Appendix 1

Appendix 2
GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENTS AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEMS

Annex 2

Recommended Capture Velocity For Adequate Ventilation

Minimum Example Of
Condition Of Generation Or
Capture Process Of
Release Of Contaminants
Velocity, fpm Generation

Released with no significant 100 Evaporation from

velocity into quite air tanks, degreasing,
plating
Released with low initial velocity 100 - 200
into moderatey quite air Spray booths,
welding, intermitten
dumping of materials
into containers
Released with considerable 200 - 500
velocity into area of rapid air Spray painting in
movement shallow booth, active
container filling,
conveying or
loading, crushing

Released with high velocity into 500 - 2000 Grinding, abrasive

area of rapid air movement blasting , tumbling

Source: Heating and Ventilation, Vol.42, No.5, 1945

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GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENTS AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEMS

Annex 5

Range Of Minimum Duct Design Velocities

Design
Nature Of
Examples Velocities,
Contaminant
fpm

Vapors, gases, All vapors, gases and smoke 1000 -2000

smoke

Fumes Welding, Zinc and aluminium 2000 - 2500

oxide fumes

Very fine light dust Cotton flint, wood floor, litho 2500 - 3000
powder

Dry dusts and Fine rubber dust, Bakelite 3000 - 4000

powders molding powder dust, jute lint,
cotton dust, shaving (light,
soap dust, leather shavings)

Average industrial Grinding dust, buffing lint 3500 - 4000

dust (dry), coffee beans, shoe
dust, granite dust, silica flour,
general material handling,
brick cutting, clay dust,
foundry (general), limestone
dust,packaging and weighing
asbestos dust in textile
industries

Heavy dusts Sandust (heavy and wet), 4000 – 5000

metal turnings, foundry
tumbling barrels and shake
out, sand blast dust, wood
blocks, hog waste, brass
turnings, cast iron boxing
dust, lead dust.

Heavy or moist dusts Lead dust with small chips, 45000 and
moist cement dust, asbestos above
chunks from transite pipe
cutting machines, buffing lint
(sticky), Quick-lime dust

Source: Industrial Ventilation, 1952

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APPENDIX 4 )
Chart 13
)
Elbow Loss Factors, Kelbow
(Round 90 ° ducts at STP) )
)

Dr
)

rff3 (fr
Stomped 5-piece
��
4-piece
(tl
3-piece Mitered
)
)
(Smooth)
)
Ti:�e of Elbow
Round Duct )
Smooth Transition 5-piece 4-piece 3-piece Mitre )
0.50 0.71 0.80 0.95 1.08 1.20 )
0.75 0.33 0.46 0.50 0.54 )

1.0 0.22 0.33 0.37 0.42

1.5 0.15 0.24 0.27 0.34
)
2.0 0.13 0.19 0.24 0.33
)
2.5 - 3.0 0.12 0.17 0.23 I
)
Notes:
)
• RID = radius of elbow cmvature in duct diameters; radius to centerline.
• Loss factors do not include friction loss. )
• SP1oss = K X VP X df
• For angles different than 90° , let K = (angle/90°) • K90°
• For combined elbows in continuous ductwork (less than 2D between elbows):
K = 1.25 x (sum of individual K's)
• For mitred elbow with turning vanes, K = 0.60
• For flatback elbows, K = 0.05 at RID= 2.5
• For more sections than 5-piece, treat as smooth transition.

Source: ACGIH

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r INDUSTRIAL VENTILATION A MANUAL 0'r_ RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR DESIGN 30TH EDITION
Appendix 6
ocal Exhaust Ventilation 9-25
System Design CalcuJation Procedures

removing the effects of the VP at the inlet to the fan (Equation

9.27), yielding the following equation for SSP:
SSP = SP out - SP,n - VPin [9.23}
The values used for calculating SSP are taken from the calc
ouctNO, ,• Dia
• •
.
.. . ., • •-•Q
- .• ��;·: ·:--y· - ··r.
· . .. ' . · -
• . • . - I• . VP··· �.,- S--P·-·;
sheet whereas the values for calculating FSP are based on
manufacturers' test data. Where these two data points intersect
'(1) to 0.545 :. 1,935 ', 3,550 ; ..... 0.79 t.: ·-2.1
· · · 1,
4 0.087 : 340 : 3,908 I 0.95 : -2.} is the predicted operating point.
(2) , I

10 0.545 : 2).75 : 4,174 1 09 9.10.2 Fan Total Pressure (FTP). Fan total pressure is the
Main (3) .
increase in total pressure (TP) through or across the fan and
.7 (IP). Branch entry velocity correction can be expressed by the equation:
FIGURE 9 �=w--� ��
Discussions of TP are provided in Chapter 3, Section 3.6.
Some fan manufacturers base catalog ratings on FTP. To select
a fan on this basis the FTP is calculated noting that TP = SP +
AND FAN PRESSURE CALCULATIONS
9_10 SYSTEM VP:
calculations are based on static pres­
Local exhaust system FTP = (SPout + VPout) - (SP,n + VPin) [9.25]
ate rfo ance of hoods and balancing
sure; pressures indic � � When VPm = VPout, Equation 9.25 can be simplified to:
g pressur es at Junchons are �easures of static pres­
or gove rnin
the goal of perfomung system calculations FTP= SPout - SPin [9.26]
sure. Additi onally,
described in this chapter is to determine the system static pres­ 9.10.3 Fan Static Pressure (FSP). The AlvlCA Test Code
sure (SSP) that can be measured directly in the field as defines the FSP as follows:
described in Appendix C. The static pressure of thefan is the total pressure diminished
Most fan rating tables are based on fan static pressw-e by the fan velocity pressure. The Jan velocity pressure is
(FSP). The SSP from the calc sheet is the basis for the deter­ defined as the pressure corresponding to the air velocity at the
mination of the FSP and proper selection of the fan. This sec­ fan outlet.(9.JJ
tion describes the definition of FSP and fan total pressure Fan static pressure can be expressed by the equation:
(FTP) as provided by the Air Movement and Control
Association (AMCA). Details regarding FSP, FTP and other FSP = FTP - VPout [9.27]
terms associated with fan selection are located in Chapter 7. or
Both FSP (or FTP) data and SSP (or STP) data to predict sys­ FSP = SPout - SP,n - VP in [9.28]
tem operating points.
Fan static pressure is a term derived from the method of
9.10.1 System Static Pressure (SSP). System static pres­ testing fans and is the value provided by most manufacturers
sure represents the pressure needed to overcome the losses in in their fan selection tables (see Chapter 7). These are not from
energy as a gas moves through the duct system. It is deter­ the system calculations but empirically derived or computer
mined from data on the calculation sheet and is used to specify generated data for the fan.
the required fan pressure (static or total). To place SSP on �e
NOTE: For the remainder of this chapter, the tennfan pres­
same graphic representation (fan/system curve; see Section
sure will apply to both FSP and FTP.
9.1 I), the units of measurement must be the same as FSP
(Section 9.10.3). This transposition provides SSP by also 9.10.4 Use of System Static Pressure to Specify a Fan.
The SSP calculation is based on the same formula used to
detennine fan static pressure. Therefore, an estimate for the
required FSP can be obtained by detennining · the SSP and
t �&:JP! $.°1if {if4)
f#; ,-IIiI$,,._ 1\
then:
1 ) a safety factor,
2) adding any system effect factors (see Chapter 7,
Sections 7.3.2 and 7.4), and
VP SP J) addressing provisions for pressure variations (i.e.,
Duct No. · Dia. , Area Y
Q -525 changing 6P ofbaghouse dwing operation).
(I) 250 0.049 . 0.97 : ·19.SO 235
(2) 100 · 0.008 ; 0.17 : 21.25 271 -525 In selecting a fan from catalog ratings, the rating tables
Ma n (3) , 250 . 0.049 : 1.14 : 23.27
i 325 should be examined to determine whether they are based on
FIGURE FSP or FTP. Most centrifugal fans used for LEV systems will
9-7 (SI). Branch e�try velocity correction
Appendix 7
Appendix 8