Laminar flow radial ceiling fan

A method of producing a laminar flow air circulation comprising:

• an apparatus comprising:
• a plurality of discs oriented parallel, spaced apart and sharing a common central axis, including a bottom most disc, each disc having an outer circumference and an inner circumference, said inner circumference defining a centrally located aperture;
• wherein each of said discs are spaced apart at a vertical distance (V) as a function of the inner diameter (ID) according to the formula V=0.0317×ID,
• a post located at a central axis of said apparatus and having an outer surface,
• said plurality of discs mounted about said post so as to form an air return space between the surface of the post and the inner circumference of said bottom most disc,
• said discs mounted such that they freely rotate around their central axis, and
• said post outer surface having a conical shape such that it acts as an air guide that directs the incoming air without turbulence,
• said laminar flow being produced through method steps comprising:
• rotating said discs at a speed sufficient to cause air to flow up into the air return space, along the post air guide surface which redirects the air flow from upward to outward without generating turbulence, then outward between the discs, out beyond the disc outer circumference and a surrounding air space,
• wherein said method steps operating upon said apparatus produce generally laminar flow air circulation in the surrounding air space.