Fan Affinity Laws. Affinity laws can be used to calculate volume capacity, head or power consumption - when speed or rpm, and wheel diameters are changed. Volume Capacity. The volume capacity of a centrifugal fan can be expressed as: q 1 /q 2 = (n 1 /n 2)x(d 1 /d 2) 3. where, q = volume flow capacity (m 3 /s, gpm, cfm, etc.)