Velocity Pressure Method Calculation Sheet

Plant Name: ____________________________ Elevation: _________ Date: ________________

Location: _______________________________ Temp: ____________ Drawing #.:___________
Department: ____________________________+ Factor: ___________ Designer: _____________
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Duct Segment Identification

Target Volume Flowrate, Q = V*A- Chap 13
cfm
Min. Transport Velocity, V Chap 13
fpm
0.5
Maximum Duct Diameter (D= ((4*144*Q)/(pi*V)) inches
)
Selected duct diameter
inches
2
Duct Area (pi*(D/12) /4)
sq. ft
Actual Duct Velocity
fpm
Duct Velocity Pres, VP = (V/4005)2
"wg
Maximum Slot Area = (2/11)
H
sq ft
Slot area selected
sq ft
O S Slot Velocity, Vs Chap 13
fpm
2
O L Slot Velocity Pres, VPs=(Vs/4005)
"wg
D O Slot Loss Coefficient - Chap 13, Chap 5
T Acceleration Factor
0 or 1
S S Slot Loss per VP (13+14)
Slot Static Pressure (12*15)
U
"wg
C Duct Entry Loss Coefficient Chapter 13
T Acceleration Factor (1 at hoods)
1 or 0
I Duct Entry Loss per VP (17 + 18)
O Duct Entry Loss (8 * 19)
"wg
N Other Losses
"wg
Hood Static Pressure SPh (16+20+21)
"wg
Straight Duct Length
ft
Friction Factor (Hf)
Friction Loss per VP (23 * 24)
No. of 90 degree Elbows
Elbow loss coefficient (bottom of page)
Elbow Loss per VP (26*Loss Factor)(bottom of page)
No. of branch entries
(1 or 0)
Entry loss coefficient
Entry Loss per VP (29*Loss Factor) (Branch)
Special Fittings Loss Factors
Duct Loss per VP (25 + 28 + 31 + 32)
Duct Loss (8*33)
"wg
Duct Segment SP Loss (22 + 34)
"wg
Other losses
"wg
Cumulative Static Pressure
"wg
Governing Static Pressure (at TO location)
"wg
Corrected Volumetric Flowrate
cfm
Corrected Velocity
fpm
Corrected Velocity Pressure
"wg
Resultant Velocity Pressure
"wg

PERTINENT EQUATIONS:

Q corr Q

bc
390.0

0.650
1
1.65
2.057

cd
390.0
3000
4.88
4.50
0.1104
3532.9
0.7781

ef
390.0
3000
4.88
4.50
0.1104
3532.9
0.7781

Fan SP
Note: Density correction factor is 1.

0.490
1
1.49
1.159
2.000

2.057
15.0
0.0709
1.0635

1.159
1.0
0.0628
0.0628

10.0
0.0628
0.6280

1.0635
1.3256
3.382

2.000

0.0628
0.0489
1.208

0.6280
0.4887
0.489

-3.380

-5.380

-6.588

0.489
6.299

VP r

SPgov.
design SP

Ab
390.0
4000
4.23
4.00
0.0872
4471.3
1.2464

Q1
Q3

VP1

Q2
Q3

7.077

VP 2

duct

0.4937
H 0.0307 V 0.533
f
Q0.612 Q0.079*D1.066

FSP SPoutlet SPinlet VPinlet

FanTP SPout SPin VPout VPin

Elbow Loss Factors:

60*elbow = 2/3 loss

45oelbow=1/2 loss

SP3 SP1 (VP3 V Pr)

SP3 SP1 (VP3 V Pr)

Other Information:

BHP

30*elbow= 1/3 loss

R/D
90oelbow
Stamped
5-piece
4-piece
3-piece

=( Fan TP * Q)/(6362 * n)
==
(7.077)
( 3.589* 390)
* 1500)
/ 6362
/ ( 6362
* 0.9)* 0.9)
==
0.482
0.94hp Select 0.5 hp

0.75
0.33
0.46
0.5
0.54

1
0.22
0.33
0.37
0.42

1.5
0.15
0.24
0.27
0.34

2
0.13
0.19
0.24
0.33

2.5
0.12
0.17
0.23
0.33

Branch Entry
Loss Factors
Angle (*)
Factor
10
0.06
15
0.09
20
0.12
25
0.15
30
0.18
35
0.21
40
0.25
45
0.28
50
0.32
60
0.44
90
1.00
see Fig 9-e
Fig 9-f

Velocity Pressure Method Calculation Sheet

Plant Name: ____________________________
Elevation: _________ Date: ________________
Location: _______________________________
Temp: ____________ Drawing No.:___________
Department: ____________________________+ Factor: ___________ Designer: _____________
1 Duct Segment Identification
2 Volume Flowrate, Q = V* A (Chap 10)
cfm
3 Min. Transport Velocity Chap 10
fpm
0.5
4 Maximum Duct Diameter (D= ((4*144*Q)/(pi*V)) ) inches
5 Selected Duct Diameter
inches
2
6 Duct Area (pi*(D/12) /4)
sq. ft
7 Actual Duct Velocity
fpm
2
8 Duct Velocity Pres, VP = (V/4005)
"wg
Maximum Slot Area = (2/11)
9 H
sq ft
10 O Slot area selected
sq ft
11 O S Slot Velocity, Vs Chap 10
fpm
2
12 O L Slot Velocity Pres, VPs = (Vs/4005)
"wg
13 D O Slot Loss Coefficient - Chap 10, Chap 3
14
T Acceleration Factor
0 or 1
15 S S Slot Loss per VP (13+14)
Slot Static Pressure(12 * 15)
16 U
"wg
Duct
Entry
Loss
Factor
F5-14,
Chap
10
17 C
18 T Acceleration Factor (1 at hoods)
1 or 0
19 I Duct Entry Loss per VP (17 + 18)
20 O Duct Entry Loss (8 * 19)
"wg
21 N Other Loss
"wg
Hood Static Pressure SPh (16+20+21)
22
"wg
23 Straight Duct Length
ft
24 Friction Factor (Hf)
25 Friction Loss per VP (23 * 24)
26 No. of 90 degree Elbows
27 Elbow Loss Coefficient (Bottom of Page)
28 Elbow Loss per VP (26*Loss Factor)(bottom of page)
29 No. of Branch Entries
( 1 or 0)
30 Entry Loss Coefficient
31 Entry Loss per VP (29*Loss Factor) (Branch)
32 Special Fittings Loss Factors
33 Duct Loss per VP (25 + 28 + 31 + 32)
34 Duct Loss (8*33)
"wg
35 Duct SP Loss (22 + 34)
"wg
36 Other Losses
"wg
37 Cumulative Static Pressure
"wg
38 Governing Static Pressure (at TO location)
"wg

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Corrected Volumetric Flowrate

Corrected Velocity
Corrected Velocity Pressure
Resultant Velocity Pressure

cfm
fpm
"wg
"wg

PERTINENT EQUATIONS:

Qcorr Qdesign

SPgov.
SPduct

VPr
0
.533
V

0
.4937

0
.
0307

f
0
.612
0
.079 1
.066
Q
Q
*D

FSP SPoutlet SPinlet VPinlet

Q1
Q3

VP1

Q2
Q3

VP2

1 Q
2
VPr

*(A
1 A
2)
4005

F
a
n
T
PS
P
P
V
P
V
P
o
u
t S
in
o
u
t
in

SP
3 SP
1 (VP
3 VPr)
Other Information:
Branch Entry
Loss Factors
Angle (*)
Factor
10
0.06
15
0.09
20
0.12
25
0.15
30
0.18
35
0.21
40
0.25
45
0.28
50
0.32
60
0.44
90
1.00
see Fig 5-14
Fig 5-15

Elbow Loss Factors:

60*elbow = 2/3 loss

90oelbow
Stamped
5-piece
4-piece
3-piece

0.5
0.71
0.9

0.75
0.33
0.46
0.5
0.54

45oelbow=1/2 loss
R/D
1
0.22
0.33
0.37
0.42

1.5
0.15
0.24
0.27
0.34

30*elbow= 1/3 loss

2
0.13
0.19
0.24
0.33

2.5
0.12
0.17
0.23
0.33