Enclosure cooling & airflow calculator
Calculate enclosure cooling CFM and room air changes with fan sizing margin recommendations.
Estimate cooling airflowData Center Thermal Management, Industrial Chilling & Air Systems
HVAC and refrigeration calculations for airflow CFM, duct resistance, fan noise, plume abatement cooling towers, industrial chillers and compressed air.
Calculate enclosure cooling CFM and room air changes with fan sizing margin recommendations.
Estimate cooling airflowInput airflow, duct dimensions, length, roughness, and fittings to calculate friction loss, dynamic pressure, and external static pressure (ESP) using Darcy-Weisbach.
Calculate duct static pressure lossScale fan CFM, static pressure and motor brake horsepower across RPM speed variations and geometrically similar impellers using aerodynamic affinity laws.
Calculate fan lawsInput airflow/flow rate, static/total pressure, fan efficiency and drive type to calculate air power, brake horsepower (BHP), IEC motor frame, and full load amps (FLA).
Size fan and pump electric motorsCalculate air flow balance, RPM load, and single-unit outage contingency for data center (AHU/CRAH) and cleanroom fan walls under N+1/N+2 redundancy, solving for cubic affinity-law energy savings and optimal operating costs.
Optimize fan wall redundancy arrayCalculate minimum target efficiency thresholds (η_min) for axial, centrifugal and mixed flow fans under European Commission Regulations (EU) 327/2011 and (EU) 2024/1834, verifying CE ecodesign compliance and efficiency margins.
Verify EU ErP fan ecodesign complianceCalculate logarithmic sound power summation, hemispherical geometric distance decay, sound pressure level (dBA), silencer attenuation, and OSHA permissible noise exposure durations for industrial fans and pumps.
Calculate fan noise distance attenuationSolve for true moist air density and derating factor K_rho across elevation, temperature and relative humidity using the ICAO standard atmosphere model and Tetens vapor equation, calculating CFM compensation and static pressure derating.
Calculate altitude air density deratingCalculates 90° lateral inlet box velocity pressure, fan inlet cone throat velocity, local pressure loss (Pa), AMCA 201 System Effect Factor (SEF), and energy-saving benefits of turning vanes in accordance with AMCA 201 and industrial ventilation standards.
Calculate centrifugal fan inlet box pressure loss and turning vane sizingCompliant with Cooling Technology Institute CTI STD-201 specifications and ASHRAE 90.1 HVAC energy standards, enter circulating water flow rate (m³/h), hot water inlet temperature (°C), cold water outlet temperature (°C), local ambient wet-bulb temperature (°C), and tower structural type (counterflow / crossflow / closed-circuit). Accurately calculate cooling Range, thermal Approach, total heat rejection load (kW & Refrigeration Tons RT), approach-corrected nominal tower capacity rating, recommended axial airflow (m³/h & CFM), fan motor installed power (kW), and total makeup water consumption (m³/h) covering evaporation, drift, and blowdown losses.
Size industrial cooling tower and approach temperatureCalculate cooling tower mass water balance, evaporation loss E, drift D, blowdown B, and total makeup water M per CTI and Marley standards. Inputs circulation flow, hot/cold water temperatures, ambient wet-bulb, cycles of concentration (COC), drift rate, and water tariffs.
Calculate cooling tower evaporation and makeup waterCalculates hybrid plume abatement cooling tower dry/wet psychrometric mix point, discharge relative humidity, maximum oversaturation mist condensation, and finned-coil heating load based on CTI Tangent Criteria.
Calculate cooling tower plume abatement mixed state and dry coil heating dutyCalculates process cooling heat load, tons of refrigeration (RT), rated chiller capacity (kW), compressor electrical power consumption, and cooling tower water requirements per ASHRAE and AHRI 550/590 standards for injection molding, laser cutting, and chemical reactors.
Calculate chiller cooling capacity and loadConvert industrial chiller cooling capacity (kW, RT, BTU/hr, kcal/h) and chilled water circulation flowrate (m³/h, L/min, GPM), and calculate circulation pump motor power and pipe sizing DN based on AHRI 550/590 thermodynamics.
Convert industrial chiller cooling capacity and water flowCalculate refrigerated and desiccant compressed air dryer temperature/pressure correction factors, rated sizing airflow, regeneration purge air loss CFM, and compressor power loss based on ISO 7183 and ISO 8573-1.
Size compressed air dryer pressure dew point and purge lossCalculates compressed air flow velocity, equivalent fitting length, Darcy-Weisbach friction pressure drop, and recommended pipe diameter per ISO 1217 and CAGI guidelines for aluminum, stainless steel, carbon steel, and copper piping.
Calculate compressed air pipe sizing and pressure dropSize compressed air receiver tanks per CAGI and Atlas Copco standards. Enter compressor FAD, working pressure, minimum pressure, peak surge air demand, surge duration, and cycle frequency to calculate surge volume, cycling buffer volume, standard vessel capacity, charging time, and ASME safety relief valve sizing.
Calculate air compressor receiver tank capacityCalculate required CFM based on heat dissipation kW and allowable temperature rise, determine system duct static resistance, scale fan speeds and predict boundary noise levels via Fan Laws and Fan Noise tools, and configure Fan Wall N+1 redundancy.
Size evaporator tonnage, water GPM and pumping head using Chiller Cooling Capacity, match heat rejection to atmospheric wet-bulb using Cooling Tower Sizing, and mitigate winter exhaust plume fog using the Plume Abatement tool.
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Already have an account? Open your workspace →Required CFM is inversely proportional to temperature rise (Delta T). Sizing for an unrealistically narrow rise (e.g. 3-5 deg C) doubles required air volumetric flow, ballooning fan sizes, duct footprints and lifecycle fan electrical power.
Warm saturated exhaust air mixing with cold ambient air exceeds saturation vapor pressure, condensing into visible white fog. Plume abatement towers blend a heated dry airflow stream with the wet exhaust to ensure the mixed state stays below saturation.
Dryer ratings are indexed to standard conditions (20 deg C, 7 bar g). High ambient summer temperatures dramatically expand moisture loading while lower operating pressures accelerate volumetric face velocity, requiring ISO 7183 derating.