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<div>I am sorry for my typo error. The equation can be found in ASHRAE Handbook - HVAC Applications. My version is 2003, page 52.5. It is actually under Fire an Smoke Management. <br><br>Cheers, </div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 4:38 AM, Hopf, Johannes <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:johannes.hopf@dreso.com">johannes.hopf@dreso.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang="EN-US">Cheney, can you post the chapter in the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals where I can find the equation</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang="EN-US">Johannes</span><span style="COLOR: #29457b; FONT-SIZE: 8pt" lang="EN-US"></span></p></div>
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<b>Gesendet:</b> Mittwoch, 6. Oktober 2010 22:43<br><b>An:</b> <a href="mailto:creations.deepa@gmail.com" target="_blank">creations.deepa@gmail.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Bldg-Sim<br><b>Betreff:</b> Re: [Bldg-sim] Negative pressure for EQ cr 5</span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt" class="MsoNormal">Hi Deepa, </p></div>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt" class="MsoNormal">My two cents. </p></div>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt" class="MsoNormal">For your question, you need to know: </p></div>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt" class="MsoNormal">1. the air volume in room and its pressure</p></div>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt" class="MsoNormal">Higher pressure x air volume in room/atmospheric pressure </p></div>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt" class="MsoNormal">Now you get the number for the static condition... ;)</p></div>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt" class="MsoNormal">to maintain the pressure in a leaky room you have to pump in more air, right? </p></div>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt" class="MsoNormal">3. from the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals:<br><br>Q = 2610 x A x (DP)1/2<br><br>• Q is the room leakage flow rate in cfm,<br>• 2610 is a conversion factor,<br>• A is the net open crack area of the room (generally not measurable), and<br>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 35.4pt" class="MsoNormal">This is only the theoretical calculation for your reference. </p></div>
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