Dimensions of a diffuser versus airflow (section C, Q)

mm cmf

8000

400
600
20000

6000
40000

2000
4000
10000

100
200
800
1000
3000 inch
100
90

2000 80
1800 uneconomic area
less 5 m/s recommended area 70
1600
Q C 5 - 8 m/s
1400 60

1200 50

1000 40

800
30

8
600

20

400
f/s
6 ,4
~1
/s
5m f/s
2 6,2 f/s 10
s~ ,4

Diameter (section C), Radius (section Q)

/ 3 9 9
8 m /s ~
200 m 8
12 7

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600
800

400

200

100
4000

1000
6000

2000
8000

m3/h
20000
80000

40000
60000

10000
100000

Airflow V
VI. LENGTH
 Dimensions of a diffuser versus airflow (section H)

mm cmf

8000

400
600
20000

6000
40000

2000
4000
10000

100
200
800
1000
3000 inch
100
90

2000 80
1800
H recommended area 70
1600 uneconomic area
1400 less 5 m/s 5 - 8 m/s 60

1200 50

1000 40

800
30

9
600

20

4 f/s
,
400 ~ 16
m /s

Diameter (section H)
5 /s
6 , 2 f f/s
~2 ,4
m /s ~ 39
8 m/s 10
12 9

200 8

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100

600
800

400

200

100
4000

1000
6000

2000
8000

m3/h
20000
80000

40000
60000

10000
100000

Airflow V
VI. LENGTH
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VI. LENGTH
Classification of oscillation for lightweight fabrics
380
p st. (Pa)
360

340

320

300

280

260

240

220

200

180

160

140

120

100

80

60

40
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Degree of oscillation w (m/s)
0-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 >5

Is valid for straight parts with balanced speed profile

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VI. LENGTH
Classification of oscillation for medium-weight fabrics
220
p st. (Pa)
200

180
Degree of oscillation

160 0-1
1-2
140 2-3
3-4
4-5
120
>5

100

80

60

40
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
w (m/s)
Is valid for straight parts with balanced speed profile.

VII. TYPE OF ENDING

BEGINNING HEMMING BLANKING

VII. TYPE OF ENDING

F H B
~ (100-200)

ZIP SUTURE

Z S

detail

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VIII. AIR OUTLET

Looking through the graphs on the following pages you can form an idea on what conditions (flow,

VIII. AIR OUTLET

pressure) the diffusers can be used. Flow V supplied into a diffuser through an end or through an inlet
adapter is blowing off the diffuser in the following ways:
A - Through permeable fabric:
low is established by the formula A = S x P,
S - area of the diffuser, P - permeability of the diffuser owing to topical excess pressure.
if the fabric is not permeable the flow is zero.
B - Through microperforation fabric:
flow is established by the formula B = S x M.
S - area of the microperforated fabric, M - the flow determined by the number of the openings perforated
in the unit of area according to the graph on page 14. Any amount of microopenings the range
according to the graph on page 14 can be chosen to achieve the demanded air flow.Minimum excess
pressure for medium weight fabric is 50 Pa. If this excess pressure is not available the proper shape of
the diffuser can be achieved by using an additional tensioning tyre. Minimum excess pressure is only 20
Pa in this case. The minimum excess pressure is 30 Pa, 10 Pa - if an additional tesioning tyre is used -
in the case of lightweight fabric.
C- Through rows of openings:
The air amount for rectified flow is chosen according to the demanded air flow range. Assign the
computation to our authorized representative. If the air flow per a unit of length in one row of openings is
known a diameter of the openings can be determined according to the graph on page 13. It is valid
or 20 mm distance of the holes. Several parallel rows can be made to increase rectified air flow.
D - Through an end of a diffuser or through an outlet adapter:
The air flow is conducted to other diffusers, it is not destined for distribution through a computed diffuser.
Always V = A + B + C + D.

Chart: Any of the values A, B, C, D can be zero

V2
V1 + V2 = A + B + C + D1 + D2

V1
C

A B

D1 D2

detail
detail

We are always at your disposal to verify your calculation.

Our firm co-operators are provided with the software, which accelerates the calculation.
We advise you to consult all your designs.
The list of the authorized dealers is to be found on www.prihoda.eu.

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 Airflow through row of openings

m3/h/m cfm/ft
0,005 0,01 0,15 0,02 0,025 0,03 0,035 0,04 0,045 0,05 psi
500 90

450 80
12 mm
400
70

350
60
Essential tensioning tyre
300 -lightweight fabric 10 mm
50

13
250 Essential tensioning tyre
-medium weight fabric
40
diam

8 mm
200
eter

30
150
6mm

Airflow through row of openings

100 20

4 mm
50 10

0
10 20 30 40 50 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 320 340 360 Pa

Pressure
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VIII. AIR OUTLET

 Microperforation - Permeability versus Pressure
m3/h/m2 cfm/ft
0,005 0,01 0,15 0,02 0,025 0,03 0,035 0,04 0,045 0,05 psi
3000
unavailable area 160
250 000 openings

Essential tensioning tyre

-lightweight fabric, 140
2500 see page 10, par B.

200 000
120
Essential tensioning tyre
2000 -medium weight fabric,

nu
see page 10, par B.
100

mb
150 000

14
1500 er o
fm i
80
c roop

100 000
60
1000
ening

Airflow through microperforation

40
50 000
s on m2

500
20

available area
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 320 340 360 Pa
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Pressure

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IX. AIR DIFFUSION

Air diffuses from a correctly designed diffuser evenly along its all length. Static pressure alongside the

IX. AIR DIFFUSION

diffuser determines the degree of evenness. In practice, unevenness usually does not exceed 10%.
Dampers regulating the course of static pressure (as illustrated in the graph) can provide further
evenness of the diffused air. The dampers are highly recommended for long perforated diffusers,
particularly if the distance between the diffuser and the floor is greater than 3 mts. The dampers can be
installed also additionally, installation by the zippers is the easiest possible.
With dampers Without dampers

pst
pst

L L

damper

Even air diffussion does not provide even air distribution in a room automatically. Properly located
microperforation openings (for structured microperforation see pic. 1,2) or larger perforation openings
(for sequential perforation see pic. 3,4) can provide even distribution.
1. Uniform microperforation 2. Structured microperforation

3. Uniform perforation 4. Sequential perforation with dampers

Speed of air-flow in various distances from the diffuser can be calculated by means of our software,
which takes all the known effects (i.e. static pressure inside a diffuser, location and dimensions of inlets,
and temper. differences) into account. We are ready to verify every your calculation. All our authorized
dealers have the software at the disposal. Their addresses can be found on www.prihoda.eu.

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