Part_02_4d-5.pptVIP

4. System Components 4.6 Air Duct For distribution and/or circulate air in a conditioned space in a controlled manner. Fire damper shall be provided for air duct passes through fire compartment wall or floor slab to maintain the integrity of fire compartment. In some critical area, smoke fire damper is required for smoke control as well. Shape of air duct can be round, oval or the commonly used rectangular. For rectangular duct, the aspect ratio (Width / Height) should better be maintained at not more than 4 to optimize the flow induced pressure drop. * H Rectangular Duct W Round Duct Oval Duct 4. System Components 4.6 Air Duct Duct Velocity (Recommended by CIBSE Guide C Table 4.34) Low Velocity Air Duct System – 3 to 6m/s. High Velocity Air Duct System – 7.5 to 15m/s However, due to space constrain, the main duct velocity in Low Velocity System will be up to 8m/s whereas kitchen exhaust will be up to 10m/s or above. * Application Main Duct Velocity Branch Duct Velocity Final Duct Velocity Private Office, Library 6.0 5.5 3.0 General Office, Restaurant, Bank 7.5 6.0 3.5 (Figures extracted from CIBSE Guide B3 Table 3.1) 4. System Components 4.6 Air Duct Pressure Loss The straight round duct pressure loss can be calculated by Darcy Formula discussed in pipe sizing section as well. Similarly pressure loss and duct size can be obtained graphically from sizing chart available. Conversion table for equivalent rectangular or oval duct size with the same pressure loss characteristics can be obtained in tables attached in CIBSE Guide C. * Pressure Loss = 1Pa/m Velocity = 8m/s (Graph extracted from CIBSE Guide C) 4. System Components 4.6 Air Duct Pressure Loss Pressure loss in duct fittings and accessories can be calculated by the following equation. where, ? is pressure loss factor. ? is density of air (kg/m3) V is duct velocity (m/s) * (Table extracted from CIBSE Guide C) 4. System Components 4.7 Air Handling Unit For processing a