Friction Loss For Pipe Sizing
Friction Loss For Pipe Sizing
Friction Loss For Pipe Sizing
Hf = Where
L = Length of pipe (ft) d = Inside diameter (ft) V = Velocity (ft /sec) g = Gravitational constant (ft/sec2) f = DARCY-WEISBACH friction loss coefficient f = function (Re * /d) Hf = Head loss due to friction (ft) = Absolute roughness (ft)
(ft) Commercial pipe (new)
Glass, drawn brass, copper, lead Wrough iron, steel Asphalted cast iron Galvanized iron Wood stave Concrete Riveted steel
Smooth 0.00015 0.0004 0.00085 0.0006 - 0.003 0.001 - 0.01 0.003 - 0.03
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1. Cameron hydraulic data Book 2. Enginereed Softwares PIPE-FLO software www.engineeredsoftware.com 3. Fiberglass Pipe Handbook, SPI Composites Institute
One 90O LR elbow has the same head loss as a piece of pipe 20D long. 90o Short radius elbow = 1 D 90o Long radius elbow = 1.5 D
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length L/D
Drawing
Tees* :
Branch flow Run flow 60 20
Laterals* :
Branch-Run flow Run-Branch flow Run-Run Run-Run Branch-Run reverse Run-Branch reverse 30 40 20 25 130 130
Valves :
# Globe-Conventional # Globe-60o Y Pattern # Globe-45o Y Pattern # Angle-Conventional # Cock -Straight through -Three way-Run -Three way-Branch Check -Conventional Swing -Clearway Swing -Globe Lift or Stop -Angle Lift or Stop -Inline Ball Gate-Disk
* For full size branches.
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Entrances
Exits
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