Wherebothlengthshavebeendeterminedtheycanbeappliedtothegraphtocheckthattheinstallationispermissible.Forexample,ifitwasknownthat2metresofconcentric
flueand2metresof60Øexhaustwererequired,thevaluescouldbeappliedtothegraphasshowninExample2.Asthepointofintersectionofthedottedlinesisbelowthesolid
diagonalline,thecombinationoflengthsisshowntobeacceptable.
Example3FlueLengthsOK
Intheexampleshown,assumethattheconcentricpartoftheflueneedstobe1.6metreslong.Findthepositionof'1.6'onthehorizontalaxisofthegraphandthenproject
upwardstothesoliddiagonalline.Thisisrepresentedbytheverticalthickdottedline.Wherethisdottedlineintersectswiththesoliddiagonallineonthegraph,projectacrossto
theverticalaxis.Ascanbeseenthiscorrespondswith4.0metres.Therefore,thetotalequivalentlengthofthe60Øexhaustcanbeupto4.0metres.Anyelbowequivalencies
mustbeaccountedfori.e.93°elbowsareequalto1metre,each45°elbowto0.5metres.
Fig.21e&Fig.21f
FlueLengthWorkedExample
Inthediagram(Fig.21f)aboveanadditional93°elbowandpairof45°elbowshavebeenincludedinthe60Øexhaust.
Also1straightextensionpiecehasbeenused.
Tocalculatetotallength:
Lengthof60Øsuppliedinkit = 1metre
1metreExtension = 1metre
1x93°Elbow = 1metre
2x45°Elbow = 1metre(0.5metreseach)
Total60Ø = 4metres
AfterconsultingthetableinExample3itcanbedeterminedthattheconcentricfluecouldbeuptoapproximately1.6metreslong.
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