Design Criteria:

3 Frictional Pressure Drop per 100 Pipe Length with a Maximum Velocity of 10 ft/sec

Figure - 1

Friction Loss for CLOSED Piping Systems: Schedule 40 Steel

Source: Carrier Systems Design

Design Criteria:

3 Frictional Pressure Drop per 100 Pipe Length with a Maximum Velocity of 10 ft/sec

Figure - 2

Friction Loss for OPEN Piping Systems: Schedule 40 Steel

Source: Carrier Systems Design

Design Criteria:

3 Frictional Pressure Drop per 100 Pipe Length with a Maximum Velocity of 10 ft/sec

Figure - 3

Friction Loss for Copper Piping Systems: Types K, L, & M

Source: Carrier Systems Design

Example:

6800 lbs per hour of steam flow in a 2 inch pipe at 100 psig pressure.
What is the pressure (psi) drop per 100 ft length of pipe and the flow velocity?
Answer: psi/100 = 11 velocity = 32,000 fpm

Figure - 17
ASHRAE

Steam Flow Rates at Various Pressures and Velocities for Schedule 40 Pipe

Source:

Figure 18

Steam flow at 30 psig

Source: ASHRAE

Design Criteria:
0.75 psi per 100 ft pipe
Max Vel = 6,000 fpm

Figure 19

Steam flow at 50 psig

Source: ASHRAE

Design Criteria:
1.0 psi per 100 ft pipe
Max Vel = 8,000 fpm

Figure 20

Steam flow at 100 psig

Source: ASHRAE

Design Criteria:
2.0 psi per 100 ft pipe
Max Vel = 10,000 fpm

Figure 21

Steam flow at 150 psig

Source: ASHRAE

Design Criteria:
2.0 psi per 100 ft pipe
Max Vel = 10,000 fpm

Figure 20

Steam flow at 100 psig

Source: ASHRAE

Design Criteria:
2.0 psi per 100 ft pipe
Max Vel = 10,000 fpm

Figure 21

Steam flow at 150 psig

Source: ASHRAE

Design Criteria:
2.0 psi per 100 ft pipe
Max Vel = 10,000 fpm