Diffusers Laminar Flow Diffuser ww. cosmosadp.com © cosmos Introduction COSMOS LED Series Lamina” Flow Difusers have been engineered ‘toprovide auntorm vertical projection ofsupplyairat convolled iow velocity, The downward projection or "piston" mation of supply ain combined wit lowslevel exraust or elt air ines sia fr clean room or operating room applications. The laminar fow cifuser introducer clean sunplysirto tne space with mnimalenranment of roomairdvetoits ow ita face veloc Application Laminar flow dfusers lacsted inthe celing immediately above the ‘work aea can provide a controlled flow of conditioned supply ie ‘with minimal entainment of residual room air. Coupled with low level exhaust nets a controle, low velocty maze movement of ir ‘an be mainanec. The boundary layer of the air mass s the only pace where any appreciable entrainment of resul room aay ‘occur With the Boundary ayer remote from the work area the low Velocity controled a mass efectvey isolates the work area from any effects or contaminants ofthe residual room air Features and Options COSMOS offers a variety features and options to satis diferent appleationand construction requirements + Allis utize a dal chamber design to ensure equalized airflow andconsistertfaceveicty. + Ful steel Aluminum, stainless stee om hybrid (ie. $8 face, ‘Aluminiu plenum) construction avalabe. + Continuously welded comerson SS or AL units + Easy access ointernal plenum surfaces for leaning. + Fulton, buttery style dampers. + Tace-cperable dampers (removable plugin the fuser fac). + Springoaded, quick-release fasteners for easyremovalofface + Safety cables + Strcturalhangertabs, + Unversal mounting feme to allow fora surface mount or T-bar instalation. a7Dimensional Details Suitable for Flat Face Suitable for Tegular “T” Bar [ZN ANB INYVZ Suitable for Anti Smudge Frame 7 \Z NZS Z ZZ} « © sosmosPerformance Data 300 x 1200 Pane! 200 Round Inlet fanaa) 01002 ey Paes Pos 160 005 006 200 007 009 249 041 046 600 x 900 Panel 200 Round Inlet 180 240 300 360 600 x 1200 Pane! 250 Round Inlet 0.01 0.03 0.05 0.07 oat 0.02 0.04 0.08 042 047 19 25 240 320 400 480 600 x 1500 Pane! 250 Round Inlet 0.01 02 0.08 0.07 0.09 0.02 0.08 0.06 0.10 014 v7 a 300 400 500 600 Performance Notes ) SP Ste Fresno. 0.02 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.02 0.04 0.07 oat 016 2 Th Tot Premre. i we 16 a 23 3) CRY: Ar tow mabe pe rnate,C=M 600 x 600 Panel 200 Round Inlet Tans ue) 1 002 ay pes os 160 005 005 200 007 009 - 240 011 04 600 x 900 Panel 250 Round Inlet 001 001 180 002 003 240 008 005 300 006 008 19 360 009 002 16 00 x 1200 Panel 300 Round Intet DIESE oot 20 002 003 320008 005 400 005 007 490 008 om 36 600 x 1500 Pane! 300 Round Inlet 300 400 500 600 0.02 0.04 0.08 0.09) oor 0.03 0.05 08 012 4) Ne:Nowecter NC alee are bused 7 oor sbuorption of 10d re 1012 wa 5) Bande (~) hate NC evel below IS anda SP estan O01 6) spand NC io caper wwrw.cosmosadp.com 15 2 4600 x 600 Panel 250 Round Inlet & cosmos m 160 200 240 {600 x 1200 Panel 200 Round Inlet 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.08 oon 0.02 0.04 0.07 0.03 240 320 400 480 600 x 1500 Panel 200 Round Inlet 0.02 0.04 0.08 0.09 0.02 0.05 0.09 oa4 oat 20 2 300 +400 500 600 oon 0.02, 0.04 0.05, 0.03 0.06 020 0.16 023 19 28 35 a 49Selection of Diffusers Thefolowing: are required for properselection 1. CFM : The air volume to be delivered to each space is calculated by system designer and the determined by the number of diffusers which supply each space. 2. NC level : The permissible sound level in each space is specified by the consultant or determined by the designing Fig various applications engin indicates the recommended NC levels 3. Pattern Requirement : determined by the shape of the space to be condittonec, the nd the type and location of lighting {tures or other devices mounted onthe celing, For example, ko, eS txcllent he pattern 1 cuirement is number of diffusers in penuaena) a0sore, Concert Halls, Sound Reproduction studios PEE cxcolent 20-40%, Board Rooms, conference Rooms PREP coos 2020" Private office, Banquet Rooms, Hospital Rooms, Movie Theaters PE fs 22r.——Bulding Lobbies, Restaurants, General fies Pe ic A9F Halls and Corridors, Cafeterias FI voor 3.6Ft. Department Stores mala Floon, Restaurantkitchens 12Fe 2 Fy VeryPoor Manufacturing areas ‘TABLE | - RECOMMENDED NC LEVELS 30 © cosmos a twooway oppesite pattern - pattern 21, 22 or 23 might be Used in a corridor. A larger area can often be divided into res or rectangles of nearly equal size, and, ifa diffuser can inthe centre of each ofthese areas, bel 42 could be used for four-way delivery 4. Throw + building plan after the difuser location has been decided The required throw is determined from the Usuilly, the throw requirement is the distance from the diffuser to the nearest enclosing wall. In some cases, the throw requirement will be the distance from the diffuser to the intersection of its air stream with air being delivered from another difuser, For bigh cellng applications, the throw requirement may be measured as the horvontal distance: described above plus the vertical distance from the difuser to the occupied zone, This is usually considered to extend ta the five-foot levelin theroom. ‘Another consideration is eiffuser mounting height. As air travels rom a diffuser, room airis entrained into the supely a 1¢ delivery pattern thickens, If the throw of the supply air intrude into the occupied zone ofthe conditioned stream and th requ rent is too great, the lower space. To avoid this, diflusers should be locate: th W requirement is ‘mounting height For example, ina space with a 12 feeling height diffusers shoul be so loc the requiredthrow ofany one See Table re greater than 1.5 times the ed and in such numbers th ser wouldnot exceed 8 f. The final consideration isthe pressure loss ofthe diffuser. The lowance in the design of the systern for outlet pressure loss should notbe exceededbythe ‘TABLE 2 - RECOMMENDED MAXIMUM THROW REQUIREMENT a: - =x - *Throw requirement should not exe mountingheight & sosmosThe basic selection di are given in Table 2 for all Cosmos dlcectional diffusers, The table lists performance data as a function of ar velocity in the neck ofthe diffuser It its several sizes for each core pattern and gives the neck area, expressed in square feet, for each difuser size. Performance factors listed are the ait volume delivered through the dfuser, the NC le he air volume delivered through each side of the diflser and “The values ofthrow shown in Table 2. are based upon cooling sort system operation, The roo! velocity VR will not exeer per min when the diflaser selection is based throw. When dfuser selection is based upon maximum ‘throw, the room velacity VR will net exceed 20 ft. per min. ‘The tabulated values of throw apply for difusers mounted ina cellng Selection ‘fe perrmin, Alco listed are values oftotal pressure drop through sthedifuse ta are given for neck velocities of from 300 t0 700 each ofthese neckvelociies, ‘The total pressure requirement is the sum of the static pressure drop of the air as it passes through the cif user and he velocity pressure ofthe art the neck ofthe diffuser: Ifthe s required it can be determined by subtracting ‘the velocity pressure (Table 3) from the total pressure shown in Table2 static press TABLE 3-VELOCITY PRESSURE EERE 200 400 500 500 700 teen 005 .010 016 023.031 ‘When a diffuser is equipped with an O8D (opposed blade damper) both the total pressure requirement and the NC level increase, The OBD increases the requirement of a diffuser by 10 percent. The NC addition ‘when the OBD is wide open can be determined thorn Table 4 ‘When the OBD is throttled, the NC damper can be determined from Fig.2. or for the throttled wwrw.cosmosadp.com © cosmos Example An alr volume of 200 efi sto be introducedinto an office which is 18 feet long and |2 feet wide with a celing height of 9 fect. A directional diffuser isto be located in the ‘ofthe celing, The NC level ofthe diffuser should be less 30 th ADDITION TO OPEN DAMPER NC Fig | -Throttled damper NC factors TABLE 4 - NC ADDITION FOR DIRECTIONAL DIFFUSER WITH OPPOSED BLADE DAMPER rere ner md =a: : — > : : NC ofdifuser with 8D = (Diffuser NC) + (NC addition for 08D)Solution : Because the room is rectangular in shape and the diffuser is to be located in the center of the cellng, would appear logical to select a Patten 42 rectangular, 4-way blow diffuser. The throw from the long-side ofthe diffuser should be approx. 9 fl. One half the length of the room. The short-side throw shouldbe 4 for ft -abouthalfthe width ofthe room. Table 2 shows that a 12 in. x 6 in, Pattern 42 diffuser would deliver 200 cfm at a neck velocity of 400 ft per min. The NC level would beless than 20, the long-side throw would be from 510 I ft and the short side throw would be from 3 ft to 6 f At a 400 fL per min, neck velocity, the total pressure requirement would be .06 inwwg. Ths selection is one of several satisfactory solutions COMBINING SOUND SOURCES. Determining the sound level which results from the combined effects of several sound sources is not as dificult as itis confusing. The NC data for diffusers given in Table 2 contains an allowance for the sound absorbing properties of the average room and its contents, This absorption ie assumed to be 8 db with sound power level referenced to 10-12 Watt (The absorption is 18 db referenced to 10-13 Watt), For relatively small spaces - about 250 sq. for less of floor area and ceiling height of 10 for less - the folowing simplified method of estimating NC level produced by a combination of supply difusers and retum registers or grilles canbe used. |. Determine the difference in NC level between the supply putlets or return intakes having the highest NC and the second highest NClevel 2, From Table 5 determine the number of decibels to be addedto the NC level ofthe unt having the highest NC level ‘Thissum isthe combined NC level generated by the two units, Bif three units serve the space, determine the difference between the combined NC level ofthe frst wo units and the NC level of the third unit, Determine the NC addition as above, and ad this to the combined NC level of the frst two Units. I the difference between NC levels of two unitsis 10 de ‘ormore, the sound generated by the quieter unit willnotafect thespaceNC. 82 Example : Two supply diffusers having an NC level of 30 anda retum grile having a NC level of 35 serve a room. What isthe combined NC level generated? Solution : The retum has the highest NC level, 35 d. The second highest is one of the eifusers at 30 db, The diflerence between them is 5 db. From Table 5, the NC addition for a 5 db difference is about one. Adding this to the higher NC gives acombined NC of36. To take the second diffuser into consideration, follow the same procedure as above. The NC caleulatedabove is 36, The NC ofthe difiueris 30, The difference between them is 6 The NC addition for this differenceis | andthe combined effect of the two supply cifusersand the retum grileisNC37, TABLE 5 - NC ADDITION FOR COMBINING EFFECTS OF SOUND SOURCES. no 1 2 4 6 9 10 Peer) eet 325 2 15 1050 Cry Corre © sosmes