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Converting air flow rate between kg/s and m*3/s
1s 1 kgs of al flw rate equivalent to 1 ms?
|.am calculating supply ir ow rate into a zane fran ar contionng system. The simulation software gives the rsultin ms but he
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Do | need to convert the flow rae, and iso, haw do | convert between kgls and mis?
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‘You need to consider the density ofthe sir, which varies with temperature and ai pressure. At 15
degrees Celsius at sea lve, te dorsity of airs 1.225 kg/m? The table here gives air
onsite at 5 degree intervals
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Hence, to get the volume low rate (in m/s), fora know mass flow rate, divide the mass fhw
rate in kg/s) bythe density (in ko/m'
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1/1.225 = 0.8165m'/s
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HVAC-Systoms usually ove a Volume-Flow-Rate, ence m/s. M you need Mass-Flow-Reato(
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using the ideal gas law (500 1):
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lose to each other that you should be able to use the bsolutlambiont pressure and
“Temperature. However, the density i changing wit pressure and temperature, neglecting ether
willdocroase the accuracy ofthe measurement
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So assuming you have an area of 1 n72 wih a velocity of I mis, ie with a density of 1.225
kgim'3 wi equate to a mass flow of 1.225 kos. For ncompressibl flows, the mass flow rate is
constant.
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