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Volumetric flow

03/09/2022 4:19 PM

May somebody please let me know the formula on how to calculate Volumetric flow for gas. The on variables I do have is pipe diameter and diff pressure using an annubar.

I am not sure if pressure is required.

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Re: Volumetric flow

03/10/2022 12:04 AM

..."To find the velocity of the fluid flow, multiply the differential pressure by two and divide this number by the density of the flowing material. As an example, assuming a differential pressure of 25 Pascals (or Pa, the unit of measurement of pressure) and the material is water, which has a density of 1 kilogram per meter cubed (kg/m^3), the resulting number will be 50 meters squared per seconds squared (m^2/s^2). Call this result A.

Find the square root of result A. Using our example, the square root of 50 m^2/s^2 is 7.07 m/s. This is the velocity of the fluid."...

https://sciencing.com/how-8233646-cross-sectional-area-pipe.html

...."The simplest equation for the flow rate Va is

Va = (ΔPD^4)/128μL

where ΔP is the pressure drop, D is the diameter of the pipe, μ is the viscosity and L is the length of the pipe.

If it’s air that is the fluid through the pipe, μ = 1.825x10^-5kg/m-s

Be careful with your units: Va will be in M^3/s"...

https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-to-calculate-the-flow-and-velocity-of-air-in-a-pipe-knowing-the-pressure-at-both-ends

d: Pipe Inner Diameter (in)

v: Air Velocity (ft/s)

Qa: Air Flow Rate (Actual) (CFM)

https://www.tlv.com/global/US/calculator/air-flow-rate-through-piping.html

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Re: Volumetric flow

03/10/2022 7:47 AM

Yes. Darcy and Weisbach can do this.

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