Emerson Process Management 3420 Carbon Monoxide Alarm User Manual


 
296 Miscellaneous conversion factors
Miscellaneous equations Reference, Installation, and Operations Manual
June 2013 3-9000-743 Rev S
Volumetric Flow Rate
Equation B-3 Volumetric Flow Rate - U.S. Customary Units
where
Equation B-4 Volumetric Flow Rate - Metric Units
where
=
volumetric flow rate (ft
3
/h) (QMeter)
=
gas flow velocity (ft/s) (AvgFlow)
=
geometric constant, pi (dimensionless) (3.14159265...)
=
pipe inside diameter (in) (PipeDiam)
=
volumetric flow rate (m
3
/h) (QMeter)
=
gas flow velocity (m/s) (AvgFlow)
=
geometric constant, pi (dimensionless) (3.14159265...)
=
pipe inside diameter (m) (PipeDiam)
Q
ft
3
hr
V
ft s
3600× shr
πD
in
2
4
-----------
1ft
12in
-----------
2
××=
V
ft s
D
in
2
×
3600 π×
412
2
×
---------------------
sft
2
hr in
2
--------------
×=
V
ft s
D
in
2
× 19.63495 sft
2
()hr in
2
()()×=
Q
ft
3
hr
V
ft s
π
D
in
Q
m
3
hr
V
ms
3600× shr
πD
m
2
4
-----------
×=
V
ms
D
m
2
×
3600 π×
4
---------------------
shr()×=
V
ms
D
m
2
× 2827.433 shr()×=
Q
m
3
hr
V
ms
π
D
m