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Sand Trap Louver

03/28/2016 4:25 PM

hello ,

please .. i am selecting a sand trap louver , based on 15,665 cfm and 0.2 in.wg

after i calculated the face velocity (220 ft/min) i tried to calculate the effective area which will be 71.2 sq.ft=6.6 sq.m

the problem is that i cant find this area in the table of the louver size ..

please advise me what to do ? .. can i use the equation of fresh air louver ?

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03/28/2016 5:07 PM

"please advise me what to do ?"

Contact your supplier. They will have engineers who do this all the time.

Contact your supplier!

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03/28/2016 5:25 PM

What a relief.. I thought it said sand trap lover. . In which case I would say I'm attracted to them but I also hate them.

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03/28/2016 5:42 PM

Always hit behind the ball and take plenty of sand!

Always rake the trap when finished.

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03/28/2016 5:46 PM

There is much to consider....You may have to use more than one, or you may have one custom made to order...Each design of louver will have it's own flow characteristics and max velocity and pressure.....

http://www.rlcraigco.com/pdf/louvers-selection-design-considerations-and-details.pdf

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03/28/2016 5:48 PM

If selecting from a table of available sizes, choose the next size larger; or combine two or more of smaller sizes to attain the total area.

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03/28/2016 5:51 PM

Use multiple louvers. There are manufacturing size limits to these.

Don't forget to include louver restriction, which for sand louvers is usually about 65%. The free area of the louver (equivalent area of an open hole) will be a function of each louver design, and this information will be available from the manufacturer.

As has been stated, you should be able to get design assistance from your selected supplier or manufacturer.

The good folks at LynDoor Industries are developing a system where compressed sunlight can be used to automatically clear the captured particles from the traps, greatly simplifying the maintenance schedule.

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03/28/2016 10:33 PM

Tut, tut. Don't don't give too much information away on the LCUv© Dust Buster, just yet.

Remember that nasty mushroom cloud we got yesterday when Bucky got too close to the compressor?

BTW, have we located any of his DNA anywhere?

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03/29/2016 1:58 PM

My uncle (an optometrist) has unfortunately succumbed to injuries received whilst on the job. You see, he fell into the lens grinder and was badly injured.

I understand he made quite a spectacle of himself.

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03/29/2016 2:07 PM

I always said it was better to be an optometrist that it was to be a pesticide.

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03/28/2016 6:18 PM

IF the ball is sitting up a pitching wedge might be a better choice

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03/28/2016 7:08 PM

If the ball is sitting up, give it a treat. Then hit it with a sand wedge!

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03/28/2016 9:37 PM

You obviously have a complicated and convoluted problem in your mind. You have not placed your problem into our minds. Our problem is that we do not understand the initial premise of the situation before you delve into these multi-digit details. For instance, is this sand suspended in air, lubricating oil, water, unrefined well fluid, extraterrestrial atmosphere (Mars?), natural gas, engine intake manifold, etc.

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03/29/2016 6:15 AM

Use the next size up.

Three off 1½m x 1½m units will give you 6.75 m2

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