Duct Run Length, ft Flow, Q, Velocity, Diameter, W x H, in x Hf/ 100 ft in

CFM ft/min in in WG
AB 11.4903 1,450 800 17.5 22x12 0.0450
AG 6.4370 1,760 800 20 30x12 0.0445
AF 2.5569 100 600 5.5 3.5x8 0.0125
BC 3.0416 700 600 12.5 12x12 0.0610
BD 9.8400 750 600 15 16x12 0.0375
DE 7.4456 330 600 10 11x8 0.065
GH 9.6004 800 600 15.5 17x12 0.0375
GI 9.8400 960 600 17 22x12 0.0325
IJ 7.8392 350 600 10 11x8 0.0600
JK 3.7392 250 600 8.5 8x8 0.0800
Elbow@B-C 7.0000 700 600 12.5 12x12 0.0610
Elbow@B-D 7.0000 750 600 15 16x12 0.0375
Elbow@G-H 7.0000 800 600 15.5 17x12 0.0375
Elbow@G-I 7.5000 960 600 17 22x12 0.0325

Solution
CFM
´
AB=750 CFM +700 CFM=1450 CFM
´
AG=960 CFM +800 CFM=1,760CFM
´
AF=100 CFM
´
BC=700 CFM
´
BD=330 CFM +420 CFM =750CFM
´
DE=330 CFM
´ =800 CFM
GH

ǴI =610 CFM +350CFM =960 CFM

´ =100 CFM +250 CFM=350CFM
IJ
´
JK=250 CFM
VELOCITY, FPM
Main Duct ( AB
´ and AG ¿= 800

Secondary Duct ( AF
´ , BC
´ , BD ´ , GH
´ , DE ´ , GI , IJ
´ and JK
´ ¿=¿ 600

Computation of PS
Given:
Elbow, R/D = 1.25 (no vane) is used
Operating Pressure at each terminal: 0.10 in WG
Fan Static Efficiency (ef) = 70%

For Duct Run A-B-C

Ps A −B−C =hf AB AB+hf BC BC+hf @elbow B−C + Ps@ C

Ps A −B−C = ( 0.0450∈WG
100 ft ) ( 11.4903 ft ) + (
0.0610∈WG
100 ft ) ( 3.0416 ft )+ (
0.0610∈WG
100 ft ) ( 7 ft ) +0.10∈WG
Ps A −B−C =0.1113∈WG

For Duct Run A-B-D-E

Ps A −B− D−E =hf AB AB+ hf BD BD+ hf @ elbow B− D +hf DE DE+ Ps @ E

Ps A −B− D−E = ( 0.0450∈WG

100 ft ) ( 11.4903 ft ) +(
0.0375∈WG
100 ft ) ( 9.84 ft ) +(
0.0375∈WG
100 ft ) ( 7 ft ) + (
0.065∈WG
100 ft )
(7.4456 ft ) +

Ps A −B− D−E =0.116 3 ∈WG

For Duct Run A-F

Ps A −F =hf AF AF + Ps @ F

( 0.0125∈WG
Ps A −F =
100 ft ) ( 2.5569 ft ) ++0.10∈WG
Ps A −F =0.1003∈WG

For Duct Run A-G-H

Ps A −G−H =hf AG AG +hf GH GH +hf @ elbowG −H + Ps @ H

Ps A −G−H =( 0.0445∈WG
100 ft ) ( 6.4370 ft ) +( 0.0375∈WG
100 ft )( 9.6004 ft ) +( 0.0375∈WG
100 ft ) ( 7 ft )+ 0.10∈WG
Ps A −G−H =0.10 91∈WG

For Duct Run A-G-I-J-K

Ps A −G−I− J−K =hf AG AG+ hf GI GI + hf @ elbow G−I + hf IJ IJ +hf JK JK + Ps @ K

( 0.0445∈WG
Ps A −G−I− J−K =
100 ft ) ( 6.4370 ft )+ (
0.0325∈WG
100 ft ) ( 9.8400 ft ) +(
0.0325∈WG
100 ft ) ( 7 .5 ft )+ (
0.06∈WG
100 ft )
( 7.8392

Ps A −G−I− J−K =0.11 62∈WG

Computation of Shaft Power

Greatest Value of Ps = 0.1163 in WG (Branch A-B-D-E)

Shaft Power= ( γ eQh )
f

lb f 1 ft ft 3
)( )x
Shaft Power= (( 62.4
ft 3 )( 0.116 3∈. X

0.70
12∈.
1,450
min
) 1 hp
33,000
ft −lb f
min
Shaft Power=0. 03796 hp ≈ 0.04 hp