Moody Diagram

Moody Diagram

Useful diagram for estimating the relative duct roughness factor in calculating pressure losses in ducts.

 

It uses the Reynolds Number (Re) a dimensionless number which is obtained from

Reynolds Equationwhere Roe_density sign is the density of the air at temp and pressures prevailing and Mu_viscosityis the Viscosity of the air.  V is the velocity in the duct, d is the diameter of the duct.

Almost all LEV systems run with the Re above 2000 ie in the turbulent zone.

Moody_diagram