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 10
cfm
fpm
Min. Transport Velocity, V Chap 10
Maximum Duct Diameter (D= ((4*144*Q)/(pi*V)) inches
Selected duct diameter
inches
Duct Area (pi*(D/12)2/4)
sq. ft
Actual Duct Velocity
fpm
"wg
Duct Velocity Pres, VP = (V/4005)2
H
sq ft
Maximum Slot Area = (2/11)
Slot area selected
sq ft
O S Slot Velocity, Vs Chap 10
fpm
O L Slot Velocity Pres, VPs=(Vs/4005)2
"wg
D O Slot Loss Coefficient - Chap 10, Chap 3
T Acceleration Factor
0 or 1
S S Slot Loss per VP (13+14)
U
Slot Static Pressure (12*15)
"wg
C Duct Entry Loss Coefficient F5-14, Chap 5
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
"wg
Hood Static Pressure SPh (16+20+21)
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:

Qcorr =Q design
H f =0. 0307

( )

V
0 . 4937
=
Q 0. 612 Q 0. 079D 1. 066

FanTP=SP out SPin + VPout VPin

SP 3=SP1 (VP3V Pr )
Other Information:

10.0
0.0302
0.3019
1.00
0.13
0.13

1.1940
1.3731
3.087

0.4319
0.4990
0.499

3.087
-3.087

0.499
0.499

Q1
Q
VP1+ 2 VP2
Q3
Q3

V Pr=

Q 1 +Q 2
4005( A 1 + A 2 )

Branch Entry
Loss Factors
Angle (*)
Factor

Elbow Loss Factors:

60*elbow = 2/3 loss

10
45elbow=1/2 loss

30*elbow= 1/3 loss

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

The final calculations:

The fan Sp = Spo - Spin - Vpin
= 0.499 - (-3.09) - 1.15
= 2.439 fpm
The fan TP = SP o - SP in + VP o - VP in
= 0.499 - (- 3.09) + 1.15 -1.15
= 3.589 fpm
BHP

1.714
35.0
0.0302
1.0640
1.00
0.13
0.13

OR
or

SP duct

0 . 533

Out
1500.0
4000
8.29
8.00
0.3500
4297.0
1.1.5

0.490
1
1.49
1.714

VPr =

SPgov .

FSP=SP outlet SPinlet VPinlet

In
1500.0
4000
8.29
8.00
0.3500
4297.0
1.1500

=( Fan TP * Q)/(6362 * n)
= ( 3.589 * 1500) / ( 6362 * 0.9)
= 0.94 hp

0.5
0.71
0.9

0.75
0.33
0.46
0.5
0.54

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0.22
0.33
0.37
0.42

1.5
0.15
0.24
0.27
0.34

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0.13
0.19
0.24
0.33

2.5
0.12
0.17
0.23
0.33

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50
60
90

0.06
0.09
0.12
0.15
0.18
0.21
0.25
0.28
0.32
0.44
1.00
see Fig 5-14
Fig 5-15

Velocity Pressure Method Calculation Sheet

Plant Name: ____________________________
Elevation: _________ Date: ________________
Location: _______________________________
Temp: ____________ Drawing No.:___________
Department: ____________________________+ Factor: ___________ Designer: _____________
1 Duct Segment Identification
2 Target Volume Flowrate, Q =V*A - Chap 10
cfm
3 Min. Transport Velocity V Chap 10
fpm
4 Maximum Duct Diameter (D= ((4*144*Q)/(pi*V))
inches
5 Selected duct diameter
inches
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6 Duct Area (pi*(D/12) /4)
sq. ft
7 Actual Duct Velocity
fpm
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8 Duct Velocity Pres, VP = (V/4005)
"wg
Maximum Slot Area = (2/11)
9 H
sq ft
10
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
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T Acceleration Factor
0 or 1
15 S S Duct Loss per VP (13+14)
Duct Static Pressure (12*15)
16 U
"wg
17 C Duct Entry Loss Factor F5-14, Chap 10
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
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Hood Static Pressure SPh (16+20+21)
"wg
23 Straight Duct Length
ft
Friction
Factor
(Hf)
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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 Los s Coefficient
31 Entry Loss per VP (29*Loss Factor) (Branch)

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Special Fittings Loss Factors

Duct Loss per VP (25 + 28 +31 + 32)
Duct Loss (8*33)
Duct SP Loss (22 + 34)
Other Losses
Cumulative Static Pressure
Governing Static Pressure (at TO location)
Corrected Volumetric Flowrate
Corrected Velocity
Corrected Velocity Pressure
Resultant Velocity Pressure

"wg
"wg
"wg
"wg
"wg
cfm
fpm
"wg
"wg

PERTINENT EQUATIONS:

Qcorr =Qdesign

SPgov .
SP duct

V 0 .533
0.4937
H f =0.0307 0.612 = 0. 079 1.066
Q
Q D

( )

VPr =

Q1
Q
VP1+ 2 VP2
Q3
Q3

FSP=SP outlet SPinlet VPinlet

FanTP=SP outSPin + VPout VPin

V Pr=

SP 3=SP1(VP3V Pr )

Q1 +Q2
4005( A 1 + A 2 )

Other Information:
Branch Entry
Loss Factors

Elbow Loss Factors:

60*elbow = 2/3 loss

45elbow=1/2 loss

30*elbow= 1/3 loss

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

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

0.5
0.71
0.9

0.75
0.33
0.46
0.5
0.54

R/D
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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