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VOLUME FLOW RATE
For Blower
200 CFM
Supply Flow Rate = Return Flow Rate
OA

1600 CFM
SA

Positive
MA Pressure
RA 1600 CFM
1400 CFM Area
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VOLUME FLOW RATE
200 CFM
@ Room
Supply Flow Rate > Return Flow Rate
OA

1600 CFM
SA

Positive
RA MA Pressure
1600 CFM
1400 CFM Area
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SYSTEM PRESSURES
Duct system is pressurized by three
pressures
Static pressure – air pressure in the duct
Velocity pressure – pressure generated by
the velocity and weight of the air
Total pressure
Static pressure plus velocity pressure
equals total pressure
STATIC PRESSURE

Probe located on
the surface of the Static pressure
duct

Airflow

Duct
TOTAL PRESSURE
Probe located in the
duct, facing into the
direction of airflow Total pressure
VELOCITY PRESSURES

Velocity pressure

Total pressure

Static pressure

Velocity pressure = Total pressure – Static pressure

 DUCTWORK DESIGN, BASIC CONCEPTS
Pressure
Total Pressure (TP) = Velocity Pressure (VP)+ Static Pressure (SP)
𝟐
𝑭𝑷𝑴
𝑽𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑽𝑷 =
𝟒𝟎𝟎𝟓

𝟐
𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎
𝑽𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑽𝑷 =
𝟒𝟎𝟎𝟓 0.006”
𝟐
𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎
𝑽𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑽𝑷 =
𝟒𝟎𝟎𝟓
0.25”
𝟐
𝟑𝟎𝟎𝟎
𝑽𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑽𝑷 =
𝟒𝟎𝟎𝟓
 2.24”
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