L ‘A main duct 0.6 m by 0.6 m carries air at the rate of 280 m/min. Tt is divided into two ducts, one being 0.6 m by 0.3 m and the other is 0.6 m by 0.45 m. If the mean velocity in the larger branch is 9 m/s, calculate the mean velocity in the main duct and the other branch. Also find the mean velocity pressure in each duct assuming standard air density. A grill has 15 m?/min of air passing through it and a duct connecting to it has 0.1 m? cross-sectional area. The static pressure behind the grill is 2.5 mm of water. Find the effective area of the grill in square metres. ‘A duct of 25 m length passes air at the rate of 120 m'/min. Assuming friction factor as 0.006, calculate the pressure drop in the duct in mm of water when (a) the duct is circular of diameter 0.45 m, and (6) the duct is rectangular of sides 0.6 m and 0.45 m.1. % 10. A duct is said to be a low velocity duct if the velocity of air in the duct is up to (@ 600 m/min (6) 800 m/min (© 1200 m/ min (@) 1600 m/ min The duct is made of (@ galvanised iron (6) aluminium (© fibreglass (@ any one of these The fibreglass ducts may be used in... velocity applications. @ high © low If the velocity of air flowing through the duct is Vm // min., then the velocity pressure (p, ) in mm of water is given by vy vy vy vy @ (4) »% (&) © (sea) @ (a) ‘When the quantity of air passing through the rectangular and circular ducts is same, then the equivalent diameter (D) of a circular duct for a rectangular duct for the same pressure loss per unit length is given by ws ws us us ae atts a+b (32) (a) 1.2657] @) 1.265) 2. ) 1.265| > (a) 1.265| 2? : (2% Z a+b co ee i aty4 where a and b = Longer and shorter sides of the rectangular duct respectively. When the velocity of air passing through the rectangular and circular ducts is same, then the equivalent diameter (D) of a circular duct for a rectangular duct for the same pressure loss per unit, length is given by ath 2ab 2a 2 @ © a © Or For rectangular ducts, the aspect ratio is equal to @ sum of longer and shorter sides (©) difference of longer and shorter sides (© product of longer and shorter sides (@ ratio of longer and shorter sides ‘The aspect ratio, for rectangular ducts, should not be greater than any case. @s ® 10 © 12 @6 In designing ducts, the equal friction method is ideal @ only for retum ducts (©) when the system is balanced (©) when the system is not balanced (@) none of these ‘The static regain method of designing the ducts as compared to equal friction method @ increases balancing problems () increases the cost of sheet metal for the duct. (© decreases the cost of sheet metal for the duct @ none of the above