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W aterloo
Air Management

Linear fan coil diffuser

FCD

Waterloo 2.6.2
Waterloo Linear fan coil diffuser
FCD

Introduction X, ceiling opening

The Waterloo linear diffuser series FCD has been Wd, diffuser
developed as an alternative form of continuous air neck width
distribution product for fan coil or variable air
volume applications.

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Available with either one or two way core
configurations, the blade profile is specifically
Y, O/A Flange width
designed to produce jet throw characteristics with a
high induction rate, so prompting rapid mixing and
FCD1
diffusion within the room air.
X, ceiling opening
The core sections of the diffusers are retained with
quick release spring clips and safety cords to allow Wd, diffuser
easy removal during installation and service access. neck width

Product Description
FCD1 One way fan coil diffuser

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FCD2 Two way fan coil diffuser
LH Left hand end cap for FCD1 Y, O/A Flange width
RH Right hand end cap for FCD1
Ends Pair of end caps FCD2

Features
• High induction rate
• Quick release cores Ceiling opening, L+12

• Wide size range

Finishes
PPM9006 (RAL 9006 Matt Silver)
PPM9010 (RAL 9010 Matt White)
PPG9010 (RAL 9010 Gloss White)
Other colours available on request
O/A Length = L + 30
Sizes
150mm to 400mm wide in 50mm increments Section length, L
Single lengths up to 1500mm, continuous
applications are supplied in 1200mm lengths with
Y, O/A Flange width

alignments strips.

FACE VIEW

Right hand end cap

Left hand end cap Throw direction
(FCD1)

Order Example Nom Wd X Y Length L Weight

Width FCD1 FCD2 FCD1 FCD2 Min Max (Kg/m)
FCD1/250/3000/ENDS/PPM9010
150 151 160 164 186 194 500 1500* 2.3
Type
200 201 210 214 236 244 500 1500* 2.8
Width
250 251 260 264 286 294 500 1500* 3.3
Length
300 301 310 314 336 344 500 1500* 3.8
End caps 350 351 360 364 386 394 500 1500* 4.3
Finish 400 401 410 414 436 444 500 1500* 4.8
*1200 for continuous section lengths

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Linear fan coil diffuser
FCD

Selection Criteria room air velocity (Vr) of 0.25 m/s with a

The following tabulated data is based on
tests with a 1.2m diffuser. Correction factors
should be applied to the acoustic and throw
data for continuous lengths.
Noise data is valid for one or two way
throw configurations and is expressed in
terms of NR level with a room absorption
factor of 8dB.
Throws are based on a terminal velocity of
0.5 m/s, corresponding to an average
cooling differential of 10°C. For isothermal
or 10°C heating conditions apply a factor of
1.15 to the throws.
To avoid draughts in the occupied zone, the
selection of diffuser sizes and the resulting
throws should be related to the ceiling height.
The following table provides a general
recommendation for maximum throw
selections at various ceiling heights.

Length Corrections Throw recommendations

Active Length (m) 0.5 1.0 2.0 2.5 3.0
Ceiling height (m) 2.5 2.7 3.0 3.5 4.0
NR correction -4 -1 +2 +3 +5
Throw multiplier 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.25 1.5 Max throw (m) 4.0 5.5 6.5 9.5 12.0

Performance graph

FCD Air Flow Rate (l/s/m)

Nominal
75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275
Width
1 way throw 3.0 4.2 5.3 6.5 7.9 9.2 - - -
2 way throw 2.1 3.1 4.3 5.5 6.8 7.6 - - -
150 Ps Supply (Pa) 2 4 6 8 11 14 - - -
Ps Extract (Pa) 4 7 11 15 20 27 - - -
NR Level - - 20 25 30 33 - - -
1 way throw - 3.3 4.4 5.3 6.4 7.4 - - -
2 way throw - 2.4 3.2 4.1 5.0 6.1 - - -
200 Ps Supply (Pa) - - 3 4 6 8 - - -
Ps Extract (Pa) - - 6 8 11 15 - - -
NR Level - - - 20 24 28 - - -

Nominal
120 140 160 180 200 225 250 275 300
Width
1 way throw 3.4 4.1 4.8 5.6 6.2 7.2 7.9 9.1 10.0
2 way throw 2.5 2.9 3.5 4.1 4.7 5.5 6.4 7.2 8.5
250 Ps Supply (Pa) 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 9 11
Ps Extract (Pa) 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 18
NR Level - - 20 23 25 28 31 33 35
1 way throw - - 4.2 4.8 5.4 6.2 7.1 7.8 8.7
2 way throw - - 2.9 3.4 3.9 4.6 5.4 6.2 7.0
300 Ps Supply (Pa) - - 2 3 3 4 5 6 7
Ps Extract (Pa) - - 4 5 6 8 10 12 14
NR Level - - - 20 23 26 29 31 33

Nominal
220 240 260 280 300 325 350 375 400
Width
1 way throw 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.8 8.5 9.0 10.0 -
2 way throw 3.9 4.4 4.8 5.5 5.9 6.8 7.3 8.3 -
350 Ps Supply (Pa) 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 -
Ps Extract (Pa) 6 7 8 9 11 13 14 16 -
NR Level 22 25 27 29 30 32 34 36 -
1 way throw - - 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.6 8.7 9.2 9.8
2 way throw - - 4.3 4.8 5.2 6.0 6.5 7.3 7.9
400 Ps Supply (Pa) - - 3 3 4 4 5 6 6
Ps Extract (Pa) - - 6 7 8 10 11 13 15
NR Level - - 24 26 28 30 32 33 35

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Plenum chambers Waterloo
Typical Plenum chambers
W

35
L

Allow 65 (without H
OBSS/ED)
& 165 (with OBSS/ED)

PB.HLH Hi-Line Plenum Box

PB.LLH Rivet fix plenum box (not shown)

L
35

Note:
Lo-Line plenums are particularly
Allow 65 (without
OBSS/ED) recommended for single slot diffusers
& 165 (with OBSS/ED) to improve equalisation and reduce
regenerated noise.
PB.LLH Lo-Line Plenum Box
PB.LLR Rivet fix plenum box (not shown)

Control Options

FDC FDQ FDT OBCO OBSS / ED

Cord operated flap
damper for mounting
within circular spigots to
plenum chambers. The
cord should be fed
through the air terminal
device ready for
commissioning.
Flap damper with
external quadrant control
for mounting within
circular spigots to
plenum chambers. The
quadrant is accessible
from outside the duct
and the damper can be
locked in any position.
Teleflex operated flap Cord operated opposed
damper for mounting blade damper for
within circular spigots to installation within square
plenum chambers. The or rectangular spigots to
teleflex control must be plenum chambers. The
accessible through the cord should be fed
demountable air terminal through the air terminal
device. device ready for
commissioning.
Standard opposed blade
damper for diffuser or
duct mounting.
Adjustable by
screwdriver inside the
duct or through the face
of the air terminal
device. The ED is an
individually adjustable
blade device for
equalising airflow across
the diffuser, or for
providing lateral spread.

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Waterloo Plenum chambers

Selection example
Select a diffuser and plenum installation to
condition a 12m long, 2.7m high zone with
300 l/s of air at 10°C cooling.
To provide satisfactory zone coverage and
avoid draughts at this ceiling height, select a
two way throw diffuser mounted midway
along the room length.
Assuming an active diffuser length of 1.5m
is acceptable, the selection point is
300/1.5 = 200 l/s/m which, from the table
on page 3, gives a 6.1m throw in each
direction and a static pressure loss of 8Pa for
a 200mm wide diffuser.
Selection Nomogram
To determine the plenum size, project a line
between the flow rate and pressure loss
scales to the plenum dimension pivot line and
read of the plenum height against the diffuser
width as shown. (In this case 380mm).
An appropriate spigot size can be selected
by projecting a line between the air velocity
scales to the spigot size pivot line. Limiting the
velocity to 3 m/s, the most suitable ISO size
circular spigot would be 400mm diameter.
An alternative spigot size of 400mm x
250mm could be selected to reduce the
plenum height to 380mm.

Spigot Spigot air Air flow Diffuser

diameter pressure Plenum dimensions
velocity rate (l/s)
(mm) (m/s) loss (Pa)

Width Height

Pivot
Line
(mm) (mm)

50

100 100

125 100
Pivot
Line

600

160 500
150 150 450
400 100
200 350
300
200 200
Ex

250
am

5 40
250
pl

4
e

200
3 20
250 250
150 200
2 150 10
315
300 300 6
4
1
350 350 100 2 250
400
90
200
80 1
400 400
70
450 500 450 300
60
500 500 50 250
350

600 600
300 400

700
450
350
800
Spigot Air Velocity 500
Selection Guide
900 400
m/s NR
1000 2.0 20 450 600
Width Height 2.5 25
(mm) (mm) 3.0 30 500
3.5 35
4.0 40
Rectangular
or square spigot 600

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 General Information
In addition to the products described in this brochure, we also manufacture a
complete portfolio of ATD’s, VAV equipment, Air Handling Units, Air Filters,
Dampers, Acoustics, Chilled Ceilings, Kitchen Canopies, Fan Coil Units,
Fan Convectors, Trench & Perimeter Heating.

Full technical brochures are available for all products.

Waterloo Air Management plc has been operating to ISO9001 since 1991.

Both Waterloo Air Management and Waterloo b.v are members of the Hunter
Group plc.

Waterloo
Air Management

Waterloo Air Management plc

Mills Road, Aylesford
Kent ME20 7NB
Tel: +44 (0) 1622 717861 Fax: +44 (0) 1622 710648
email: mail@waterloo.co.uk
web: www.waterloo.co.uk

All products conform to the Terms and Conditions of Waterloo Air Management plc, a copy of which are available
upon request.

Due to our continuous research and development programme, Waterloo Air Management plc reserve the right to alter
products and prices without prior notification.

Hunter Group plc, Waterloo Air Management plc, Waterloo b.v., Airfan b.v.

Copyright Hunter Group plc 1999

Designed, Produced and Published by Waterloo Air Management plc, Aylesford
Printed in England

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