GDL Louvre Selection Tool

Welcome to the new GDL Louvre selection guide. To use this, insert your known data in the grey boxes below
and the program will select a suitable square external louvre based on this. If you require a rectangular unit just
insert the preferred height or width of the louvre and the other dimension will be calculated for you. The
dimensions given are applicable to GDL products only and cannot be assumed to be correct for any other
manufacturers products. GDL would welcome any feedback on this along with any other selection options you
would like to see added.

LOUVRE SELECTION IF VOLUME AND VELOCITY KNOWN

Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:

Select Louvre model required (50 or 70mm pitch):

Input Air Volume (m/s) Input Face Area Velocity (m/s) -

Pitch louvre

Please note that all louvres have been based on a free area of
48%. This may reduce on smaller louvre sizes. Insect mesh
reduces the free area by approx. 15%

With bird mesh to rear

Louvre face area required:
Louvre effective free area required:

m
m
Length (mm)

Required square louvre

Equivalent Rectangular louvre (with a preferred length)
Equivalent Rectangular louvre (with a preferred Height)
Pressure drop

With insect mesh

Height (mm)
x
x
x
Pa

Length (mm)

Pressure drop

Select Louvre model required (50 or 70mm pitch):

Input Air Volume (m/s)
Input Louvre face area (m)

Pitch Louvre
m3/s
m2

Length (mm)
Required Louvre size:
Equivalent Rectangular louvre (with a preferred length)
Equivalent Rectangular louvre (with a preferred Height)
Face area Velocity:
Pressure drop

m
x
x
x
x
m/s
Pa

Height (mm)

Louvre face area:

Face area velocity:
Pressure drop

m2
m2

Louvre face area required:

Effective free area required:

Length (mm)

x
x

Face area Velocity:

Pressure drop

LOUVRE SELECTION IF VOLUME AND LOUVRE DIMENSIONS KNOWN

Select Louvre model required (50 or 70mm pitch):
Input Air Volume (m/s)
Input Length (mm)
Input Height (mm)

Pa

With insect mesh

Louvre effective free area

Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:

Height (mm)
x

LOUVRE SELECTION IF VOLUME AND FACE AREA KNOWN

Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:

m2
m2

Louvre face area required:

Effective free area required:

Height (mm)

m/s
Pa

With insect mesh

Pitch Louvre
m/s
mm
mm
m2
m/s
Pa

Louvre face area required:

Effective free area required:
Length (mm)
Louvre face area:
Face area velocity:
Pressure drop

m2
m2
x
x

Height (mm)
m2
m/s
Pa