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AN340-EU-EN V1.3 4/13
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Appendix:UsefulEquationsandConversions
Areaequationforrectangularorsquareducts
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Areaequationforcircularducts
Cubicequations
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NOTE:Measurementsmadeininchesorcentimetersmustbeconvertedtofeetormetersbeforeusingtheseformulae.
UnitofMeasureConversionTable
m/s ft/min knots km/h MPH
1m/s 1 196.87 1.944 3.6 2.24
1ft/min 0.00508 1 0.00987 0.01829 0.01138
1knot 0.5144 101.27 1 1.8519 1.1523
1km/h 0.2778 54.69 0.54 1 0.6222
1MPH 0.4464 87.89 0.8679 1.6071 1
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Area(A)=Length(L)xWidth(W)
CFM(ft
3
/min)=AirVelocity(ft/min)xArea(ft
2
)
CMM(m
3
/min)=AirVelocity(m/sec)xArea(m
2
)x60
Radius
Area(A)=pi xr
2
Wherepi=3.14andr
2
=radiusxradius
Diameterofcircle=radiusx2