Pressure drop in straight ducts

(Moody’s Chart)

(figure 6-2)

Pressure drop in fittings

Converging (No Loss)

Sudden Enlargement

*Revised Bernoulli’s Equation

Sudden Contraction
Pressure drop in rectangular ducts
Turns or Elbows For other elbow

For Circular Elbows

*Wherein Geometry Factor

(Figure 6-11) using degree of curvature

and ratio of branch to upstream velocity

Branch Entries

For straight pressure loss

𝑝 𝑉1 2
𝑃𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠 = 𝑉22 ( ) (1 − ( ) )
2 𝑉2

For branch to main duct pressure loss

For Rectangular Elbows 𝑝 𝐴2 2
𝑃𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠 = 𝑉22 ( ) (1.5)(( ) − 1)
2 𝐴3

*Wherein Geometry Factor

(Figure 6-8) using ratio of radii and

lengths

Branch Takeoffs

For straight pressure loss in branch(1-2)

𝑉𝑑 = 𝑉2

𝑉𝑈 = 𝑉1

For curved pressure loss in branch(1-3)

@90 degree elbow