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AN100-en-GB_V3.5 6/15
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UsefulEquationsandConversions
Areaequationforrectangularorsquareducts
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Areaequationforcircularducts
Cubicequations
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NOTE:Measurementsmadeininches
mustbeconvertedtofeetormetersbeforeusingtheaboveformulae.
UnitofMeasureConversionTable
m/s ft/min knots km/h MPH
1m/s 1 196.87 1.944 3.6 2.24
1ft/min 0.00508 1 0.00987 0.01829 0.01138
1knot 0.5144 101.27 1 1.8519 1.1523
1km/h 0.2778 54.69 0.54 1 0.6222
1MPH 0.4464 87.89 0.8679 1.6071 1
Width (W)
Height (H)
Area (A) = Width (W) x Height (H)
CFM (ft
3
/min) = Air Velocity (ft/min) x Area (ft
2
)
CMM (m
3
/min) = Air Velocity (m/sec) x Area (m
2
) x 60
Radius
Area (A) =
π x r
2
Where
π= 3.14 and r
2
= radius x radius