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CHAPTER 30
1950 Guide
: Since 65 effective diameters are equal to 30 ft as required, 1 effective diameter ;
f| = 0.645 ft or 6.56 in.
On Fig. 3 vertically below intersection of 6.56 in. effective diameter line, and equivalent round opening line, read 8.5 in. in lower margin.
Example 4: A jet of air issues from a pipe or from air orifice having a well-rounded
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ured and found to be between 14 and 25 deg. The angle will depend on the. type of approach, type of outlet and velocity.
The effect of vertical bars placed in the face of the outlet to increase the spread, may also be deduced from the momentum theory. Assuming that there are no horizontal deflecting bars, and that the air spreads vertically through a total angle of 14 deg; that a uniform velocity exists at any sec tion of the air stream; and that the conservation of momentum principle applies down to a velocity of 60 fpm; the following approximate equations for throw are to be substituted for Equation 4 :*
For a spread of 15 deg on each horizontal side L - 0.55^=
(8)
For
a
spread
of
30
deg
on
each
horizontal
side
L
=
0.37
ft VAl
For
a
spread
of
45
deg
on
eaoh
horizontal
side
L
=
0.28
ft Va[
(9) (10)
Fig. 3. Effective Diameters fob Round and Rectangulab Openings (Plenum Apfboach)
entrance (coefficient of discharge = 1.0) and delivers air with the same velocities and with the same throw as in Example S. What is the required diameter?
. In this case since the coefficient of discharge is unity, the effective diameter of the
jet is .the actual diameter of the pipe or orifice, or 6.56 in., as obtained in Example S.
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Spread .
r-cThe induction effect results in the spreading of the air stream. The total angle included by the air stream from straight flow outlets has been meas
Converging
Fig. 4. Spread or Aib Stbbam with Various Vanes
Guide Vanes
Vanes should have a depth of one to two times the spacing between the
vanes. If the ratio of vane depth to spacing is less than one, effective con
trol by means of the vanes cannot be obtained. Little improvement is ob
tained. by increasing the ratio beyond two. The effect of various types of
vanes is given in following paragraphs.
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Straight Vanes. As mentioned previously; the included angle between both planes,
will be m the neighborhood of 14 deg, for a straight setting of the vanes as shown in
Fig. 4.
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Diverging Vanes. Such vanes set for an angular spread will have a marked effect
on the direction and distance of travel of an air stream. An outlet having vertical
vanes set straight forward in the center, with uniformly increasing angular deflection
to a maximum at each end of 45 deg, will produce an air stream with a horizontal
included angle of approximately 60 deg as shown in Fig. 4. The throw will be re
duced one-half for such a vane setting. Increasing, the divergence of the vanes
reduces the air quantity handled by an outlet, for a given duct static pressure. The.
primary function of the vanes is to spread the air horizontally. Spreading the air
vertically entails the risk of hitting beams or other obstructions, or of blowing
primary air at excessive velocities into the occupied zone.
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Converging Vanes. The blow of an outlet may be somewhat increased by converg
ing the vanes of an outlet as illustrated in Fig. 4. Even with converging vanes, the!
resultant angle of spread of an air stream will not be less than 14 deg. 'The air'
converges for a few feet in front of the outlet, and then diverges more than if the',
vanes nad been set straight.
Both the horizontal and Vertical vanes of an outlet are important. After an installation has been made, many conditions of draftiiiess orstuffiness