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Swirl Diffusers
Type FDE
with fixed air control blades for high volume flow rates

Gebrder Trox GmbH Heinrich-Trox-Platz D-47504 Neukirchen-Vluyn

Telephone +49 / 28 45 / 2 02-0 Telefax +49 / 28 45 / 2 02-2 65 e-mail trox@trox.de www.troxtechnik.com

Contents Description Materials

Description Materials Construction Dimensions Installation Nomenclature Acoustic Data Aerodynamic Data Order Details 2 2 3 4 4 5 6

Type FDE

Type FDE-...-H (with plenum box)

Description
Type FDE swirl diffusers as supply or extract air units are particularly suitable for comfort areas like office and department stores. The horizontal swirl type discharge of supply air ensures high induction and hence rapid reduction in jet velocity and temperature differential. The air diffusers are suitable for supply air temperature differentials in the range of +10K to 10K and room heights from 2.80 m. Swirl diffusers type FDE consist of the square face plate with continuous rear perimeter seal, fixed radially arranged air control blades and the rear frame. The supply air construction also contains a perforated plate mounted on the rear frame to optimise the air distribution. To obtain low sound power levels especially at high volume flow rates, the triangular shaped, angled air control blades extend into the corners of the square diffuser. The plenum box is supplied with side entry spigot. Volume control damper and/or lip seal are available on request.

Materials
Swirl diffuser and rear frame with perforated plate are made of galvanised sheet steel. The standard finish of the swirl diffuser is powder-coated white (RAL 9010, gloss level 50 %), any other RAL colour on request (gloss level 70 %) (RAL 9006, gloss level 30 %). Rear frame and perforated plate are powder-coated black (RAL 9005). The plenum box is made of galvanised sheet steel, the lip seal is of rubber.

Construction Dimensions Installation

K ~32 8 Q 47 D Q
598(623)

Constructions Dimensions
Size 600/625 600/625 Plenum box AK004 AK011 D 248 313 H 345 410 K 567 567 Q Size 2 mm

8 FDE with plenum box

546

View A-A

Swirl diffuser type FDE

598(623)

Installation
Surface mounting on ceiling

Type FDE swirl diffusers are suitable for flush installation in the ceiling. The plenum box is suspended by wires or slotted strips using the drilled holes provided in the plenum. A self adhesive seal, supplied loose, must be fitted to the plenum box by the client. The diffuser face is fitted to the plenum box by means of a centre fixing screw located in a cross channel in the plenum box. The head of the fixing screw is covered by a decorative cap.

Suspension by customer on site using holes provided

Seal must be attached to plenum box by customer

Measuring the Reference Pressures

For simple adjustment of the volume flow, on request the plenum box can be provided with a test connection for measurement of a reference pressure and a volume control damper operated by sheathed cables. The characteristic curve of pressure reading versus volume flow rate for each size of plenum box is supplied.

6 Fixing the diffuser face using centre screw

Installation flush to ceiling

Installation with cut out in ceiling

pw

Test nipple Plastic tube Plenum box Diffuser face Inclined manometer Green sheathed cable for closing the damper White sheathed cable for opening the damper Code

Nomenclature Acoustic Data

Nomenclature
in l/s (m3/h:) Volume flow rate per diffuser A, B in m: Spacing between two diffusers L in m: Distance horizontal + vertical (X + H1) when discharging towards the wall X in m: Distance from centre of diffuser to the wall H1 in m: Distance between ceiling and occupied zone Aeff in m2: Effective outlet area 0.04467 m2 (supply air) L in m/s: Max. time average air velocity at the wall H1 in m/s: Max. time average air velocity between two diffusers at distance H1 from the ceiling tZ in K: Temperature difference between supply air and room air tL in K: Difference between core and room temperature at distance L = A/2 or B/2 + H1 or L = X + H1 pt in Pa: Total pressure drop LWA in dB(A): A-weighted sound power level LWNC : NC rating of sound power level LWNR : LWNR = LWNC + 2 LpA, LpNC : A-weighting and NC rating respectively of room sound pressure level LpA ~ LWA -8 dB LpNC ~ LWNC -8 dB in : Damper angle

1
100

Sound power level and pressure drop Type FDE-A (extract air)
00 4

Correction to diagram 1: Volume control damper setting Plenum box AK004

FDE-A pt LWA LWNC

45 x2 +5 +5

90 x 5.2 +11 +10

45

50 40 Druckverlust p in Pa Pressure drop ptt in Pa

35

20

40

45

30

40

50

AK

01

AK

35

15

30

Correction to diagram 1: Volume control damper setting Plenum box AK011

(A

25

30

25

LW
5 120 440

LW A

10

in

dB

FDE-A pt LWA LWNC

45 x 1.5 +1 +1

90 x 3.5 +5 +5

150 l/s 200 600 m3/h 800

250

300 350 400 450 1200 1400 1600

1000

100

50 45

AK 0

04

Sound power level and pressure drop Type FDE-Z (supply air)

Correction to diagram 2: Volume control damper setting Plenum box AK004

AK 01 1

FDE-Z pt LWA LWNC

45 x 1.6 +5 +10

90 x 3.4 +11 +17

55 50

50 40 Druckverlust p in Pa Pressure drop ptt in Pa 30 25 20 15

40 35 30 25 2 NC LW 0
30 25

45 40

dB

(A )

35

Correction to diagram 2: Volume control damper setting Plenum box AK011

10

LW Ai n

FDE-Z pt LWA LWNC

45 x 1.3 +2 +2

90 x 2.6 +5 +5

5 120 l/s 150 3 440 m /h 600

200 800

250

300

350 400 450

1000

1200 1400 1600

Aerodynamic Data
Example
Data given: A room (10 x 10 m) to be equipped with 4 FDE-Z-H/625 x 313 square difusers with spacing 5 m between the diffusers and 2.5 m to the wall. The diffusers are mounted at 3.6 m height, i.e. 1.9 m above the occupied zone. The air change rate has to be 10 per hour. The room attenuation is 8 dB. In the cooling mode the supply air temperature is -10K. Questions: Is this possible with acceptable noise levels and comfort critera? What is the pressure drop created by the diffusers? Procedure / results: tot = 10 m 10 m 3.6 m 10 h-1 = 3600 m3/h per diffuser = 900 m3/h (250 l/s) Diagram 2 (page 4): LWA = 39 dB(A), pt = 24 Pa Sound pressure level in the room LpA = 39 dB(A) + 6 dB(A) (increase for 4 diffusers) -8 dB(A) (room attenuation) = 37 dB(A) Acceptable noise level Diagram 5: A = 5 m and = 900 m3/h H1 = 3.6 m 1.7 m = 1.9 m H1 = 0.12 m/s Acceptable comfort conditions Diagram 6: L = X + H1 = 2.5 m + 1.9 m = 4.4 m L = 0.23 tL/tZ = 0.072 tL = 0.072 (-10K) = -0.72K The air velocity in the occupied zone at a distance of 0.5 m from the wall is approx. 0.5 L = 0.12 m/s

Air velocity, diffuser arrangement more than one row, if B = 4.0 m

350 (1260) 300 (1080) 250 (900)

Air velocity and temperature quotient at the wall

H1=1.0 1.2 1.6 2 2.4 m

H1=1.0 1.2 1.6 2 2.4 m

40

0
(14 40 )
=
3 /h) (m 0) l/s 144 0 (

40

40 0. 30 0. 25 0. 20 0. 15 0.

30

200

(720)
15

20 0

10 0 (

150 (540) 125 (450) H1 in m/s =100 (360) l/s (m3/h)

0.

40 30

0
(54
(4 50

12 5
10 0

80 )

(72 0)

0)

(3

H1 in m/s

0. 0.

60 )

25 20

0. 0.

10 0.
1.8 2.4 3 5 4 Spacing A in m 6 7 8

15

0.

10

1.8

2.4

Spacing A or B in m

Air velocity, diffuser arrangement single row or more than one row, if B 6.0 m

Air velocity with square arrangement of diffusers (A = B)

5.4m

H1=1.0 1.2 1.6 2 2.4 m 400 (1440) 350 (1260) 300 (1080)

A=1.8 2.4 3 3.6

tL tZ
0.6 0 0
25 0 = 40 0

0.12 0.10 0.08 Temperature quotient tL / tZ

0.5 0.4

35 0 30

l/s

40 0. 30 0. 25 0.
H1 in m/s

) 3 /h 0m 44 (1 60) ) 2 (1 080 (1 00) (9

250 (900) 200 (720)

0
15 0

20 0 (7

0.06 0.05 0.04

0.3
150 (540) L in m/s 125 (450) =100 (360)

0
10

20 ) (5 40

20 0. 15 0.

0.2 0.2

0 (3 60 )

0
0.03

10 0.
1.8

l/s (m3/h)

0.1
5 6 7 8

5
0.02

2.4 3 4 Spacing A in m

1.8

2.4

7 8

Distance L in m

Order Details

Specification text
Type FDE swirl diffuser with square face and fixed air control blades for swirling horizontal discharge with high induction. Diffuser face consists of angled triangular shaped blades which extend into the corners includes a rear mounted frame complete with perforated plate to optimise the air distribution. Type FDE swirl diffuser is supplied with plenum box and on request with damper and/or lip seal. Also on request to measure the reference pressure the plenum can be provided with a sheathed cable adjusted volume control damper and measuring nipple. The diffuser face is fitted and removed by means of a central screw into a channel section in the plenum. Materials Diffuser face and rear frame with perforated plate are made of galvanized sheet steel. The surfaces are pre-treated (ET-L grey-white RAL 9002) and powder-coated white (RAL 9010, gloss level 50 %), or, if required, any other RAL colour (gloss level 70 %) (RAL 9006, gloss level 30 %). Rear frame and perforated plate are powder-coated black (RAL 9005). The plenum box is made of galvanised sheet steel, the lip seal is of rubber.

Order Code
FDE - Z - H - M - L / 625 x 248 /

No specification for standard construction

P1

RAL 9016

Supply air Extract air Universal plenum box

Z A

I E E O E P I E E O E P I E E E O E E E P I E E O E P

600 x 248 600 x 313 625 x 248 625 x 313 Size x D

Volume control damper M Volume control damper with test nipple MN Spigot with lip seal
Design changes reserved All rights reserved Gebrder Trox GmbH (9/2005)

T 0 Standard finish E E E powder-coated to RAL 9010 E E (GE 50%) 1) E Z E E E P1 Powder-coated to RAL 9006 E E (GE 30%) 1) E U
other colours to RAL . . . (GE 70%) 1)

1) GE = gloss level

Order example
Make: TROX Type: FDE-Z-H-M-L / 625 x 248 / P1 / RAL 9016

I E E O E E P

Not used

State colour