ACGIH Velocity Pressure Method Calculation Sheet

AMERICAN AIR FILTER INTERNATIONAL

PROJECT:

Elevation (z)
Date
Designer

Duct Segment Identification

1*

* Input Data
** Shaded lines 5, 6, 7, 8 & 14 must be used for non-standard calculations
** "std" is for standard calculations and "nstd" is for non-standard calculations

feet

1-A

A-B

B-C

C-D

D-E

E-F

F-G

G-H

H-I

I-J

J-K

K-L

L-M

N-O

70

70

70

70

1*

2*

Dry-Bulb Temperature

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

3-A*

Flow Rate (dry air)

acfm

7667

15333

23000

30666.64

38333

45999.96

46000

46000

46000

46000

3-B*

Flow Rate (dry air)

scfm

4*

Vt

Minimum Transport Velocity

5*

H2O

Lbs Water per Minute

#H2O/min

5*

6*

mda

Lbs Dry Air per Minute

#da/min

6*

Density Factor - 30-115

df
Qduct Duct Flow Rate

fpm

60-250 100-500

Eqn 2

2*
3-B*

4100

4100

4100

4100

4100

4100

4100

3100

3580

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

acfm

7667

15333

23000

30667

38333

46000

46000

46000

46000

46000

(3/4 std) or (8/4 nstd)

ft2

1.870

3.740

5.610

7.480

9.350

11.220

11.220

14.839

12.849

13.529

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

9-A

At

Target Duct Area

9-A

Diameter of the Target Duct Area

inches

18.516

26.186

32.071

37.033

41.404

45.356

45.356

52.160

48.537

49.805

10

Selected Diameter

inches

18

26

32

37

41

45

45

52

48.5

49.5

1.767

3.687

5.585

7.467

9.168

11.045

11.045

14.748

12.830

13.364

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

11

12
13

VPd

14*

Total Heat

15*

h
As

16*

Fs

SLOT LOSSES

Selected Duct Area

A
Vd

Fa

18

Vs

19

VPs

20
21

SPs

21-A
22*

Fh

23*

Fa

Duct Velocity Pressure

ft

fpm

4339

4159

4118

4107

4181

4165

4165

3119

3585

3442

12

Eqn 5

"wg

1.17

1.08

1.06

1.05

1.09

1.08

1.08

0.61

0.8

0.74

13

Branch Balance

btu/#da

0 or 1

17*

90 Deg Elbow Loss Coefficient

(3/15 std) or (8/15 nstd)

fpm

2117.862

18

(5-piece)

Eqn 5

"wg

0.28

19

Slot Loss in VP

16 + 17

VPtotal

1.78

20

Slot Static Pressure

20 x 19

"wg

0.5

21

1 to 7

21-A

VP/hood

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

22*

Slot Velocity
Slot Velocity Pressure

Hood Type
Hood Entry Loss Coefficient
Acceleration Coefficient

23*

24

25

Hood Entry Loss

24 x 13

"wg

25

26

Other Losses

26

27

27

SPh

Hood Static Pressure

28*

L
F'd

Straight Duct Length

Duct Friction Loss Factor

"wg

0.5

21 + 25 + 26

"wg

0.5

0.5

ft

75

35

33

33

33

75

33

50

70

Eqn 8

VP/ft

0.0112

0.0072

0.0056

0.0046

0.0041

0.0037

0.0037

0.0031

0.0034

0.0033

29*

30*

No. of 90 Degree Elbows

30-A

No. Elbows of other degrees

Qty.

30-B

Degrees of the others elbows

Degrees

Table 7

Branch Entry Loss Coefficient

Table 7

VP/en

33*

Special Fitting Loss Coefficient

(e.g. Exp/Cont., etc.)

VP

34

Duct Friction Loss in VP

28 x 29

VP

0.84

0.25

0.18

0.15

0.14

0.28

0.12

0.17

0.23

34

31

VP

0.19

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.19

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

35

32 + 33 + 34 + 35

VP total

1.31

0.53

0.46

0.43

0.42

0.56

0.4

0.28

0.45

0.7

36

36 x 13

"wg

1.53

0.57

0.49

0.45

0.46

0.6

0.43

0.17

0.36

0.52

37

Tapered / Within duct

"C" or "E"

37-A

DEGREES/o

37-B

LOSSES

37

DUCT

37-A
37-B

Duct Loss
Contraction / Expansion
Taper Angle Degrees

37-C

Regain (R) / Loss (L) Factor for Cont./Exp

37-D

VP/90 el

0.190

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.190

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

31*

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

31-A

0.28

0.28

0.28

0.28

0.28

0.28

0.28

0.28

0.28

0.28

32*
33*

R/L

37-C

Diameter 1

inches

18

26

32

37

41

45

45

52

48.5

49.5

37-D

37-E

Diameter 2

inches

37-F
37-G SPC/E

Velocity Pressure of Diameter 2

Side of the Fan

38-A
VPr

Weighted Average VP
Loss From Velocity Increase

40

Segment Pressure Loss

41
42

SPgov Governing Static Pressure

43

SPcum Cumulative Static Pressure

44

Qcorr Corrected Volumetric Flow

45

Vcorr

46

Segment Static Pressure

Other Losses / Collector loss

38
39

Static Pressure (Contraction / Expansion)

Table 9-A

Corrected Velocity

VPcorr Corrected Velocity Pressure

1.5
2.0
2.5

Angle
Fen
15
0.09
30
0.18
45
0.28

Fd(met./plas.) = 0.0307(V0.533/Q0.612)
Fd(flexible) = 0.0311(V0.604/Q0.639)

VPr = VP1(Q1/Q3) + VP2(Q2/Q3)

9-A

37-E

"wg

37-F

"wg

37-G
38

"wg

Before - After

"B" or "A"

Eqn 9

"wg

39

13 - 39 (if >0)

"wg

40

27 + 37 + 38 + 40

"wg

-2.03

-0.57

-0.49

-0.45

-0.46

-0.6

-0.43

-6.17

-0.36

-1.02

38-A

41
42

"wg

43
Eqn 10

acfm

44

44/11

fpm

45

Eqn 5

"wg

46

1-A

A-B

B-C

C-D

D-E

E-F

F-G

G-H

H-I

I-J

J-K

K-L

L-M

N-O

18.52

26.19

32.07

37.03

41.4

45.35

45.35

52.16

48.54

49.81

SEGMENT IDs

0.07
-12.58
0.92
11.73

0.24
0.19
0.17

Branch Entry Loss Coefficients

10

Qcorr = Qdesign(SPgov/SPlower)0.5
SYSTEM SP = SPout - SPin - VPin

11

SYSTEM SP provides the FAN SP for fan

selection (see Chapter 5, Section 5.8.4)

SYSTEM SP Calculation

Outlet of Fan?

SYSTEM STATIC: SP out

SYSTEM STATIC: SP in
SYSTEM STATIC: VP in
System Static: SSP = SPout - SPin - VPin =

Fel

30-B
o

Angle of Branch

Duct Loss in VP

R/D

30-A

Table 6

Elbow Loss in VP

28*

Elbow Loss Coefficient

36

VP = (df) x (V/4005)2

Acceleration Coefficient

35

16*

32*

V = 4005 x (VP/df)0.5

1.78

Fen

VP/slot

1 or 0

31-A

Qduct = Q ((1 + )/df)

Slot Loss Coefficient

VPtotal

Fel

14
15*

22 + 23

31*

[1 (6.73 x 10-6) x (z)]5.258

(407 + SP)/407
530/(T + 460)
(1 + )/(1 + 1.607)

3.62

Hood Entry Loss in VP

30*

=
=
=
=

ft2

24

29*

dfe
dfp
dfT
dfm

10

(3/11 std) or (8/11 nstd)

Slot Area

LOSSES

17*

Duct Velocity

HOOD

11

df = (dfe) x (dfp) x (dfT) x (dfm)

4*

3400

Eqn 3

= #H2O / #Dry Air

3-A*

Target Duct Diameters