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Hart & Cooley - Air Duct Calculator

Flexible Duct Friction Loss Calculator

1. Enter Friction Loss (inches of water), Duct Airflow (CFM), Duct Length and the number of bends.
2. Read Duct Diameter (inches) and Duct Velocity (FPM).
Friction Loss Duct Airflow Duct Length 90o Bends 45o Bends 180o Bends Duct Diameter Duct Velocity
(inches of water) (CFM) (feet) (quantity) (quantity) (quantity) (inches) (FPM)
0.02 800 8 12 1019

1. Enter Round Duct Diameter (inches), Duct Airflow (CFM), Duct Length and the number of bends.
2. Read Friction Loss (inches of water) and Duct Velocity (FPM).
Duct Diameter (round) Duct Airflow Duct Length 90o Bends 45o Bends 180o Bends Friction Loss Per 8' of duct Duct Velocity
(inches) (CFM) (feet) (quantity) (quantity) (quantity) (inches of water) (FPM)
10 600 8 1 0.06 1101

Sheet Metal Duct Friction Loss Calculator

1. Enter Duct Airflow (CFM), Duct Velocity (FPM), Duct Length and the number of bends.
2. Read Round Duct Diameter (inches) and Friction Loss (inches of water).
Duct Velocity Duct Airflow Duct Length 90o Bends 45o Bends 180o Bends Duct Diameter Friction Loss Per 100' of duct
(FPM) (CFM) (feet) (quantity) (quantity) (quantity) (inches) (inches of water)
2548 2000 100 12 0.87

1. Enter Friction Loss (inches of water), Duct Airflow (CFM), Duct Length and the number of bends.
2. Read Duct Diameter (inches) and Duct Velocity (FPM).
Friction Loss Per 100' of duct) Duct Airflow Duct Length 90o Bends 45o Bends 180o Bends Duct Diameter Duct Velocity
(inches of water) (CFM) (feet) (quantity) (quantity) (quantity) (inches) (FPM)
0.87 2000 100 12 2548

1. Enter Round Duct Diameter (inches), Duct Airflow (CFM), Duct Length and the number of bends.
2. Read Friction Loss (inches of water) and Duct Velocity (FPM).
Duct Diameter (round) Duct Airflow Duct Length 90o Bends 45o Bends 180o Bends Friction Loss Per 50' of duct Duct Velocity
(inches) (CFM) (feet) (quantity) (quantity) (quantity) (inches of water) (FPM)
12 1200 50 3 0.25 1529

Equivlent Rectangular Duct Approximate Dynamic Loss Coefficients

1. Enter Round Duct Diameter.
2. Enter the Desired Length of the Rectangular Duct.
Round Duct Diameter Rectangular Duct Length Rectangular Duct Width
(Inches) (Inches) (Inches) Maximum Recommended
16 14 14 Supply Velocity
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Equivlent Round Duct Diameter
1. Enter the Length of the Rectangular Duct.

2. Enter the Width of the Rectangular Duct.

Rectangular Duct Length Rectangular Duct Width Round Duct Diameter

(Inches) (Inches) (Inches)
14 8 12
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3 0.0004
4 0.0001
5 0.00003
6 0.00001
7 0.000006
8 0.000003
9 0.000002
10 0.000001
12 0.0000004
14 0.0000002
16 0.0000001
18 0.00000005
20 0.000000003

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Average
Watts per Average
Average Average AC unit of air External
Study Location Number of Average Inside Fan inside coil flow Static
equipment and Units in Capacity Power air flow (W/1000 Pressure
Reference housing type Sample (tons)   (watts) (cfm) cfm) (IWC)
Blasnik et al.
1996 Phoenix new 28 3.6 622 1220 510 0.48
Proctor et al. Cochella Valley
1995 California existing 40 4 1244 0.53
Blasnik et al.
1995a Las Vegas 1 new 40 3.4 1145 0.41
Proctor et al.
1996 Las Vegas 2 new 37 3.5 1320 0.5
Proctor and California
Downey, 1998 Replacement 5 3.4 756 1317 574

Canada near new

mostly non-AC,
Phillips, 1995 heating speed 32 505 1123 450 0.52
Phillips, 1995 heating speed 39 374 859 435 0.38
Sherwin, 1997 Florida existing 9 2.5 419 852 492 0.55
unpublished) townhouses 15 2.7 1046 0.45

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Average
Watts per
Study Location Number of Average Average Average AC unit of air
equipment and housing Units in Capacity Inside Fan inside coil air flow (W/1000
Reference type Sample (tons)   Power (watts) flow (cfm) cfm)
Blasnik et al. 1996 Phoenix new 28 3.6 622 1220 510
Cochella Valley
Proctor et al. 1995 California existing 40 4 1244
Blasnik et al. 1995a Las Vegas 1 new 40 3.4 1145
Proctor et al. 1996 Las Vegas 2 new 37 3.5 1320
Proctor and Downey,
1998 California Replacement 5 3.4 756 1317 574
Parker and Sherwin,
1997 Florida existing 9 2.5 419 852 492
Proctor et al.
(previously New Jersey new
unpublished) townhouses 15 2.7 1046

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Average
External
Static
Pressure
(IWC) cfm/ton
0.48 339

0.53 311
0.41 337
0.5 377

387

0.55 341

0.45 387
0 400
1 280

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SUMMARY OUTPUT

Regression Statistics
Multiple R -0.29926171
R Square 0.08955757
Adjusted R Square -0.13805304
Standard Error 30.2852088
Observations 6

ANOVA
df SS MS F Significance of F
Regression 1 360.88675718 360.89 0.3935 0.5645080142
Residual 4 3668.7754885 917.19
Total 5 4029.6622457

Coefficients Standard Error t Stat P-value Lower 95% Upper 95%

Intercept 428.733231 128.23917548 3.3432 0.0287 72.6842001975 784.782262
Column 1 -164.519016 262.27760181 -0.627 0.5645 -892.718380236 563.680347

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