2Z-Scan2Send - Shareware Version - www.scan2send.de Atkinson Equation (Velocity) For airflows where the density is not 1.2 kg/m the Atkinson pressure loss equation must be modified to: KCLv? A Equation 1.3 Atkinson Equation (Quantity) It is often more convenient to use air quantity instead of air velocity when calculating pressure losses, since V = Q/A. KCLQ? 2 es a Equation 1.4 Example 1.3 What is the pressure loss in a 600 mm diameter steel duct, 200 m long when the airflow is 5 m‘/s and the air density is 1.0 kg/m*? From eq. 14Pd= SO , 2 om Eq. 1.4 Pd = x mee a 12 From Table 1.1 the Atkinson Friction Factor for a steel duct is 0.0030 Ns“/Im‘ Therefore: Pd = —SEL* - CITOR PO = eg oem Ka 0.0030 x 0.6 x 200 x 5* x2 = 7 x 0.67) 3 1.2 (7) = 1040 Pa Section 1.2.2 Other Flow Situations The X Factor When airflows round a bend or through an expansion the pressure loss can be related to the velocity pressure of the air flowing into the change in section of the airway. Xov? Pd = XvP Equation 1.5 Where: X= Shock Loss Factor VP= Velocity Pressure