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Mass flow in air can be calculated if you know the pressure drop across the pipe. Then it can be calculated using Darcy's Equation for Pressure,which is: P2-P1 = (4fLv*v)/d*2*g where, P2 & P1 are pressures at two points in pipe, f = friction factor, L= length of pipe, v = velocity of fluid, d = diameter of pipe, g = gravity. from this formula we can calculate the velocity and hence the flow rate.

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