SECTION\II

CONI. TAbIE 6.2 CIRCULAR EOUIVALENTS OF RECTANGULAR DUCTS

FOR
EQUAL FRICTION AND CAPACITY (2)
D¡mensions in lnches

Side
Side
fectan-
Rectan- gular
gular
Duct 32 34 ób 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84188 Duct
32
32 35.0
ót.¿ 34
34 36.1
36
36 37.1 38.2 39.4
38
38 38.1 39.3 40.4 41.5
40
40 39.0 40.3 41.5 42.6 43.7
42
42 40.0 41.3 42.5 43.7 44.8 45.9
42.2 43.5 44.7 45.8 47.0 48.1 44
44 40.9
45.7 46.9 48.0 49.2 50.3
46
46 41.8 43.1 44.4
48
48 42.6 44.O 45.3 46.6 47.9 49.1 50.2 51.4 52.5
50
Án 43.6 44.9 46.2 47.5 48.8 50.0 51 .2 52.4 53.6 54.7
52
52 44.3 45.7 47.1 48.4 49.7 51.0 52,2 53.4l 54.6 55.7 56.8
57.9 54
54 45.1 46.5 48.0 49.3 50.7 52.0 3J.¿ 54.4 55.6 56.8
57.8 59.0 61.2 56
56 45.8 47.3 48.8 50.2 51.6 52.9 54.2 s5.4 56.6
58.8 60.0 62.3 58
58 46.6 48.1 49.6 51.0 52.4 s3.8 5s.1 56.4 57.6
61.0 63.4 65.6 60
60 47.3 48.9 50.4 51.9 53.3 54.7 60.0 57.3 58.6 59.8

55.5 56.9 58.2 59.5 60.8 62.0 64.4 66.7 62

o¿ 48.C 49.6 51.2 52.7 54.1
64
64 48.i 50.4 51.9 53.5 54.9 56.4 57.8 59.1 60.4 61.7 63.0 65.4 67.7 70.0
qt7 54.2 55.7 57.2 58.6 60.0 61.3 62.6 63.9 66.4 68.8 71.0 bb
66 49.4 51.1
68
68 50.1 51.8 53.4 55.0 56.s 58.C 59.4 60.8 62.2 63.6 64.9 67.4 69.8 72.1 74.3
70
70 50.€ 52.5 54.1 55.7 s7.3 58.€ 60.3 61.7 63.1 64.4 6s.8 68.3 70.8 73.2 75.4
62.5 63.9 65.3 66.7 69.3 71.8 74.2 76.5 78.7 72
72 51.¿ 53.2 54.8 s6.5 58.C 59.( 61.1
bu.i 61.9 63.3 64.8 66.2 67.5 70.2 72.7 75.2 77.5 79.8 74
74 52.1 53.€ 55.5 57.2 58.t
61.1 62.e 64.1 I os.o 620 68.4 71.1 73.7 76.2 78.6 80.s 83.'l 76
76 52.i 54.¡ 56.2 57.9 59.i
61.t 63.4 64.9 I oo.¿ 67.9 69.3 72.O 74.6 77.1 79.6 81.9 84.2 78
78 có.i 55.1 56.9 58.6 60.2
62.( 64.1 65.7 67.2 68.7 70.1 72.9 75.4 78.1 80.6 82.9 85.2 87.4 80
80 53.( 55.t 57.5 59.3 6O.S

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65.€
66.5 I oa.o
67.2 68.7
69.5
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70.9 73.7 76.4 79.4 81 .5
71.7 74.e 77.3 80.0 82.a
84.C 86.3 88.r
85.( 87.3 89.( 91.8
82
84
86
57.( 59.4 61 .2les.r 64.-' bb.{ 67.9 I os.s 71.C 72.5 75.4 78.2 80.9 83.5 85.S 88.3 90.i 92.9
86 55.;
los.r 65., 67.( 68.7 70.2 71.t 73.3 / b.i 79.1 81.€ 84.4 86.t 89.3 91 .i 94.0 96.2 88
88 56.r 58.i 60.1 61.9
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90 56.1 58.{ 60.7

61 .: bJ.
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164.f bb., 68.r 70.1 71.7 73.i 74.9 77.5 80.8 83.5 86.' 88.f 91 .3 93.; 96.1 98.4 92
92 57.' 59.(
59.f 63. las.t 67.i 69.' 70.8 72.4 7 4.( 75.6 78.1 81.6 84.4 87.1 89.; 92.3 94.', 97.1 99.4 94
94 61.S
I 58., 62.t 64 66.í 58.( 69.; 71.5 73.1 7 4.t 76.3 79.¿ 82.4 85.4 88.( 90.; 93.2 95.; 98.1 100.i 96
96 60.r

Equation for Circular Equivalent of a Rectangular Duct:

D" : 1 .30 l(ab)o'6'z51(a r b,)ozsol

where
a : length of one side of rectangular duct, inches'
b : length of adjacent side of rectangular duct, inches'
D" : circular equivalent of rectangular duct for equal friction and capacity, inches.

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