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Determine the Application Calculate Area Measure the Equiv alent Duct Length
Many building codes have adopted the American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 62, as shown below. I. House or apartment - 0.35 ACH
must overcome to move air th rough the duct to the outside. Step 4: See the Fan Sizing Charts for the appropriate Panasonic model. 4a. Select the correct ACH chart for the application 4b. Find the intersect of the Square Feet and EDL to determine the appropriate Panasonic model(s). When values are not exact move to next higher value. 100 sq ft by 60 ft EDL = FV -15VQ3 Performance Curve Method: A ventilating fan's performance is plotted on a graph called a performance curve. The performance curve shows airflow in cubic feet per minute (CFM) along the horizontal axis and static pressure (resistance) along the vertical axis.
Figure A shows how a performance curve works. The fan with a "Closed duct" has high static pressure and no airflow; and the fan with "No duct" has low static pressure and high airflow. In reality, an installed fan will be somewhere in between these two points. This method requires two calculations and plotting on a graph. First is the Airflow (CFM) calculation, which calculates cubic feet and the required CFM for the area to be ventilated. The second is the Static Pressure (Resistance) calculation, which calculates the Equivalent Duct Length (EDL) of a straight duct run from the inlet to the termination (outside) point of the building. Third, the result of airflow and static pressure calculations are then plotted on the performance curve of ventilating fan
models to find the ideal model for a given application and duct run. Example: Sizing for an 8 ft x 12 ft x 8 ft ceiling bathroom using 12-foot long, 4 inch diameter aluminum flex duct, one elbow, one wall cap. Step 1: Airflow (CFM) Calculation First calculate area in cubic feet (length x width x ceiling height). Then divide this number by 60 to get the Cubic Feet per Minute (CFM) required to replenish the entire air volume in one hour. Next, multiply the CFM value by the appropriate ACH value for the given application. 1a. 8 ft x 12 ft x 8 ft = 768 cubic feet 1b. 768/60 = 12.8 CFM value 1c. 12.8 x 8 ACH 102 CFM for intermittent bathroom ventilation Step 2. Static Pressure (Resistance) Calculation The Static Pressure calculation provides EDL and adjusts for airflow resistance caused by duct material, elbows, and terminations devices. 2a. 12 ft flex aluminum duct x 1.25 = 15 feet EDL 2b. One elbow equals 15 feet EDL 2c. One roof jack equals 30 feet EDL 15 + 15 + 30 = 60 feet total EDL. This is the equivalent duct length (or resistance) the fan must overcome to move air through the duct to the outside. Step 3. Airflow and Static Pressure on a Performance Curve Chart: The next step is to identify a fan that will provide 102 CFM at 60 EDL. Figure B shows the performance curve for a Panasonic model FV -15VQ3. First, find 60 EDL and then drop straight down to the horizontal axis to determine the CFM's delivered at 60 EDL.
Example: 3a. Locate the point on the blue "FAN" curve at 60 ft. In this case, it is a point on the blue fan curve between the yellow "50 ft" and blue "75 ft" lines. 3b. From this point on the FAN line move straight down to the horizontal axis to read CFM. In this case, it is close to 100 CFM. Therefore, a Panasonic FV -15VQ3 is the appropriate model Repeat Step 3. You may need to repeat Step 3 on the performance curve different fan models until you find a model that matches the desired CFM with EDL.
Equivalent Duct Length (EDL): Static pressure in a typical duct run is caused by the type of duct material, elbows, exterior wall cap, etc. The table below shows the standard values for duct components. The EDL chart allows you to calculate the equivalent straight duct length in order to overcome static pressure caused by each component in a duct run. The EDL helps assure the fan performs as expected under the airflow resistance caused by the components listed in this chart .
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