Air Blower Pipe Size Calculation

No

Description

1
2
3
4

Cell 5
Cell 6
Cell 7
Cell 8
Total

Max
Max
Design
Max SOTR demand per Capacity of demand per
(Nm/h)
diffuser
diffusers
diffuser
19.01
5120
20.0
4,867
19.01
5120
20.0
4,867
18.93
4480
20.0
4,240
18.80
2720
20.0
2,557
17,440
16,531

We design the flowrate required for DO stes points

Current DO Set Points required@20C
:

No

Description

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Common Main Header

Distribution Header to Cell 8
Common Header after cell 8
Distribution Header to Cell 7
Common Header after cell 7
Distribution Header to Cell 6
Common Header after cell 6
Distribution Header to Cell 5
Total
Air Blower Pipe Sizing Calculation
Common main header
Part 1
1 Air flow
2 Diffuser submergence
3 Diffuser Pressure Loss
4 Ambient Temperature
5 Heat Gain thru blower
6 Heat loss in mains
7 Ambient Pressure

20,000
17,440

Nos. of
Diffuser (nos)

Percentage
of air
consumption
to the cells

136

Nm/hr
Nm/hr
Required of
DO Set
Point(m/hr)

Max. airflow
per diffuser
(Nm/hr)

Required
max Air flow
rate(m/hr)

15.60

2,720

20

2,720

224

25.69

4,480

20

4,480

256

29.36

5,120

20

5,120

256
872

20000
4.77
0.041
40
70
10
101.3

29.36
100

m3/hr
m
kPa
deg C
deg C
deg C
kPa

5,120
14,720

20

5,120
17,440

10 times of
required DO
set points
(m/hr)
17,440
2,720
14,720
4,480
10,240
5,120
5,120
5,120

Calculated
pipe
size(mm)

Remarks

1000
1000
1000
300
300

existing pipe

X=

20000

101.3
149.041

373
313

X=

20000

0.679678746

1.192

Actual Air Flow =

16199

m3/hr

Part 2
Recommended Velocities
Main Header
Distribution Header
Droppers/Zone Headers

Common Header after Cell 8

Part 1
1 Air flow
2 Diffuser submergence
3 Diffuser Pressure Loss
4 Ambient Temperature
5 Heat Gain thru blower
6 Heat loss in mains
7 Ambient Pressure

6 - 10
10 - 15
15 - 25

14,720
4.77
0.041
40
70
10
101.3

m/s
m/s
m/s

m3/hr
m
kPa
deg C
deg C
deg C
kPa

Pi
10 DN

3.14159
1000

9 Flow Rate

16199 m3/hr

Velocity

5.73 m/s

X=

14720

101.3
149.041

373
313

X=

14720

0.679678746

1.192

Actual Air Flow =

11923

m3/hr

Part 2
Recommended Velocities
Main Header
Distribution Header
Droppers/Zone Headers

Common Header after Cell 7

Part 1
1 Air flow
2 Diffuser submergence
3 Diffuser Pressure Loss
4 Ambient Temperature
5 Heat Gain thru blower
6 Heat loss in mains

6 - 10
10 - 15
15 - 25

10,240
4.77
0.041
40
70
10

m/s
m/s
m/s

m3/hr
m
kPa
deg C
deg C
deg C

Pi
10 DN

3.14159
1000

9 Flow Rate

11923 m3/hr

Velocity

4.22 m/s

X=

10240

101.3
149.041

373
313

X=

10240

0.679678746

1.192

Actual Air Flow =

8294

m3/hr

7 Ambient Pressure

101.3 kPa

Part 2
Recommended Velocities
Main Header
Distribution Header
Droppers/Zone Headers

6 - 10
10 - 15
15 - 25

m/s
m/s
m/s

Pi
10 DN

3.14159
1000

9 Flow Rate
Velocity

Common Header after Cell 6

Part 1
1 Air flow
2 Diffuser submergence
3 Diffuser Pressure Loss
4 Ambient Temperature
5 Heat Gain thru blower
6 Heat loss in mains
7 Ambient Pressure

5,120
4.77
0.041
40
70
10
101.3

m3/hr
m
kPa
deg C
deg C
deg C
kPa

8294 m3/hr
2.93 m/s

X=

5120

101.3
149.041

373
313

X=

5120

0.679678746

1.192

Actual Air Flow =

Part 2
Recommended Velocities
Main Header
Distribution Header
Droppers/Zone Headers

6 - 10
10 - 15
15 - 25

m/s
m/s
m/s

Pi
10 DN
9 Flow Rate
Velocity

3.14159
300
4147 m3/hr
16.30 m/s

4147

m3/hr

under this contract

existing pipe

existing pipe under this contract

rubber flexible hose
150

AV

FM

150

AV

FM

150
150

AV

FM

AV

FM

200

AV

FM

200
200

AV
AV

FM

1000
600

1000

Blower 1

to cell 8

600

Blower 2

to cell 7

1000
600

FM
200

AV
FM

Blower 3

Total Actuated Valve- 13 nos

DN 150- 4 nos
DN 200- 8 nos
DN 300- 1 No.
Total Thermal Mass Flowmeter-13 nos
DN 150- 4 nos
DN 200- 8 Nos.
DN 300- 1 No.

AV-Actuated Butterfly Valve

FM-Thermal Mass Flowmeter

200

AV

FM

200

AV

FM

200

AV

FM

200

AV

FM

1000

to cell 6

1000
200
300
AV

200

FM

200

under this contract

200
300

to cell 5

existing pipe