Estimated air flow through given control valve

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Gas air Valve flow coefficient Cv (English) 50 Pressure upstream barg 3 Pressure downstream barg 0.65 Critical flow factor (assumed) 1 Gas specific gravity 1.0 Flowing temperature deg K 290 Kind of flow (subcritical / choked) choked (1) Volumetric flow thru valve std m3/h 3028 Volumetric flow std m3/s 0.84 Air velocity 4" down pipe m/s 102 approx P in the 4" down pipe bar 0.65 (physical+equiv length ~ 60 m) velocity in 4" down pipe Mach 0.32 If flow is not choked, formula for volumetric flow is different, see Masoneilan's "handbook of control valve sizing" as an example.