MEC 351 – REFRIGERATION & AIR CONDITIONING 

 EXERCISE – AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 

Question 1 

A 60 ft L X 40 ft W public hall requires a cooling load capacity of 143 900 Btu/hr. Air is
supplied from a DX system with Fan Coil Unit through a rectangular ducting system.
The Maximum allowable height for the rectangular ducting system is 18 inches. The
air diffusers are of round type with a throw radius of 10 ft and a rate of 1000 CFM.
Using the equal (constant) friction method with hf = 0.14 in w.g per 100 ft, design the
ducting system for the space to suit the cooling load requirement. The AHU is to be
located at the central of the width of the room.
 

Solutions 

1. Determine the air require quantity of the room (CFM) 

 
1.09 ∆

Or 

500  
12 10
 

2. Number of required diffusers 

 

 

3. Draw a schematic of ducting system or ducting layout drawing 

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 EXERCISE – AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 

4. Determine throw radius 
 
Length side; 

  1  

Width side; 

  1  

 
Verify the throw radius: 
 
5. Determination of ducting sizes 
 

          Side of 
Section  CFM  hf  FPM  Ф of duct  rectangular 
duct 
           

           

           

           

           

           

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