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DuctVelocity
CalculatevelocitiesincircularandrectangularductsimperialandSIunitsonlinecalculator
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DuctVelocityImperialUnits
Airvelocityinaventilationductcanbecalculatedinimperialunitsas

vi=qi/Ai

=576qi/(di2)

=144qi/(aibi)(1)

where

vi=airvelocity(ft/min)

qi=airflow(cfm)

Ai=areaofduct(squarefeet)

di=diameterofduct(inches)

ai=widthofduct(inches)

bi=widthofduct(inches)

ExampleAirFlowVelocityinaDuct
Thevelocityina12inchductwithairflow1000cfmcanbecalculatedas

vi=576(1000cfm)/((12in)2)

=1273(ft/min)

AirFlowVelocityCalculatorImperialUnits
Airvelocitycanbecalculatedwiththecalculatorbelow.Addairvolumeqanddiameterd(orlengthaandb).

633.9 Airvolumeqi(cfm)

5.16 Diameterdi(inches)

oralternatively

Lengthsideai(inches)

Lengthsidebi(inches)

Calculate!

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DuctVelocitySIUnits
AirvelocityinaductcanbecalculatedinSIunits

vm =qm /Am

=qm /((dm/2)2)

=4qm /(dm 2)

=qm /(am bm )(2)

where

vm =airvelocity(m/s)

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qm =airflow(m3/s)

Am =areaofduct(m2)

dm =diameterofduct(m)

am =widthofduct(m)

bm =widthofduct(m)

ExampleAirFlowVelocityinaDuct
Thevelocityinarectangular0.5mx0.5mductwithairflow1m3/scanbecalculatedas

vm =(1m3/s)/((0.5m)(0.5m))

=4(m/s)

AirFlowVelocityCalculatorSIUnits
Airvelocitycanbecalculatedwiththecalculatorbelow.Addairvolumeqanddiameterd(orlengthaandb).

1 Airvolumeqm (m3/s)

Diameterdm (m)

oralternatively

0.5 Lengthsideam (m)

0.5 Lengthsidebm (m)

Calculate!

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