying it 16 times. The resulting airflow is smooth and constant, with no unpleasant buffeting.
Dyson AM02 tower fan features
No fast-spinning blades. |
Easy to clean |
Smooth airflow
The blades on conventional fans cause unpleasant buffeting because they chop the air. Air Multiplier technology gives an uninterrupted stream of air.
Safe
There are no fast-spinning blades on the Dyson AM02 tower fan, so it's safe and doesn't need to have a grille.
| Dimmer switch power control. |
Remote control unit View larger |
Air is accelerated over an airfoil-shaped ramp. View larger |
Easy to clean
Because there are no awkward grilles to disassemble and put back, the Dyson AM02 tower fan is easy to clean. Just wipe the loop amplifier with a cloth.
Dimmer-switch control
Unlike conventional fans, which have a few settings to adjust power, the airflow generated by the Dyson AM02 tower fan can be adjusted at the turn of a dial to deliver precisely the amount you want.
Remote airflow control
There's also a remote control to change airflow settings. It's curved and magnetised to store conveniently on top of the fan.
Smooth oscillation
To oscillate a conventional fan you have to hold it steady, pull the toggle and watch it judder. The Dyson AM02 tower fan oscillates at the touch of a button.
2 year parts and labour guarantee
Dyson Air Multiplier fans come with a 2 year parts and labour guarantee. And if you do need help or advice you can call Dyson's award-winning customer service team for free. You'll be put straight through to a Dyson expert.
Development story
The problem with conventional fans
Electric fans hadn't changed much since they were invented in 1882. Grilles have been added. Materials are different. Buttons have popped up. But the fundamental problem remains the same - their blades chop the air. And choppy air causes annoying and uncomfortable buffeting. Take out the blades, and the buffeting stops. But how do you make a fan that works without blades?
How air behaves at high speed
Whilst developing the technology behind the Dyson Airblade hand dryer, Dyson engineers noticed how accelerating air at high speeds through a narrow aperture caused surrounding air to be drawn in. They realised that this phenomenon could be useful, particularly in a fan. After running hundreds of tests, they discovered the ideal ramp angle, aperture width and loop amplifier dimensions to develop a fan without blades.
Motor technology
To generate a jet of air powerful enough to work properly, the motor needed to be able to pull in more than 20 litres of air per second. To do this Dyson engineers designed a new type of 3-dimensional impeller with nine asymmetrically aligned fins, combining technologies found in jet engines and turbochargers.
Testing airflow
To test airflow smoothness, Dyson engineers used a technique called Laser Doppler Anemometry. Millions of tiny particles were injected into the airflow to make flow patterns visible to laser technology. Four lasers were used to track the speed and direction of the particles, taking up to 2,000 measurements per second. Four million velocity measurements allowed fluid dynamics engineers to create a detailed map of the airflow.
One engineer had the original idea, but it took every discipline from Dyson's 350-strong team of engineers and scientists to develop Air Multiplier technology.
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Customer Reviews
The other big issue is the noise. The implication from the sales blurb is that because the far blows non-turbulent air, the fan is quieter. The truth is that the air is blown through a small slit in the loop (think of a whistle...) which makes the airflow louder than a traditional fan for the same airflow! Worse still, the fan actually does have a traditional propeller hidden in the base, and because a smaller fan is always louder than a bigger fan for the same airflow (because it has to spin faster), even that is louder here than a traditional fan.
The fan has a remote control, but the remote doesn't differentiate between fans if you have more than one. Really fun and well thought out when (as in our office) you have fans close to each other and someone wants to adjust their fan only!
Additionally, the fan can be made to rotate, but it only rotates about 60 degrees. Why not any angle up to 360 degrees? As the fan only need to rotate the loop (and not the motor), why did they omit this bit of functionality?!
Oh, and if you resort to manual control rather than use the remote, the controls are right at the bottom of the fan (we're talking an inch from the ground) rather than at the top (just above waist height), so you have to feel rather than see! How on earth have simple design flaws like these got to market from a company that is supposedly all about design?
Little issues like these make me think that the fan only looks well designed when seen in a brochure or shop window. Some issues with it simply make me sure that no user testing was performed.... Read more ›
Another suggestion for Dyson would be the electic lead being perhaps white instead of brown as most people these days have white skirting boards and the wire could then blend in better.
The box it comes in looks impressive with the pictures, and given how it looks in adverts, I was surprised how plastic-ish the unit feels. I suppose it's the requirement to keep it lightweight. But at the price I was expecting more inclusion of light weight metal in the casing.
However, after a very easy quick assembly, it can be switched on and operated intuitively within seconds. The little remote control is very handy and when you don't need it, it can be usefully rested on top of the unit because it has a magnet under the plastic at the top and the remote is magnetic too. Simple idea but very useful.
The air expelled starts at very gentle flow, but u can still feel it at a distance of 2 or 3 metres. However using the handset I'm able to ratchet the air speed to a high setting which actually makes yo feel a bit chilly (it wasn't very warm in the room when I tested it) which can be felt even 10 metres away. The oscillation function is good, you can't control frequency of oscillation, but it's reasonable as it is. And it's true it is better than any other fans I have come across.
And that's all there is to it. Oh and from about 2 metres away it does look impressive and modern, because you can't tell the plastic-ish make from that distance :o)
I now have a cool bedroom which makes it a little easier to get to sleep.
I live in a terraced house, in summer the kids are making noise, people are blasting music and society is generally... Read more
I asked the head of the home what she wanted and they asked for these, they are... Read more
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