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ESTIMATED PEAK FLOW REQUIREMENT FOR MEDICAL VACUUM

IN A TYPICAL SHORT TERM GENERAL HOSPITAL
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Design Flow in SCFM
(Free Air)
Per Per Per Per Simultaneous
Qty. Air Outlets Locations Unit Room Bed Outlet Use Factor
ANESTHETIZING LOCATIONS:
1 Operating Room 3.5 100% 3.50
0 Cystoscopy 2.0 100% 0.00
5 Delivery 1.0 100% 5.00
0 Major OR (Open Heart, etc) 4.0 100% 0.00
0 Gas Evacuation 1.8 100% 0.00
0 Other Anesthetizing Locations 1.0 50% 0.00
0 Emergency Room Major Trauma 3.0 100% 0.00
ACUTE CARE LOCATIONS:
0 Recovery Room 1.5 50% 0.00
0 ICU, except Cardiac 2.0 75% 0.00
0 Cardiac Intensive Care 1.0 50% 0.00
0 Emergency Room 1.0 100% 0.00
0 Special Procedures (X-ray, Dialysis) 1.5 30% 0.00
0 Cardiac Catheriztion Labs 1.0 10% 0.00
0 Neonatal ICU 1.0 50% 0.00
0 Surgical Excision Rooms 1.0 10% 0.00
SUBACUTE CARE LOCATIONS:
0 Respiratory Care Department 1.5 10% 0.00
2 Nursery (normal) 1.0 10% 0.20
0 Nursery (Premature) 1.0 25% 0.00
4 Patient Rooms (medical) 1.0 10% 0.40
0 Patient Rooms (surgical) 1.5 15% 0.00
0 Pre-Op Holding 1.5 10% 0.00
OTHER:
0 Autopsy 2.0 10% 0.00
0 Central Supply 1.5 10% 0.00
0 Calibration & Teaching 1.5 10% 0.00
TOTAL REQUIRED SCFM.......... 9.10

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Vacuum Sizing Summary

Required SCFM 9.1

Adjusted for Altitude 9.1

HORSEPOWER REQUIRED LIST PRICE

Duplex Triplex Quad Duplex Triplex Quad
Lubricated Rotary Vane 2 5 5 $ 19,720 $ 40,078 $ 52,835

Dry Rotary Vane 3 5 5 $ 24,051 $ 45,054 $ 59,320

Liquid Ring 3 10 n/a $ 32,114 $ 84,829 n/a

Dynamic Blower 10 10 10 $ 38,885 $ 57,982 $ 76,436

Compensation for Alititude

Altitude (feet) Factor Adjusted SCFM

0 1.00 9.1
500 1.02 9.3
1,000 1.04 9.5
1,500 1.06 9.6
2,000 1.08 9.8
2,500 1.10 10.0
3,000 1.12 10.2
3,500 1.14 10.4
4,000 1.16 10.6
5,000 1.20 10.9
6,000 1.25 11.4
7,000 1.30 11.8
8,000 1.35 12.3
9,000 1.40 12.7
10,000 1.45 13.2
Oil Sealed Rotary Vane
HP Duplex Triplex Quadraplex
1.5 0 0 0
2 6 0 0
3 10 0 0
5 14 0 0
7.5 24 48 72
10 49 98 147
15 73 146 219
20 100 200 300
25 136 272 408
n/a 168 336 504

Dry Running Rotary Vane

HP Duplex Triplex Quadraplex
1.5 0 0 0
2 5 0 0
3 8 0 0
5 12 0 0
7.5 21 42 63
10 29 58 87
n/a 55 110 165

Dynamic Blower
HP Duplex Triplex Quadraplex
10 0 0 0
15 29 58 87
25 58 116 177
n/a 100 200 300

Liquid Ring Camel

HP Duplex Triplex
3 0 0
5 18 0
7.5 26 0
10 41 0
15 63 126
20 97 194
25 125 250
n/a 167 334
Lubricated Rotary Vane
HP Duplex Triplex Quad
1.5 $ 18,202
2 $ 19,720
3 $ 22,375
5 $ 26,898 $ 40,078 $ 52,835
7.5 $ 35,759 $ 52,678 $ 69,241
10 $ 47,507 $ 72,221 $ 93,114
15 n/a $ 104,020 $ 135,382
20 n/a $ 116,939 $ 153,144
25 n/a $ 144,087 $ 188,485

Dry Running Rotary Vane

HP Duplex Triplex Quad
1.5 $ 15,969
2 $ 17,772
3 $ 24,051
5 $ 29,963 $ 45,054 $ 59,320
7.5 $ 34,112 $ 49,464 $ 65,146
10 $ 46,642 $ 69,449 $ 90,328

Liquid Ring
HP Duplex Triplex Quad
1.5 $ 30,520
3 $ 32,114
5 $ 37,662
7.5 $ 39,263
10 $ 44,252 $ 84,829
15 $ 67,624 $ 105,215
20 $ 75,969 $ 118,229
25 $ 83,795 $ 128,955

Dyanmic Blower
HP Duplex Triplex Quad
10 $ 38,885 $ 57,982 $ 76,436
15 $ 44,750 $ 66,844 $ 88,849
25 $ 67,988 $ 94,429 $ 126,054
Discharge Piping Sizing

DUPLEX
HP Exhaust Size 25 50 75 100 150 200 250 300 400 450 500
1.5 1.5 2 2 2 2.5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2 1.5 2 2 2 2.5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 2 2 2 2 2.5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
5 2 2 2 2 2.5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
7.5 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
10 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
15 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
20 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
25 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8

TRIPLEX
5
7.5 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
10 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
15 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
20 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
25 5 5 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8

QUADRAPLEX
5
7.5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
10
15 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
20 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
25 5 5 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8

Effective Pipe Length (EPL)

Pipe Size (in) 1.25 1.5 2 2.5 3 4 5 6 8
EPL (feet) 3.4 4.02 5.2 6.2 7.7 10.1 12.6 15.1 19.9

Number of Elbows