Calculation of Water Flow Rates for Different Pipe Sizes

(Hazen Williams Formula - S.I. units)

Pipe Material:

PVC

Hazen Williams Coefficient, C =

Pressure drop over the pipe length, P =

140

150

kN/m2

Water Flow Rate, m3/hr

Pipe
Length

Pipe Diameter , mm

12

20

25

40

50

65

75

100

130

5.6

21.5

38.6

133.0

239.2

477.0

694.9

1481

2953

3.9

14.8

26.6

91.5

164.5

328.1

478.0

1019

2031

2.7

10.2

18.3

62.9

113.2

225.6

328.7

700.5

1396.7

2.1

8.2

14.7

50.6

90.9

181.3

264.1

562.8

1122

12

1.5

5.6

10.1

34.8

62.5

124.7

181.6

387.1

771.7

30

0.9

3.4

6.2

21.2

38.1

76.0

110.7

236.0

470.5

Hazen Williams Equation as used in this spreadsheet:

Q = (3.763 x 10-6) C D2.63(P/L)0.54, where

Q is the water flow rate in m3/hr

D is the pipe diameter in mm
L is the pipe length in m
P is the pressure difference across pipe length L in kN/m 2

150
4302
2959
2034.9
1635
1124
685.5

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15

Discharge, Q =

30

cfs

roughness, n =

0.0000