This equal friction method of duct sizing should be adequate for normal residential furnace heating and air conditioning applications.
Flex duct hvac cfm chart.
As systems increase in efficiency the tolerances of how we have always done it will no longer be adequate.
Include fittings in the duct tel enter either.
Cfm 4 cfm 6 cfm 8 cfm 10 cfm 12 60 6x4 60 4x6 90 4x8 120 4x10 150 4x12.
Enter duct airflow cfm duct velocity fpm duct length and the number of bends.
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Read friction loss inches of water and duct velocity fpm.
Larger volumes or higher static pressures should be dealt with on an individual job basis.
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Flex duct 05 on most metal duct calculator round metal pipe 06 on most metal duct calculators field duct sizing chart rectangular sheet metal duct 07 on most metal duct calculators duct size.
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Duct system sizes and airflow quick chart created date.
The flex duct size may be different than the hard duct that runs to that room.
Based on duct diameter.
Air volume equivalent round air volume cfm 4 6 8 10 12 duct inches cfm 50 6 x 4 550 75 6 x 4 675 100 8 x 4 6 x.
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Rectangular duct is rounded up to the nearest 1 4 inch.
Sheet metal duct friction loss calculator.
Click calculate and you will see the size of flex duct you need for that room.
Use the online duct calculator see references and calculate the needed flex duct size.
Read duct diameter inches and duct velocity fpm.
Velocity duct sizing chart residential main supply trunk ducts non zoned systems target velocity of 800fpm used listed by air quantity round duct size and nearest square duct size 500cfm 11 ø or 10 x 10 1 300cfm 16 ø or 14 x 16 600cfm 12 ø or 10 x 12 1 400cfm 18 ø or 16 x 16.
For instance a 2 5 ton system approximately 400 cfm per ton would require 2 14 flexible return ducts or 1 very short flexible 18 duct to move the 1000 cfm required by the 2 5 ton system.
Enter the desired length of the rectangular duct.
Enter round duct diameter inches duct airflow cfm duct length and the number of bends.
Calculations are for 60 f dry air at sea level from 5 to 3000 cfm approximately standard air which is 0 075lb da ft.
Read round duct diameter inches and friction loss per 100 of duct inches of water.