The setup for the horizontal fan scene is as follows:
Area2D named HorizontalFan as root
CollisionShape2D with RectangleShape2D
Rename the default animation to off
Add the off.png as the only frame
Select GPUParticles2D node
Add a new ParticleProcessMaterial
Set Initial Velocity min to 100
Set Initial Velocity Max to 150
Set Direction to x: 0.0, y: -1.0, z: 0.0
Set Initial Velocity min to 100.0
Set Initial Velocity max to 150.0
The final effect is shown
Select the CollisionShape2D node
Expand the RectangleShape2D resource
Expand the Transform property
Select the AnimatedSprite2D
Expand the Transform property
Set the Rotation to 90 degrees