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#: PC032427
RECTANGULAR DAMPER CALCULATION SHEETS Client: PDVSA
Plant : Venezuela
GENERAL DESIGN DATA: Mark No & Location: 70% - Combustion Air Finger Duct
Max. gas temp., deg. F Tg := 745 Gas velocity, fps V := 45 Damper total height, in. h := 83.543
Blade Mat'l: A36 (C.S.) Expan. coef., in/in/ oFx10-6 Ĭb := 7.53 h  25.4 = 2122 mm
6 Damper total width, in. w := 18.74
Elastic mod. & yield str. at temp., psi E := 24.715  10 & Fy := 24990
w  25.4 = 476 mm
Shaft Mat'l: A312 TP304 Expan. coef., in/in/ oFx10-6 Ĭs := 9.982 Number of blades n := 4
6 Duct's refractory thk, in. Tr := 3
Elastic mod. & yield str. at temp., psi Es := 24.485  10 & Fys := 17240
Tr  25.4 = 76 mm
Max. press. drop ďP := 0.227 psi (inch water column x 0.0361 => psi)
  60  60 
2
Equiv. press. due
=> P eq := 1  2  0.00256   V    2 1 => P eq = 0.067
damper design pressure
to gas velocity   5280   122 psi (
ďP := max ďP , Peq )
ďP = 0.227
Use blade with thickness = t := 0.1875 in. t  25.4 = 5 mm
2
Max. blade bend. ďP + 0.29  t  1 h  6  Mb
=> Mb :=     => Mb = 15.34 If = 2618 < 0.6  Fy = 14994 psi, OK
moment , in-lb 2  2 n t
2
3 Max.
If blade's => 8E t  h 1
half =>  -  
0.5
span  = 678 > 400, OK = 10.328
ratio ďP + 0.29  t  1 h 
3 12 If not, add blade  n 8  1 + ( Tg - 70)  Ĭb  10- 6
deflec    stiffeners. width
2  2 n Use Bw := 10.157 in.
Bw  25.4 = 258 mm
Use 1 1/2" NPS Sch 160 wall shaft w/ OD := 1.9 in. & Tw := 0.281 in.
OD  25.4 = 48 mm Tw  25.4 = 7 mm
ĺ  OD - ( OD - 2  Tw)
4
ĺ  OD - ( OD - 2  Tw)
4 4 4
ĺ  
 OD - ( OD - 2  Tw) 
2 2
Ax := Sx := Ix :=
4 32  OD 64
2
Max. shaft  h  ( w + Tr)
=> Ms := ( ďP + 0.29  t)  + Ax  0.29  => Ms = 372
Ms
If = 732 < 0.6  Fys = 10344
bend. mom.  n  8 in-lb Sx psi, OK
If shaft's => 384  Es  Ix
span = 14033 > 400, OK Maximum blade length
ratio  h  3 -6
deflec 5  ( ďP + 0.29  t)  + Ax  0.29  ( w + Tr) w - 2  ( w + Tr)  ( Tg - 70)  Ĭb  10 = 18.519
 n 
Use Bl := 18.125 in.
Drift and foreign material factors => z := 0.5 & Į := 50.0 Bl  25.4 = 460 mm
Seat Factor K := 0.1 for dampers
 OD  ( ďP + 0.3  t) + K   1 + h  + z  Į  h  = 2136
60  ĺ  OD  n + w  h     2
with no seats (seals) and required =>
torque for a shaft mounted actuator 
5  2w 
6900  n 
Seat Factor K := 0.5 for dampers
 OD  ( ďP + 0.3  t) + K   1 + h  + z  Į  h  = 4158
=> 60  ĺ  OD  n + w  h     2
with seats (seals) and min. req'd
torque for a shaft mounted actuator 
5  2w 
6900  n 
Req'd length for a manual lever Torque  1.10
Use Torque := 2300 in-lbs arm operator from shaft center
=> = 33.73 Use CArm := 34 in.
75 CArm  25.4 = 864 mm
Use for control arm shaft length beyond bearing Lc := 7.49 in. Lc  25.4 = 190 mm
Control arm & 2
16  Torque  1.10  OD 2  75  Lc  = 2726 < 0.4  Fys = 6896
shaft torsional => ľ := => ľ = 2491 If ľ +  
ĺ  OD - ( OD - 2  Tw)   Sx 
stress, psi 4 4 psi, OK
Use 2 Bars for the lever arms w/ thk := 0.375 & width := 3.0 6  Torque  1.10 allowable
If = 2249 psi, < bending
thk  25.4 = 10 mm width  25.4 = 76
(
2  thk  width
2) OK
0.67  Fys = 11551
If edge dist = 0.5  ( width - OD) = 0.55 in. > 0.375" OK
 RECTANGULAR DAMPER CALCULATION SHEETS Proj. #: PC032427
Client: PDVSA
Plant : Venezuela
Use arm := 11.97 in. (measured from center of shaft) Max. linkage Torque  1.10
=> P := => P = 211 lbs
arm  25.4 = 304 mm axial loading arm
2
Solid rod linkage is used with nom. d := 0.75 in. A := 0.25  ĺ  d => A = 0.442 r := 0.25  d => r = 0.188
d  25.4 = 19 mm
2h
Max. Linkage length < L := => L = 41.772 in. L  25.4 = 1061 mm 2 6
n k L 2  ĺ  29  10
Length factor => k := 1 Slenderness ratio => ĸ := => ĸ = 223 Cc := => Cc = 3988
r 36
  2  
 1 - ĸ   36000 
  2 2 6 
If rod linkage =>  2  Cc  12  ĺ  29  10
min 0.6  36000  A , A ,  A = 1329 < P = 211 lbs
allowable load 3 2
 5 3ĸ ĸ 23  ĸ  increase arm length, rod dia.
 + -  or use pipe linkage
3 8  Cc 3
 8  Cc 
English Units:
Mark No & Location: Combustion Air duct
Blade Mat'l: Carbon Steel (A36)
Shaft Mat'l: Stainless Steel (A312 TP304)
Damper total height, in. h = 83.543
Damper total width, in. w = 18.74
Refractory/Insul. thk, in. Tr = 3
Number of blades n=4
Blade thickness, in. t = 0.1875
Half blade width, in. Bw = 10.157
Blade length, in. Bl = 18.125
Shaft diameter, in. OD = 1.9
Shaft wall thickness, in. Tw = 0.281
Lever Arm Bar thk = 0.375
Lever Arm Bar width = 3
Lever Arm Bar length arm = 11.97
Manual control lever, in. CArm = 34
Casing to control arm, in. Lc = 7.49
Dist. between h
=>- 2  Bw = 0.572 in.
closed blades n
Dist. btw blade w - Bl
=> = 0.3075 in.
& side refractory 2
Dist. btw blade h
=> - Bw = 0.286 in.
& top/btm refrac 2n
Percentage of full open flow
area lost to shafts & blades Startup closed leakage area (leakage area reduces during operation), if no seats.
n  ( OD + t)  h   h - Bw + h  ( w - Bl)
 100 = 10 % Bl  ( n - 1)   - 2  Bw + 2   
h  n   2n   100 = 5.9 %
Metric Units: wh
Damper total height, mm. hmm = 2122
Lever Arm Bar, mm. thkmm = 10
Damper total width, mm. wmm = 476
Lever Arm Bar, mm. widthmm = 76
Refractory/Insul. thk, mm. Trmm = 76.2
Lever Arm Bar length, mm. armmm = 304
Number of damper blades n=4
Manual control lever, mm. CArmmm = 864
Damper blade thickness, mm. tmm = 5
Dist. between  h 
=>  - 2  Bw  25.4 = 15
Half blade width, mm. Bwmm = 258 mm.
Blade length, mm. Bl mm = 460
closed blades n 
Shaft diameter, mm. ODmm = 48 Dist. btw blade  w - Bl   25.4 = 8
=> 
Twmm = 7  mm.
Shaft wall thickness, mm. & side refractory  2 
Casing to control arm, mm. Lcmm = 190
Dist. btw blade  h - Bw  25.4 = 7
=>   mm.
& top/btm refrac  2n 