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What is the formula for converting CFM pressures

Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:09 pm
by tafeteacher
Hi guys
I'm chasing the formula for converting flow at one pressure to another.

For example, let's say I have 100CFM@10" and I want to display it as flow@28". Does anyone know the conversion formula?

Thanks in advance

Re: What is the formula for converting CFM pressures

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 10:53 am
by 86rocco
Flow is proportional to the square root of the pressure difference so to convert from 10" to 28" you would multiply by √(28/10)=1.673. However, this is a best case scenario, bear in mind that different pressures mean different air speeds and higher speeds can sometimes induce turbulence which can effect flow so the conversion from one pressure to another is not always so straight forward.

Re: What is the formula for converting CFM pressures

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 6:51 pm
by tafeteacher
Thanks for that. Exactly what I was after!!