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Engineered nozzle airflow rule calculator

The cited nozzle example uses about 33% less air for equivalent blowing capacity.

Units
V˙new=0.67×V˙round\dot{V}_{\text{new}} = 0.67 \times \dot{V}_{\text{round}}

Calculator

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cfm
cfm

Worked example

Given

  • V˙round\dot{V}_{\text{round}} = 240 cfm
V˙new=0.67×240=160.8\dot{V}_{\text{new}} = 0.67 \times 240 = 160.8

Symbols and units

SymbolMeaningUnit
V˙new\dot{V}_{\text{new}}flow with engineered nozzlecfm
V˙round\dot{V}_{\text{round}}flow with round orifice at equivalent blowing dutycfm

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