23 Pressure drop

Worked example
Pipeline (d=15 cm) 200 m long connects water tower to a user (Q=10 liters/s). Pipes are new and made of steel. What is the pressure drop in the system?

Worked example
Some questions: 1. Short or long pipeline? 2. How many components?

Step by step
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Calculate velocity of flow Calculate Reynolds number Determine relative roughness Find friction factor Apply Darcy formula

1. Calculation of velocity of flow

2. Calculation of Reynolds number

3. Find relative roughness

Absolute roughness of pipe

Absolute roughness of pipe

3. Find relative roughness

4. Find friction factor

Moody diagram

Moody diagram

5. Apply Darcy formula

- lambda - friction factor l - length of pipe (m) d - diameter of pipe (m) u - velocity of flow (m/s)

5. Apply Darcy formula

Pressure drop - useful links

http://www.pressure-drop.com/Online-Calculator/ http://www.sizepipe.com

Online calculation

Online calculation

Convertion to meters:

According to general hydrostatic equation