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Min Med Max Unit Scenario Description Project Data
Min Med Max Unit Scenario Description Project Data
Description Unit
Min Med Max
Project data
Design air flow rate 540 1312 2144 m3/h
Tank length 6,00 m
Tank width 8,80 m
Number of parallel lanes 1 -
Drop pipe data
Number of drop pipes per zone 2 -
Drop pipe calculations
Drop pipe internal diameter 160,3 mm
Air flow velocity in the drop pipe 3,7 9,0 14,8 m/s
Grid data
Orifice diameter 4 mm
Discharge coefficient 0,65 -
Average pressure drop across orifices 200 [mm H2O]
Allowance for diffuser pipes and fixtures 50 mm
Manifold length 7,90 m
Grid spacing 0,90 m
Grid width 2,10 m
Diffuser center-to-center spacing 0,50 m
Longitudinal wall-grid spacing (sum of both sides) 0,90 m
Trasversal wall-grid spacing (sum of both sides) 0,90 m
End spacing (sum of both sides) 0,10 m
Orifice center-to-center spacing 40 mm
Grid calculations
Height of diffuser bend 200 mm
Height of diffuser from tank floor 250 mm
Air density 1,50 1,50 1,50 kg/m3
Design air flow rate per orifice 1,50 1,50 1,50 m3/h
Minimum design air flow rate per orifice 1,43 1,43 1,43 m3/(h·orifice)
Maximum design air flow rate per orifice 1,58 1,58 1,58 m3/(h·orifice)
Number of required laterals per manifold 16 -
Number of required diffusers per manifold 32 -
Number of manifold required across tank length 2 -
Number of manifold required across tank width 1 -
Manifold internal diameter 160,3 mm
Air flow velocity in the manifold 3,7 9,0 14,8 m/s
Check if Ndrop_pipes is adequate Ok -
Manifold outer diameter 168,3 mm
Number of orifices per lateral 46 -
Total number of orifices per grid 1472 -
Total number of orifices per system 1472 -
Air flow rate per orifice 0,37 0,89 1,46 m3/(h·orifice)
Percentage error of Q'orifice 75,6 40,7 3,2 %