Residential duct design: A practical handbook

Technical Report · Mon Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5427384

Wescott, J W ^[1]; Zeiner, J A ^[2]

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1. Ball State Univ., Muncie, IN (United States)
2. PSI Energy, Plainfield, IN (United States)

Heating/cooling units provide comfort in the home to the degree their air distribution systems have been designed and installed to operate at peak performance levels. An energy-efficient residential air distribution system transmits an optimum quantity of conditioned air to each room, and then returns the air to the equipment. These functions must be performed within the equipment's capabilities -- in terms of static pressure, cubic feet per minute, heating and cooling capacity, and sound level. Even the most technically advanced system operates inefficiently if its ductwork has been improperly designed or installed. It is therefore essential that designers of air distribution systems and the technicians who install them, understand air movement and air-moving equipment. In designing for space heating and/or cooling, the objective is a simple, direct system that delivers comfort dependably and conveniently at the lowest possible initial and operating costs. Simplicity and directness are the keys to both low cost and good performance in a duct system. This handbook is an easy-to-use reference for duct design and installation procedures. It provides explanations of basic engineering principles and theories relating to duct systems for inservice and preservice technical education programs at high school and post-secondary levels. Each section is followed by a set of review questions. The handbook presents a practical method for designing supply and return ductwork, and includes a glossary, friction charts, line drawings of ductwork fittings and symbols used in ductwork design, easily understood formulas, and a reproducible air distribution worksheet form. 5 refs., 20 figs., 10 tabs.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Ball State Univ., Muncie, IN (United States); PSI Energy, Plainfield, IN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: EPRI; Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5427384
• Report Number(s): EPRI-CU-7391
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DUCTS
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