Air Flow formulas

CFM = Duct area sq ft x Velocity (Mercury) Standard Air= 70F @ 29.92 HG

1 cubic foot of standard air = 0.075 pounds 13.3 cubic feet of standard air = 1 pound

FAN LAWS:
Remember RPM is interchangeable for CFM
Note: new is the same as 1 and old is the same as 2 Fan Law #1

CFMnew RPMnew = CFMold RPMold

Formulas for problem solving

RPMnew CFM new = CFM old X RPMold

CFMnew RPM new = RPM old X CFMold

Fan Law #2

CFMnew CFMold

SPnew CFMnew Or SPold CFMold

SPnew SPold
2

Formulas for problem solving

CFM new = CFM old x

SPnew CFMnew SP new = SPold CFMold

Fan Law #3

BHPnew CFMnew CFMnew or = = BHPold CFMold CFMold

Formulas for problem solving

BHPnew BHPold
3

CFM new = CFM old X

BHPnew BHPold

CFMnew BHP new = BHP old x CFMold

Volume calculations:
Air Changes Per Hour =

CFMx60 Cubicfeet

CFM = Room Volume x

AirChangesperhour 60

Calculating Outside Air quantities:

OAT =

(MATx100) (% RAxRAT )
%OA

O=Outside A=Air R=Return M=Mixed

T=Temperature %OA =

(RAT MAT ) (RAT OAT )

x 100

MAT =

(%OAxOAT ) + (% RAxRAT )
100

RAT =

(MATx100) (%OAxOAT )
% RA

Velocity and Velocity with density correction:

For Standard Air (70F @ 29.92"):
V VP = 4005 V = 4005 VP 530 BAR Den = 0.075 460 + T 29.92
2

For Other Than Standard Air:

V = 1096.7 VP Den

Airflow stations flow:

CFM = CV P(inches) H 2o

Cv = 3
2

CFM P(inches) H 2o

CFM P(inches )H 2o = Cv

Air Thermal calculations:

sp.ht = 0.24 13.3 cu.ft. = 1 lb. 0.075 lbs. = 1 cu.ft. .075 lbs. x 60 min. = 4.5 lbs per hour 4.5 x 0.24 = 1.08
BTUH = M sp. ht . T

M = Mass Flow Rate in Lbs. per Hour. F.

sp.ht. = Specific Heat in BTU/Lb. per Degree

CFM =

BTUH ( Sensible) 108 . T ( DryBulb) BTUH T = 108 . CFM

BTUH = CFM 108 . T

Den 0.075

BTUH (Total ) = CFM h 4.5

BTUH = MBH 1000

Den 0.075

h = Enthalpy in BTU per Lb.

Fan calculations:
FanBHP = CFM SP 6356 SE

Static fan efficiency:

FanTipSpeedFPM = RPM

RPM =

Ts( FPM ) 12 Circ.(in.)

Circ.(in.) 12

Circ.(in.) =

Ts( FPM ) 12 RPM

BL = 2C + ( 157 . ( D + d )) +

( D d)2
4C

FanRPM = MotorRPM

d D

D MotorRPM = FanRPM d

BL = Belt Length (in.) C = Distance between shaft centers (in.) (in.) d = Motor Sheave dia. (in.) Max. (min.) Fan sheave Dia. = 3

D = Fan sheave dia.

ExsistingFanSheaveDia. Max.BHP ExsistingEstimatedBHP

Max.BHP ExsistingEstimatedBHP

Max. Motor sheave = Existing Motor sheave Dia. X 3

 RPMnew New Motor Sheave size Diameter new = Dia.old x RPMold RPMold New Fan Sheave size Diameter new = Dia.old x RPMnew

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