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Calculation and Formula Guide PDF
INDEX
Page
HowtoSpecifyBlasting.1
Abrasive/ProfileComparativeChart.2
ReductioninSolidsContentbyAddingThinner..3
VolumeofThinnerRequiredtoThin%Shown4
WetFilmThicknessRequirements..5
TheoreticalCoverageinSquareFeet..6
CoatingCoverageCalculations7
AbrasiveConsumptionperHour8
ExamplesofAbrasiveCleaningRates.9
ExamplesofCleaningProductionRates9
PressureLossinAirLine.............1011
CommonlyUsedFormulasandCalculations.12
EstimatingSquareFootageinVariousShapes.1314
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HOW TO SPECIFY BLASTING
Your coating supplier will always designate the degree of surface preparation required for his materials.
The three basic standards used to describe surface preparation are: Steel Structure Painting Council
(SSPC) "Surface Preparation Specifications", the National Association of Corrosion Engineers Standards
(N.A.C.E.) and the Swedish Pictoral Standards. Their basic definitions are:
1MilProfile 1.5MilProfile
30/60MeshSilicaSand 16/35MeshSilicaSand
G80SteelGrit G50SteelGrit
S110SteelShot* S170SteelShot*
80MeshGarnet 36MeshGarnet
100AluminumOxide 50GritAluminumOxide
Clemtex#4 Clemtex#3
BlackBeauty3060 BlackBeauty3060
2MilProfile 2.5MilProfile
16/35MeshSilicaSand 8/35MeshSilicaSand
G40SteelGrit G40SteelGrit
S230SteelShot* S280SteelShot*
36MeshGarnet 16MeshGarnet
36GritAluminumOxide 24GritAluminumOxide
Clemtex#3 Clemtex#2
BlackBeauty2040 BlackBeauty2040
3MilProfile
8/20MeshSilicaSand
G25SteelGrit
S330or390SteelShot*
16MeshGarnet
16GritAluminumOxide
Clemtex#2
BlackBeauty1240
*Steel shot alone will not give a good angular pattern and should be used in combination with steel
gritforbestresults.
REDUCTION IN SOLIDS CONTENT BY ADDING THINNER
(THINNER ADDED)
1GallonKit 5GallonKit
5LiterKit 20LiterKit
% 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
100 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 15.0 16.0 17.0
95 2.1 3.2 4.2 5.3 6.3 7.4 8.4 9.5 10.5 11.6 12.6 13.7 14.7 15.8 16.8 17.9
WetFilm
90 2.2 3.3 4.4 5.6 6.7 7.8 8.9 10.0 11.1 12.2 13.3 14.4 15.6 16.7 17.8 18.9
Thickenss
85 2.4 3.5 4.7 5.9 7.1 8.2 9.4 10.6 11.8 12.9 14.1 15.3 16.5 17.7 18.8 20.9 Required
80 2.5 3.8 5.0 6.3 7.5 8.8 10.0 11.3 12.5 13.7 15.0 16.3 17.5 18.8 20.0 21.3
Solids 75 2.7 4.0 5.3 6.7 8.0 9.3 10.7 12.0 13.3 14.6 16.0 17.3 18.7 20.0 21.3 22.7
Contentof
70 2.9 4.3 5.7 7.1 8.6 10.0 11.4 12.9 14.3 15.7 17.1 18.6 20.0 21.4 22.9 24.3 Example:
Material
After
65 3.1 4.6 6.2 7.7 9.2 10.8 12.3 13.9 15.4 16.9 18.5
Thinning 60 3.3 5.0 6.7 8.3 10.0 11.7 13.3 15.0 16.7 18.3 Matl.=70%
55 3.6 5.5 7.3 9.1 10.9 12.7 14.6 16.4 18.2 Solids
50 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0
45 4.4 6.7 8.9 11.1 13.3 15.6 17.8 DFT=6mils
40 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 WetFilm=
35 5.7 8.6 11.4 14.3 17.1 8.6mils
30 6.7 10.0 13.3 16.7
25 8.0 12.0 16.0
Note:Dryfilmthicknessesareminimum.Noallowanceismadeforevaporationofsolventsduringapplication.
THEORETICAL COVERAGE IN SQUARE FEET PER U.S. GALLON
Required Dry Film Thickness Per Coat (Mils)
% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
100 1604 802 535 401 321 267 229 201 178 160 146 135 123 115 107 100
95 1524 762 511 381 305 254 218 191 169 152 139 127 117 109 102 95
90 1444 722 481 361 289 241 206 181 160 144 131 120 111 104 96 90
85 1363 682 455 341 273 227 195 170 152 136 124 114 105 98 91 85
80 1283 642 428 321 257 214 183 160 143 128 117 107 98 92 86 80
75 1203 602 401 301 241 201 172 150 134 120 109 100 92 86 80 75
Solids
70 1123 561 374 281 225 187 160 140 125 112 102 94 86 80 75 70 Theoretical
Contentby CoveragePer
Volume
65 1043 521 348 261 209 174 149 130 116 104 95 87 80 75 70 65 Gallon
60 962 481 321 241 193 160 138 120 107 96 88 80 74 69 64 60
55 882 441 294 221 176 147 126 110 98 88 80 74 68 63 59 55
50 802 401 267 201 160 134 115 100 89 80 73 67 62 58 54 50
45 772 361 241 181 144 120 103 90 80 72 66 60 55 52 48 45
40 642 321 214 160 128 107 92 80 71 64 58 54 49 46 43 40
35 561 281 187 140 112 94 80 70 62 56 51 47 43 40 37 35
30 481 241 160 120 96 80 69 60 54 48 44 40 37 35 32 30
25 401 201 134 100 80 67 57 50 45 40 37 33 31 29 27 25
COATING COVERAGE CALCULATIONS
m/1 = %SBV/100x1000
dft(micronsn)
TheoreticalCoveragex%Loss
PracticalCoverage = TheoreticalCoverage 100
Consumption = Area(ftorm)
PracticalCoverage(gallonsorliters)
FilmThickness
%SolidsbyVolumeandwetfilmthicknessadjustmentsduetothinning
X Z
W A
= 1+Y = W
A = adjustedWFTrequiredforthinnedmaterial
W = adjusted%solidsbyvolumeduetothinning
X = originalmaterials%solidsbyvolume
Y = %thinneradded
Z = requireddryfilmthickness
ABRASIVE CONSUMPTION PER HOUR
and
AIR CONSUMPTION IN CUBIC FEET PER MINUTE
Pressure at Nozzle
Orifice
60PSI 70PSI 80PSI 90PSI 100PSI
Size
3/16" 30 33 38 41 45 Air(CFM)
(5mm) 171 196 216 238 264 Sand(lb/hr)
7 7.5 8.5 9.5 10 H.P.*
1/4" 54 61 68 74 81 Air
(6mm) 312 354 408 448 494 Sand
12 13.5 15 16.5 18 H.P.
5/16" 89 101 113 126 137 Air
(8mm) 534 604 672 740 812 Sand
20 22.5 25.5 28 30.5 H.P.
3/8" 126 143 161 173 196 Air
(10mm) 764 864 960 1052 1152 Sand
28 32 36 38.5 44 H.P.
7/16" 170 194 217 240 254 Air
(11mm) 1032 1176 1312 1448 1584 Sand
38 43.5 48.5 53.5 56.5 H.P.
1/2" 224 252 280 309 338 Air
(13mm) 1336 1512 1680 1856 2024 Sand
50 56 62.5 69 75 H.P.
5/8" 356 404 452 504 548 Air
(16mm) 2140 2422 2690 2973 3250 Sand
80 90 100 112 122 H.P.
3/4" 504 572 644 692 784 Air
(19mm) 3056 3456 3840 4208 4608 Sand
112 127 143 154 175 H.P.
*ElectricmotorhorsepowerrequiredtoproductindicatedC.F.M.
EXAMPLES OF ABRASIVE CLEANING RATES
Abrasive Production
Abrasive Comments
Consumption Rate
SilicaSand 1milprofile
2.6lbs./sq.ft. 275ft/hr.
16/40Mesh dusty
CrushedFlint
3.6lbs./sq.ft. 161ft/hr. 3mils
12/30Mesh
Staurolite 1milprofile
3.1lbs./sq.ft. 291ft/hr.
50/100Mesh smoothsurface
CoalSlag
3.2lbs./sq.ft. 230ft/hr. 2milprofile
16/40Mesh
CopperSlag
3.1lbs./sq.ft. 262ft/hr. 2milprofile
16/40Mesh
*Garnet36 1milprofile
*3.6lbs./sq.ft. 213ft/hr.
Grit verylittledust
*Aluminum 1milprofile
*3.1lbs./sq.ft. 275ft/hr.
Oxide36Grit verylittledust
*G40Steel 2milprofile
*5.5lbs./sq.ft. 184ft/hr.
Grit nodust
*Theseabrasivesarenormallyreused
Newlyfabricatedsteelusinga3/8"I.D.orificenozzleand100psitoaSSPCSP10
nearwhitecondition.
rectangle = a x b
a
b
Cubes
A cube has 6 sides that are all identical
squares. To calculate the total surface
area, multiply 6 by the
a square of the length (a) of one of the
sides i.e.
a a 6 x a x a
Spheres
The surface area of a sphere is
d 3.1416 multiplied by the square of
the diameter i.e.
3.1416 x d x d
L Pipes
The surface area of a pipe is 3.1416
d multiplied by the diameter (d) and by the
length (L) i.e.
3.1415 x d x L
L
Cylindrical Tanks
R The surface area consists of the
cylindric shell plus the top and
d bottom area i.e.
3.1416 x d x L + 2 x (3.1416 x R x R)
Cylinder
a. Determine area of both ends of cylinder
(circles) by multiplying 3.1416 times the
radius (in feet) squared.
b. Determine area of side of cylinder by
multiplying circumference (in feet) times
height (in feet).
c. Add square feet of both ends to square
feet of side for total square feet of
cylinder.
Cone
a. Determine area of base by multiplying
3.1416 times the radius (in feet)
squared.
b. Determine the area of the side of the
cone by multiplying circumference of
base (in feet) times one-half of the slant
height (in feet).
c. Add the square foot area of the base to
the square foot area of the cone side for
total square foot area.
Triangle
Multiply the base measurement (in feet)
times one-half the altitude (in feet).
Circle
To determine the square footage of the area
of a circle, multiply 3.1416 times the radius (in
feet) squared.
Circumference
To determine the circumference of a circle,
multiply 3.1416 times the diameter (twice the
radius).
Square or Rectangle
Multiply the base measure (in feet)
times the height (in feet).
Thickness
of Steel 1/8 3/16 1/4 5/16 3/8 1/2 5/8 3/4 7/8 1 1-1/2 2
(inches)
Square
Foot Area 800 533 400 320 267 200 160 133 114 100 67 50
Per Ton