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Sand Trap Louver (STL) Reference

Face velocity ideal band 1.5 – 2.5 m/s; anything above 3 m/s lets particles bypass the blades. Edit Free area % and Clean ΔP per louver to match your supplier's data.

Pick a louver for your flow

1000 × 1000 mm

Max 1375 L/s @ 2.5 m/s
Gross face area1.000 m²
Free area0.550 m²
Free area %
Clean ΔP @ 2.5 m/s Pa
%Flow (L/s)Flow (CFM)VelocityΔP (Pa)
20%2755830.52
40%55011651.09
60%82517481.520
80%110023312.035
100%137529132.555
120%165034963.079

1500 × 1000 mm

Max 2063 L/s @ 2.5 m/s
Gross face area1.500 m²
Free area0.825 m²
Free area %
Clean ΔP @ 2.5 m/s Pa
%Flow (L/s)Flow (CFM)VelocityΔP (Pa)
20%4138740.52
40%82517481.09
60%123826221.520
80%165034962.035
100%206343702.555
120%247552443.079

2000 × 1000 mm

Max 2750 L/s @ 2.5 m/s
Gross face area2.000 m²
Free area1.100 m²
Free area %
Clean ΔP @ 2.5 m/s Pa
%Flow (L/s)Flow (CFM)VelocityΔP (Pa)
20%55011650.52
40%110023311.09
60%165034961.520
80%220046622.035
100%275058272.555
120%330069923.079

1500 × 1500 mm

Max 3094 L/s @ 2.5 m/s
Gross face area2.250 m²
Free area1.238 m²
Free area %
Clean ΔP @ 2.5 m/s Pa
%Flow (L/s)Flow (CFM)VelocityΔP (Pa)
20%61913110.52
40%123826221.09
60%185639331.520
80%247552442.035
100%309465552.555
120%371378663.079

2000 × 1500 mm

Max 4125 L/s @ 2.5 m/s
Gross face area3.000 m²
Free area1.650 m²
Free area %
Clean ΔP @ 2.5 m/s Pa
%Flow (L/s)Flow (CFM)VelocityΔP (Pa)
20%82517480.52
40%165034961.09
60%247552441.520
80%330069922.035
100%412587402.555
120%4950104883.079

How this is used in selection

When you drop a Sand Trap Louver (STL) into an AHU's accessory library on the layout tab, the rendered louver block uses these face-velocity targets to flag under-/over-velocity. Use the quick-sizing helper above to pick the smallest standard louver that keeps face velocity in the 1.5 – 2.5 m/s band for your design flow.