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Clarifying Face Velocity for Louvres

The document asks how to properly size louvers for exhaust based on design face velocities listed in an ASHRAE table. Specifically, it provides an example of sizing a louver to exhaust 1.39 m3/s of air and asks whether the face velocity or free area velocity should be used in calculations.

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Clarifying Face Velocity for Louvres

The document asks how to properly size louvers for exhaust based on design face velocities listed in an ASHRAE table. Specifically, it provides an example of sizing a louver to exhaust 1.39 m3/s of air and asks whether the face velocity or free area velocity should be used in calculations.

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As per ASHRAE Fundamentals 2009 Chapter 21 Table 8, the design "face" velocities for determining the louvre

size is 2m/s for Intake and 2.5m/s for exhaust. Can anyone clarify how to use these velocity values in sizing
the louvres?

For example, if 5000 CMH (1.39 m3/s) of air has to be exhausted out, which one of the following is correct by
considering, 2.5 m/s as the face velocity?

1) Face area of the louvre with 50% free area is 1.39/2.5 = 0.556 m2 (which means, free area of the louvre is
0.258 m2 and the velocity of exhaust air in this free area is 2.5 * 2 = 5 m/s)

OR

2) Face area of the lourve with 50% free area is 1.39/(2.5*50%/100%) = 1.112 m2 (which means, free area
of the louvre is 0.556 m2 and the velocity of exhaust air in the free area is 2.5 m/s.

So, the ASHRAE guideline velocity is the face area velocity or free area velocity?

Thanks in advance.

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