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Technical Bulletin - Calculation of Room Pressure

This document provides an example calculation of room pressure. Given a room volume of 16,000 cubic feet, an air change rate of 6 per hour is required, corresponding to a total airflow of 1,600 CFM exiting the room. With a return to exhaust air ratio of 9:1, return air is calculated as 1,440 CFM and exhaust as 160 CFM. To positively pressurize the room to 15 Pascals above atmospheric pressure, additional supply air above the 1,600 CFM exiting flow is needed. Calculations determine this additional airflow to be 30.24 CFM, making the total supply air 1,630.24 CFM.

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Technical Bulletin - Calculation of Room Pressure

This document provides an example calculation of room pressure. Given a room volume of 16,000 cubic feet, an air change rate of 6 per hour is required, corresponding to a total airflow of 1,600 CFM exiting the room. With a return to exhaust air ratio of 9:1, return air is calculated as 1,440 CFM and exhaust as 160 CFM. To positively pressurize the room to 15 Pascals above atmospheric pressure, additional supply air above the 1,600 CFM exiting flow is needed. Calculations determine this additional airflow to be 30.24 CFM, making the total supply air 1,630.24 CFM.

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Technical Bulletin

Calculation of Room Pressure (Example)


Given condition:
Room volume: 40ft x 40ft x 10ft = 16000 cu. Ft
Available OA (Outside air), RA (return air), SA (supply air) & EA (exhaust air) ducting
EA : RA ratio is at 1 : 9
Room leakage: 5%

Require condition:
Room pressurization = +ve 15Pa
ACH = 6

OA SA

Room
RA

EA

Calculation:

ACH = (V x 60) / Vol


Where Vol = room volume (cu ft.) & V = total outlet air flow (cfm)

V = (ACH x Vol) / 60
Which is V = (6 x 16000) / 60

V = 1600cfm

*1,600cfm must be removed from the room to achieve min 6 Air Change Per Hour (ACH).
Where V = RA + EA = 1600 cfm

Given condition, EA : RA = 1 : 9
EA = 160 cfm
RA = 1440 cfm

According to require condition, the room must be in positive (+ve) pressurized.


So, Supply air (SA) must be more than total outlet air flow (V). SA > V.

SA > 1600cfm
But what should be the additional air flow to pressurize the room up to 15Pa.

Date of released: 19th Oct 2009 Issued by: Raymond Vong


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Assuming Atmospheric pressure, Patm = 101.325kPa

Total pressure, Ptotal = Patm + Proom


Ptotal = 101.325kPa + 0.015kPa = 101.34kPa

Total additional room air volume requires:

Ptotal / Patm = Vtotal / Vroom

101.34
× 16000 = 16002.4 cu. ft.
101.325

Additional air volume requires pressurizing room up to 15Pa (without leakage):


16000 – 16002.4 = 2.4 cu ft.

With 5% leakage consider: 2.4 * 1.05 = 2.52 cu ft. additional air volume require.

If we require pressurizing the room within 5 second:


Total additional air flow (PA) = 2.52 cu ft. / 5s = 0.504 cu ft. / s = 30.24 cfm

Then total supply air (SA) as below:

SA = OA + RA
Where OA = V-RA+PA = 1600 – 1440 + 30.24 = 190.24 cfm
So, SA = 190.24 + 1440 = 1630.24cfm

OA = 190.24cfm SA = 1630.24cfm

Room
RA = 1440cfm

V = 1600cfm

EA = 160cfm

Date of released: 19th Oct 2009 Issued by: Raymond Vong


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