Scenario

Description Unit
Min Med Max
Project data
Design air flow rate 540 1312 2144 m3/h
Tank length 6,00 m
Tank width 8,80 m
Number of parallel lanes 1 -
Drop pipe data
Number of drop pipes per zone 2 -
Drop pipe calculations
Drop pipe internal diameter 160,3 mm
Air flow velocity in the drop pipe 3,7 9,0 14,8 m/s
Grid data
Orifice diameter 4 mm
Discharge coefficient 0,65 -
Average pressure drop across orifices 200 [mm H2O]
Allowance for diffuser pipes and fixtures 50 mm
Manifold length 7,90 m
Grid spacing 0,90 m
Grid width 2,10 m
Diffuser center-to-center spacing 0,50 m
Longitudinal wall-grid spacing (sum of both sides) 0,90 m
Trasversal wall-grid spacing (sum of both sides) 0,90 m
End spacing (sum of both sides) 0,10 m
Orifice center-to-center spacing 40 mm
Grid calculations
Height of diffuser bend 200 mm
Height of diffuser from tank floor 250 mm
Air density 1,50 1,50 1,50 kg/m3
Design air flow rate per orifice 1,50 1,50 1,50 m3/h
Minimum design air flow rate per orifice 1,43 1,43 1,43 m3/(h·orifice)
Maximum design air flow rate per orifice 1,58 1,58 1,58 m3/(h·orifice)
Number of required laterals per manifold 16 -
Number of required diffusers per manifold 32 -
Number of manifold required across tank length 2 -
Number of manifold required across tank width 1 -
Manifold internal diameter 160,3 mm
Air flow velocity in the manifold 3,7 9,0 14,8 m/s
Check if Ndrop_pipes is adequate Ok -
Manifold outer diameter 168,3 mm
Number of orifices per lateral 46 -
Total number of orifices per grid 1472 -
Total number of orifices per system 1472 -
Air flow rate per orifice 0,37 0,89 1,46 m3/(h·orifice)
Percentage error of Q'orifice 75,6 40,7 3,2 %