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VENTI LATI ON - !Help
BASI S: NFPA 30 1996 Edit ion, Flammable and Combust ible Liquids Code, and dat abase propert ies from The
Propert ies of Gases and Liquids, 3rd Edit ion", 'by Reid, Prausnit z and Sherwood, McGraw Hill, 1977.
NOTE: Always begin a new case by ret rieving t he original file. Direct ent ry of dat a in cells t hat
originally cont ain t able lookups could cause funct ions t o be lost , or incorrect calculat ions.
I format cells requiring ent ry colored RED; calculat ed values are black.
1. ) Ent er t he building or sit e area ident ificat ion at [ C3] .
2. ) Ent er t he area square foot age at [ C4] , t he equivalent rat e in sq met er is given at [ E4] .
3. ) To ent er t he fluid at [ B5] , use [ = ] , t hen go t o fluid t able, eg; [ = A59] is Et hanol or direct ly ent er t he
informat ion if it is not in t able (appropriat e cells t o allow t his are left "unprot ect ed").
4. ) The molecular weight will be aut omat ically looked up in t he t able, if t he fluid is available. I f not , ent er
t he value at [ E5] (t his cell is unprot ect ed).
5. ) The chemical formula will be aut omat ically looked up in t he t able, if t he fluid is available. I f not , ent er
t he value at [ B6] (t his cell is unprot ect ed).
6. ) The LEL (lower explosive limit ) will be aut omat ically looked up in t he t able, if t he fluid is available. I f
not , ent er t he value at [ E6] (t his cell is unprot ect ed).
7. ) The Ant oine coefficient s A, B, & C will be aut omat ically looked up in t he t able, if t he fluid is available. I f
not , direct ly ent er t he chemical's vapor pressure at [ G13] (t his cell is unprot ect ed). This vapor pressure
must be ent ered at it s value f or a t emperat ure of 20 deg. C. Do NOT save and overwrit e t he equat ion.
8. ) The wet bulb t emperat ure is calculat ed and given at [ G19] .
9. ) The chemical's vapor pressure at it s wet bulb t emperat ure is calculat ed and given at [ G25] (t his cell is
unprot ect ed). This vapor pressure can be manually ent ered if t he mat erial is not in t he t able, it must be
ent ered at it s wet bulb t emperat ure as calculat ed in cell [ G25] .
10. ) The 'rat e of evaporat ion' is calculat ed and given at [ G32] in CFM per square feet of exposed liquid area.
The equivalent rat e is reflect ed cubic met er at [ G34] .
11. ) The 'vent ilat ion rat e' is calculat ed and given at [ G39] in cubic feet of dilut ion air per square feet of exposed
liquid area. The equivalent rat e in cu met er/ hr per sq met er is given at [ G41] .
12. ) The 'vent ilat ion rat e' for t he area as ent ered at [ C4] is calculat ed and given at [ F44] in cubic feet per minut e
and in cu met er per hour at [ E45] .
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VENTI LATI ON - requirement s for accumulat ed flammable vapors
< < < < < < < < Psaf et y Januar y 2001, by Don Cof f man > > > > > > > >
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mat er i al s or appl i cat i on of t he dat a.
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vent ilat ion Psaf et y Januar y 2001
04/ 25/ 04
SYSTEM : Flammable Liquid Hold Tanks; vapor liberat ion
AREA : 100 sq f eet or 9. 290304 sq met er
fluid = Et hanol MW : 46. 069 mol. weight
FORMULA : C2H6O L.E.L. : 3. 30% lower explosive limit
det er mi ne vapor pr essur e @ 20 C usi ng Ant oi ne Eq.
Coef f icient A : 18. 9119
Coef f icient B : 3803. 98
Coef f icient C : - 41. 68
= 44. 032 mmHg
det er mi ne wet bul b t emper at ur e
= 15. 901 C
det er mi ne vapor pr essur e at wet bul b t emper at ur e
= 32. 352 mmHg
det er mi ne r at e of evapor at i on
= 0. 014483 f t
3
/ min per f oot
2
or : 0. 264863 m
3
/ hr per met er
2
vent i l at i on bel ow 25% LEL
= 1. 76 f t
3
/ min air per foot
2
or : 32. 10458 m
3
/ hr air per met er
2
Vent ilat ion Required f or t his 100 sq. f t . Area = 176 f t
3
min
or : 298. 2613 m
3
hour
VENTI LATI ON - requirement s for accumulat ed flammable vapors
C
s
0.570 10
3
.
VP
WetBulb
1.25
.
Mol
wt
0.29
V
a
C
s
4
.
100
.
LEL
VP
20C
exp
A T A C B + ( )
T C + ( )

1
1
]
:
A T A C B +
Wet
BULB
41
ln VP
20C
( )
0.1508

,
:
VP
WETBULB
exp
A T A C B + ( )
T C + ( )

1
1
]
:
vent ilat ion Psafet y January 2001
04/ 25/ 04
SYSTEM : Flammable Liquid Hold Tanks; vapor liberat ion
AREA : 100 sq feet or 9.290304 sq met er
Fluid : Et hanol
C
s
:
0.0144829 evaporat ion rat e, CFM/ sq. ft .
Formula : C2H6O
V
a
:
1.76 cu ft air/ sq. ft . @ 25% LEL
Mol. Weight : 46.069 or : 0.264863 m
3
/ hr air per met er
2
L.E.L. : 3.30%
V
r
:
176 CFM, Vent ilat ion Req'd for t his Area
or : 298.2613 m
3
hour
Current Rat e, CFM : 100.0 equat es t o 169.90 cubic met er/ hour, result ing in 43.89 % of LEL.
cfm % of LEL
99 0.443
108 0.406
117 0.375
126 0.348
135 0.325
144 0.305
153 0.287
162 0.271
171 0.257
180 0.244
VENTI LATI ON - Design @ 25% Lower Explosive Limit
Lower Explosive Limit vs. Air Flow
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
0 50 100 150 200
Air Flow, CFM
%

o
f

L
.
E
.
L
.
% LEL
vent ilat ion Psaf et y January 2001
Ant oine Vapor Pressure Equat ion
LN( P) = A-B/ ( T+ C)
P as mmHg and T as K
Component
Chemical
Formula Mole Wt A B C LEL
Acet one C3H6O 58.08 16.6513 2940.46 -35.93 0.025
Benzene C6H6 78.114 15.9008 2788.51 -52.36 0.012
Carbon Disulf ide CS2 76.131 15.9844 2690.83 -31.62 0.013
Chlorobenzene C6H5CL 112.559 16.0676 3295.12 -55.6 0.013
CyclohexaneC6H12 84.162 15.7527 2766.63 -50.5 0.013
Cyclohexanone C6H10O 95.145 NA NA NA 0.011
Dibut yl-O-Pht halat e C16H22O4 278.35 336.24 NA NA 0.005
Diet hyl Ket one C5H10O 86.134 16.8138 3410.51 -40.15 0.016
Et hanol C2H6O 46.069 18.9119 3803.98 -41.68 0.033
Et hyl Acet at eC4H8O2 88.107 16.1516 2790.5 -57.15 0.020
Et hyl Et her C4H10O 74.123 16.0828 2511.29 -41.95 0.019
Et hyl Propionat e C5H10O2 102.134 16.162 2935.11 -64.17 0.019
Et hylbenzeneC8H10 106.168 16.0195 3279.47 -59.95 0.008
I sopropyl Alcohol CH3CHOHCH360.096 18.6929 3640.2 -53.54 0.022
Met hanol CH4O 32.042 18.5875 3626.55 -34.29 0.060
Met hyl Acet at e C3H6O2 74.08 16.1295 2601.92 -56.15 0.031
Met hyl Et hyl Ket one C4H8O 72.107 16.5986 3150.42 -36.65 0.014
Napht haleneC10H8 128.174 16.1426 3992.01 -71.29 0.009
N-But yl-Acet at e C6H12O2 116.161 16.1836 3151.09 -69.15 0.017
N-Hept ane C7H16 100.205 15.8737 2911.32 -56.51 0.010
N-Hexane C6H14 86.178 15.8366 2697.55 -48.78 0.011
Nit romet haneCH3NO2 61.041 16.2193 2972.64 -64.15 0.073
N-Propyl Acet at e C5H10O2 102.134 16.2291 2980.47 -64.15 0.017
O-Dichlorobenzene C6H4CL2 147.004 16.2799 3798.23 -59.84 0.022
O-Xylene C8H10 106.168 16.1156 3395.57 -59.46 0.009
P-Cresol C7H8O 108.14 16.1989 3479.39 -111.3 0.011
Propyl Alcohol C3H8O 60.096 17.5439 3166.38 -80.15 0.020
Pyridine C5H5N 79.102 16.091 3095.13 -61.15 0.018
sec-But yl Alcohol C4H10O 74.123 17.2102 3026.03 -86.65 0.017
Tet rahydrofuran C4H8O 72.107 16.1069 2768.38 -46.9 0.020
Toluene C7H8 92.141 16.0137 3096.52 -53.67 0.011
Vinyl Acet at eC4H6O2 86.091 16.1003 2744.68 -56.15 0.026
vent ilat ion Psafet y January 2001