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    This document provides guidance on sizing piping for gas installations. It states that pipe sizes should be determined based on the maximum gas rate of connected appliances and allowances made for future extensions. For natural gas, the pressure drop between the meter and points of connection should not exceed 1 mbar at maximum flow. Tables are provided showing the gas discharge in TracPipe corrugated stainless steel tubes of varying diameters and lengths with pressure drops of 1 mbar for natural gas and 2.5 mbar for propane. Additional pipe lengths should be added for bends and tees. Methods are described for calculating pressure drops that differ from the standard values.

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    This document provides guidance on sizing piping for gas installations. It states that pipe sizes should be determined based on the maximum gas rate of connected appliances and allowances made for future extensions. For natural gas, the pressure drop between the meter and points of connection should not exceed 1 mbar at maximum flow. Tables are provided showing the gas discharge in TracPipe corrugated stainless steel tubes of varying diameters and lengths with pressure drops of 1 mbar for natural gas and 2.5 mbar for propane. Additional pipe lengths should be added for bends and tees. Methods are described for calculating pressure drops that differ from the standard values.

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    This document provides guidance on sizing piping for gas installations. It states that pipe sizes should be determined based on the maximum gas rate of connected appliances and allowances made for future extensions. For natural gas, the pressure drop between the meter and points of connection should not exceed 1 mbar at maximum flow. Tables are provided showing the gas discharge in TracPipe corrugated stainless steel tubes of varying diameters and lengths with pressure drops of 1 mbar for natural gas and 2.5 mbar for propane. Additional pipe lengths should be added for bends and tees. Methods are described for calculating pressure drops that differ from the standard values.

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    LPG Pipe Sizing

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    This document provides guidance on sizing piping for gas installations. It states that pipe sizes should be determined based on the maximum gas rate of connected appliances and allowances made for future extensions. For natural gas, the pressure drop between the meter and points of connection should not exceed 1 mbar at maximum flow. Tables are provided showing the gas discharge in TracPipe corrugated stainless steel tubes of varying diameters and lengths with pressure drops of 1 mbar for natural gas and 2.5 mbar for propane. Additional pipe lengths should be added for bends and tees. Methods are described for calculating pressure drops that differ from the standard values.

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    PIPE SIZING

    When designing an installation the sizes of all installation piping shall


    be determined from the maximum gas rate of the appliances to be
    connected.
    Allowance should also be made for the possibility of future extensions,
    especially if the piping is to be buried.
    For natural gas at 21 mbar the pressure drop between the outlet of the
    meter and the points to be connected shall not exceed 1 mbar at
    maximum flow conditions. Low pressure 3rd family gas supplies should
    be regulated at 28 mbar (Butane) or 37 mbar (Propane), with a pressure
    drop not exceeding 2.5 mbar.
    Discharge in a straight corrugated stainless steel tube with 1.0 mbar
    differential pressure between the ends, for gas of relative density 0.6
    (i.e. natural gas), (when air =1), and with 2.5 mbar differential for gas
    of relative density 1.5 (i.e. propane)
    TracPipe corrugated stainless steel tube to BS 7838
    TracPipe Length of pipe
    size
    metres
    3
    6
    9
    12
    15
    20
    25
    30
    40
    50
    mm
    Discharge cubic metres per hour
    12
    1.5
    1.0 0.85 0.82 0.69 0.52 0.41 0.34
    15
    2.9
    1.9 1.5
    1.3 1.1
    0.95 0.92 0.88 0.66 0.52
    22
    8.7
    5.8 4.6
    3.9 3.4
    2.9
    2.5 2.3
    2.0 1.78
    28
    18
    12
    9.4
    8.0 7.0
    5.9
    5.2 4.7
    4.0 3.6
    32
    28.8 19.8 15.3 13.5 11.7 9.9
    8.5 7.6
    6.5 5.7
    40
    48.6 33.3 26.1 22.5 19.8 17.1 15.3 13.5 11.7 10.8
    50
    110 75
    60
    50
    42
    35
    32
    28
    25
    22
    Note : When using this table to estimate gas flow in TracPipe of a
    known length, this length should be increased by the values given in
    the table following for every bend and tee.

    Equivalent pipe lengths for 90 degree bends and tees length of


    pipe to be added to length of pipe run for each bend and / or tee.
    TracPipe size
    90 degree bend
    Tee
    DN
    metres
    metres
    12
    0.3
    0.5
    15
    0.3
    0.5
    22
    0.3
    0.5
    28
    0.3
    0.5
    32
    0.45
    1.0
    40
    0.45
    1.0
    50
    0.65
    1.5

    PRESSURE DROP for TracPipe


    Where the pressure drop permitted differs from 1 mbar (for natural gas),
    or 2.5 mbar (for propane or butane), calculation from first principles may
    be carried out using the following values :

    12 mm TracPipe as 12 mm copper, in accordance with BS EN 1057


    15 mm TracPipe as 15 mm copper, in accordance with BS EN 1057
    22 mm TracPipe as 22 mm copper, in accordance with BS EN 1057
    28 mm TracPipe as 28 mm copper, in accordance with BS EN 1057
    32 mm TracPipe capacity at 90 % of 35 mm copper, in accordance with
    BS EN 1057
    40 mm TracPipe capacity at 90 % of 42 mm copper, in accordance with
    BS EN 1057
    50 mm TracPipe as 50 mm steel, in accordance with BS 1387 or BS
    3601.

    NOTES ON BUTANE

    For a given rate of flow in a given pipe, the pressure drop for
    Propane at 37 mbar equals approximately 0.75 of the pressure
    drop for Butane at 28 mbar.
    A given pipe with Butane at 28 mbar will carry approximately the
    same volume equivalent as it would with Propane at 37 mbar.

    ALTITUDE EFFECT ON PRESSURE


    Compensation for the effects of altitude should be made for pipes in high-rise
    buildings. Lighter than air gases will show an increase in pressure due to
    altitude, whereas for heavier than air gases the reverse is true. The following
    formula may be used :
    h = K x (1-G) x H
    where,
    K = 0.123 (dimensionless)
    h = pressure change due to altitude (mbar)
    H = altitude change (metres)
    G = density of the gas relative to air (dimensionless)

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