HVAC Engineering Book

DUCT SIZING
ASHRAE Fundamentals, 2005
Branch name
Supply ductwork
Returm ductwork

Air temperature, oF
70
Viscosity, ft2/s 0.0001643
Density, lb/ft3
0.0749

Section ID

Duct
Flow rate, length
ft3/min
, ft

1-2
2-3
3-4
4-5
5-6
6-7
7-8
8-9
9-10
10-11
11-12
13-14
14-15

238
475
951
1,426
3,233
4,558
5,595
7,008
7,400
8,474
11,557
11,557
11,557

Air-intake louver
Relief air louver

11,557
11,557

R/C-1
R/C-2
R/C-3
R/C-4
R/C-5
R/C-6
R/C-7
R/C-8
R/C-9

1,426
1,806
1,325
1,037
1,413
392
1,074
858
2,225

8
13
13
34
35
39
14
30
11
38
65
21
33

Duct material
Flex duct metallic
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Galvanized steel
Flex duct metallic

PD, inch
1.45
1.06

Branch name

Duct width
Duct
(0 if
Friction loss
diameter
rate, in.
or height, round), Velocity
inch
V, f/min w.c./100ft
inch
8.0
8.0
8.0
10.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
22.0
22.0
28.0
28.0
28.0

12.0
18.0
20.0
24.0
28.0
32.0
34.0
36.0
38.0
46.0
46.0
46.0

42.0
42.0

48.0
48.0

12.0
14.0
12.0
12.0
12.0
6.0
12.0
12.0
16.0

20.0
24.0
20.0
16.0
20.0
12.0
16.0
12.0
24.0

681
713
951
1,027
1,385
1,465
1,399
1,484
1,345
1,460
1,292
1,292
1,292
0
826
826
0
856
774
795
778
848
783
805
858
835

0.17
0.09
0.12
0.11
0.14
0.13
0.10
0.10
0.08
0.09
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.00
0.02
0.02
0.00
0.07
0.05
0.06
0.06
0.07
0.13
0.07
0.09
0.09

PD, inch

Fitting list

Sum of
loss
factors

bal.damper, tee, elbow

tee
tee
2 elbows, tee
tee
tee
tee
tee
tee
tee
3 elbow, transition
elbow, transition
bellmouth, 3 elbows, fan inlet

1.40
0.04
0.20
1.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
1.26
0.58
1.82

Other pressure loss

sources

Other
source
Hydraulic
Dynamic Friction
Fitting
losses, Roughness, diameter, Criterion of Friction pressure, losses, in. losses,
in. w.c.
ft
inch
Reynolds
factor
in. w.c.
w.c.
in. w.c.

diffuser

0.05

reheat coil

0.30

silencer
motorized damper
silencer, damper, louver

0.40
0.50
0.85

0.01000
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.00030
0.01000

8.00
9.60
11.08
13.33
17.68
20.36
23.04
25.19
27.31
27.87
34.81
34.81
34.81
0.00
44.80
44.80
0.00
15.00
17.68
15.00
13.71
15.00
8.00
13.71
12.00
19.20

46,058
57,879
89,044
115,758
207,122
252,194
272,438
315,961
310,615
343,841
380,252
380,252
380,252
0
312,652
312,652
0
108,523
115,735
100,810
90,191
107,500
52,988
93,386
87,085
135,454

0.0394
0.0218
0.0200
0.0188
0.0170
0.0164
0.0161
0.0157
0.0156
0.0154
0.0149
0.0149
0.0149
0.0000
0.0151
0.0151
0.0000
0.0189
0.0184
0.0191
0.0196
0.0189
0.0224
0.0195
0.0199
0.0315

0.03
0.03
0.06
0.07
0.12
0.13
0.12
0.14
0.11
0.13
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.00
0.04
0.04
0.00
0.05
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.05
0.04

0.01
0.01
0.02
0.04
0.05
0.05
0.01
0.03
0.01
0.03
0.03
0.01
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.04
0.00
0.01
0.08
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.13
0.06
0.19
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Total
pressure
loss, in.
w.c.
0.10
0.01
0.03
0.42
0.07
0.07
0.04
0.06
0.03
0.06
0.57
0.57
1.06
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00