Air Ducts

Velocity and Friction Loss

Based on equation from http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/duct-friction-pressure-loss-

Air Flow (m3/s) 7.25 red = inputs

Air Flow (ft3/min) 15362.75

Duct Size - Nominal Diameter (mm) 63 80 100

Duct Size - Inside Diameter (mm) 784 78.8 98.8
Duct Size - Inside Diameter (inches) 30.86614173 3.102362205 3.88976378

Velocity (m/s) 15.01813486 1486.605346 945.6582942

Velocity (ft/min) 2955.56894 292563.9321 186105.5523

Pressure Loss (Pa/100m) 267.3812049 27292033.7 8768345.395

Pressure Loss (in H2O/100ft) 0.327384177 33416.63446 10736.04833

Note! - the calculation is not valid for higher velocities.

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125 160 200 250 315 400 500

123.8 158.7 198.6 248.5 313.4 398.3 498.2
4.874015748 6.248031496 7.818897638 9.783464567 12.33858268 15.68110236 19.61417323

602.2916411 366.5171254 234.0397561 149.4842164 93.98318114 58.18720712 37.19124174

118530.995 72130.57027 46059.024 29418.49378 18495.89005 11451.24236 7319.236374

2825789.938 812271.7298 263476.3904 85518.29181 26679.67717 8008.326527 2603.939084

3459.92499 994.5534942 322.6030835 104.7094375 32.6668591 9.805473757 3.188288623

lid for higher velocities.

 630 800 1000 1250
628.1 784 997.9 1247.8
24.72834646 30.86614173 39.28740157 49.12598425

23.39863584 15.01813486 9.269879312 5.928682084

4604.851533 2955.56894 1824.312249 1166.764634

813.7536841 267.3812049 79.64906043 25.93878949

0.996368014 0.327384177 0.097523093 0.031759709