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SHEET METAL DRAFTING

of the body size, in order to obtain the free area of the register. Fill in, in the following table, the free areas of the register sizes given.

Free Areas of Registers
Size of Body. Free Area
(66⅔ per cent of
body area).
Size of Round Pipe
Required (See Problem
34C).
6″×10″
8″×12″
9″×12″
9″×14″
10″×12″
12″×14″
12″×16″

Problem 34C.—Since a register cannot deliver more air than is conveyed to it, it is evident that the cross-sectional area of the round neck of the register box must equal the free area of the register. Using the formula, , fill in the third column of the above table.