METRIC DUCT FRICTION

TABLES AND CHARTS

0,1 0,2 0,3 0,4 0,6 0,8 1 1,5 2 3 4 6 8 10 15 20 30 40 60 80 100

200.000
0
450
150.000
0
400
0
100.000 350
80.000 0
300
M
60.000 T DIA
250
0 UC
50.000 mD
0m

80
40.000 225

70
0
20 0

60
30.000 0
180 00

50
25.000

45
17 0

m/
40
160 00

sV
20.000

35
15 0

EL
140

30

OC
15.000 0
130 0

IT
25

Y
120

22
20
0
10.000 110
18
0
16

8.000 100
14

900
13
12

6.000
800
10

75 0
9

70 0
8

4.000
7

6 50
6

3.000 600
5

2.500 550
AIR FLOW – l/s

5 00
4

2.000
3,5

4 50
m/
3

1.500
sV

40 0
EL
OC

1.000 350
IT

900
Y

800
300
700
600 275
500 250
225

30
400
HIGH VELOCITY
LOW VELOCITY

25
20 0
22

300
20

1 75
18

250
16
14

200 15 0
13
12

150
10

12 5
9
8

100
7

90
1 00
6

80
70 M
DIA
5

90
T
60 UC
4

80 m D
3,5

50 m
75
m/

70
3

40
sV
2,5

EL

30 60
O
2

CI
1,8

25
TY
1,6

50
1,4

20
1 ,2

15
1

40

10

0,1 0,2 0,3 0,4 0,6 0,8 1 1,5 2 3 4 6 8 10 15 20 30 40 60 80 100

FRICTION LOSS – Pa/m

Figure M-6-2 FRICTION OF AIR IN STRAIGHT DUTTS (2)

(Based on Standard Air of 1,2041 kg/m³ density flowing through average, clean, round, hot dipped galvanized sheetmetal
ducts (e = 0,15 mm) having approximately 40 joints per 30 metres) Caution: Do not extrapolate below the chart.