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HEATING VENTILATING AIR CONDITIONING GUIDE 1942
Table 4. Recommended Sheet Metal Gages for Ducts3
U. S. Std. Gage
. 26 24 24
Round Ducts Diameter, Inches
Up to 18 19 to 30
Maximum Side, Inches
Up to 12
13 to 24
25 to 30
Rectangular Ducts
Type of Joint Connections
S or Drive Slips 5 or Drive Slips 5 or Drive Slips
Bracing
None None 1 in. Angle. 4 ft from Slips
22 31 to 45 31 to 48 Bar or Drive Slips
V/i in. Angle 4 ft on Centers
20 46 to 60 49 to 60 1}4 in. Angle Bar Slips or 1 in. Angle Connections
18 61 and up 61 to 90 lj/ in. Angle Connections
1J4 in. Angle 2 ft 8 in. on Centers
13^ in. Angle 2 ft 8 in. on Centers
18
91 and up 2 in. Angle Connections
2 in. Angle
2 ft 8 in. on Centers
aif flat sides are not cross-broken two gages heavier material should be used.
Table 5. Weights of Sheet Metal Used for Duct Construction
u. s.
Std. Gage
Black Sheets
Thickness, In.
Weight Per Square Foot
Steel
Iron
Ounces Pounds
Galvanized Sheets**
Approximate Thickness. In.
Weight Per Square Foot
Steel
Iron
Ounces Pounds
30 0.0123 0.0125
8 0.500 0.0163 0.0165 10.5 0.656
28 0.0153 0.0156 10 26 0.0184 0.0188 12
0.625 0.750
0.0193 0.0196 0.0224 0.0228
12.5 14.5
0.781 0.906
24 0.0245 0.0250 16
22 0.0306 0.0313 20
20
0.0368 0.0375
24
18 0.0490 0.0500 32
1.000 1.250 1.500 2.000
0.0285 0.0346
0.0408 0.0530
0.0290 0.0353 0.0415 0.0540
18.5 22.5 26.5 34.5
1.156 1.4()6 1.656 2.156
16 0.0613 0.0625 40
14 0.0766 0.0781 50
12 0.1072 0.1094 70
11
0.1225 0.1250
80
2.500
3.125 4.375 5.000
0.0653 0.0806 0.1112 0.1265
0.0665 0.0821 0.1134 0.1290
42.5 52.5 72.5 82.5
2.656 3.281 4.531 5.156
10 0.1379 0.1406 90
5.625 0.1419 0.1446 92.5
5.781
^Galvanized sheets are gaged before galvanizing and are therefore approximately 0.004 in. thicker.
Table 6. Weights and Thicknesses of Standard Copper Sheets0 ____________ Rolled to Weight _____________________________ c
Weight per Square Foot
Ounces
Pounds
Thickness, Inches
Decimal Equivalent
Nearest Fraction
Nearest Gage No,
B. & S.
Stubs
U. S. Std.
10
0.625
0.0135
Hi
12
0.750
0.0162
He
14
0.875
0.0189
Hi
16
1.000
0.0216
H2
18
1.125
0.0243
H2
20
1.250
0.0270
Hi
24
1.500
0.0324
Hi
28
1.750
0.0378
Ha
32
2.000
0.0432
Hi
36
2.250
0.0486
Hi
40
2.500
0.0540
Hi
44
2.750
0.0594
Me
48
3.000
0.0648
Me
56
3.500
0.0756
Hi
64
4.000
0.0864
Hi
Variations from these weights must be expected in practice.
27 26 25
23 22 21 20
19 17 16 15
15 14 13 11
29 27 26
24 23 22 21
20 19 18 17
17 16 15 14
29 28 26
25 24 23 22
20 19 18 17
17 16 14 13
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CHAPTER 32. AIR DUCT DESIGN
Example 3. If the rooms and offices of the hotel building of Example 2 are to be served from a manufactured unit with a capacity of 22,935 cfm against an external resistance of 0.35 in., the known resistances are calculated as:
(1) Outdoor air inlet.................. ....................... .......... .............. ................................ ..... 0.094 in. (2) Allowance for damper adjustment....... _........................................ ...................... 0.033 in. (3) Supply grille resistance (from manufacturer's tables)............ ..........................0.036 in.
Total known resistance.................................... ................................................ 0.163 in.
Subtracting this from the total available resistance: 0.35 in. -- 0.163 in. = 0.187 in. available for duct resistance.
Known length of run......... ................... ...... ..................................... 150 ft
The duct width is then estimated for the following elbow calculations: Four 150% ratio elbows, 4 x 13 x 3.5 ft....... ............................ 182 ft Three 75% ratio elbows, 3 x 35 x 1.5 ft--................................. 158 ft
Total estimated length................................................................ 490 ft
The duct friction per 100 ft is then 0.187 -5- 4.90 = 0.0382 in. and the mains and branches are sized from the 0.038 in. friction line in Fig. 2.
If it is desired to size each branch for equal resistance, the total resistance back to the point of juncture is calculated and the branch is then sized in a manner similar to that outlined in Example 3.
SOUND CONTROL
Frequently the problem of sound prevention in a heating, ventilating or air conditioning system imposes more severe restrictions than the pre vention of excessive pressure drop. Tendencies toward higher duct velocities have produced noise control problems which require con sideration of enumerable factors in air duct design.. Naturally some types of occupancy and application permit relatively higher sound levels to be maintained than others, .but the design trend is progressively directed towards noise reduction wherever possible. Sound absorbent materials have been successfully applied to duct construction to reduce noise. The basis used for the selection of the proper amounts <?f absorbent materials will be found in Chapter 33.
DUCT CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
Straight sections of round duct are usually formed by rolling the sheets to the proper radius and grooving the longitudinal seam. Rectangular ducts are generally constructed by breaking the corners and grooving the longitudinal seam, although some fabricators still use the standing.seam due to lack of equipment. Elbows and transformation sections are generally formed with Pittsburgh corner seams because this seam is easier to lock in place than the double seam, but complicated fittings such as double compounded elbows are usually constructed with double seam comers.
The.construction of these various seams as well as the types of girth connections are shown in Fig. 8. The application of the various slips and connections are outlined in Table 4. The end slip may be used wherever 5 slips are recommended. Where drive slips are used the end slip may be applied on the narrow side of the duct and only the drive slips on the
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