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Pipe Data Metric English

Nominal Pipe Size 3.0
Schedule Thickness 40.0
Pipe Roughness 0.04572 mm 0.00180

Pipe Inner Diameter 77.93 mm 3.068

Pipe Length 100.00 m 328.08
Pipe Elevation 10.00 m 32.81

Fluid Data
Flowrate 30.00 m3/h 17.66
Density 1000.0 Kg/m 3
62.428
Viscosity 1.000 cP 6.72E-04

Calculations
Velocity, V 1.75 m/s 5.73
Reynold's Number, Re 136157
Friction factor, f (Darcy's) 0.01996
K Value for fittings 228.67

Head Loss
Due to Fittings 35.58 m 116.73
Due to Friction 3.99 m 13.08
Due to Elevation 10.00 m 32.81

Total
Head loss 49.57 m 162.62
Pressure Drop 4.86 bar 70.52

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 Pipe Fitting Losses

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Fittings
90 Elbow Quantity K1 K Kd
Threaded, r/D = 1 800 0.14 4.0
Threaded, Long Radius, r/D = 1.5 1 800 0.071 4.2
Flanged, Welded, Bend, r/D = 1 800 0.091 4.0
Flanged, Welded, Bend, r/D = 2 800 0.056 3.9
Flanged, Welded, Bend, r/D = 4 800 0.066 3.9
Flanged, Welded, Bend, r/D = 6 800 0.075 4.2
Mitered, 1 Weld, 90 1000 0.27 4.0
Mitered, 2 Weld, 45 800 0.068 4.1
Mitered, 3 Weld, 30 800 0.035 4.2
Mitered, 4 Weld, 22.5 800 0.27
Mitered, 5 Weld, 18 800 0.25

45 Elbow Quantity K1 K Kd
Standard, r/D = 1 500 0.071 4.2
Long Radius, r/D = 1.5 500 0.052 4.0
Mitered, 1 Weld, 45 500 0.086 4.0
Mitered, 2 Weld, 22.5 500 0.052 4.0

180 Bend Quantity K1 K Kd

Threaded, r/D = 1 1000 0.23 4.0
Flanged/ Welded, r/D = 1 1 1000 0.12 4.0
Long Radius, r/D = 1.5 1000 0.10 4.0

Tees Quantity K1 K Kd
Standard, Threaded, r/D = 1 500 0.274 4.0
Long Radius, Threaded, r/D = 1.5 800 0.14 4.0
Standard, Flanged/Welded, r/D = 1 1 800 0.28 4.0
Stub-in Branch 1000 0.34 4.0
Run Through Threaded, r/D = 1 200 0.091 4.0
Run Through Flanged/Welded, r/D = 1 150 0.05 4.0
Run Through Stub in Branch 100 0 0

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Valves Quantity K1 K Kd
Angle Valve = 45, = 1 950 0.25 4.0
Angle Valve = 90, = 1 1000 0.69 4.0
Globe Valve, = 1 1500 1.70 3.6
Plug Valve, Branch Flow 500 0.41 4.0
Plug Valve, Straight Through 300 0.084 3.9
Plug Valve, 3-way, Flow Through 2 300 0.14 4.0
Gate Valve, = 1 300 0.037 3.9
Ball Valve, = 1 300 0.017 3.5
Butterfly Valve 1 1000 0.69 4.9
Diaphragm Valve, Dam Type 1000 2.00
Swing Check Valve 1500 0.46 4.0
Lift Check Valve 2000 2.85 3.8
Tilting Disk Check Valve 1000 0.50

Reducer D2 38.10 mm 1.500

1 Square Reduction
Quantity 1 Kf 8.118
D1 D2

2 Tapered Reduction
30 0.524
D1 D2 Quantity Kf 3.362

3 Rounded Pipe Reduction

D1 D2
Quantity Kf 1.656

Orifice D2 25.40 mm 1.000

1 Thin Sharp Orifice

D1 D2
Quantity 1 Kf 213.196

2 Thick Orifice
L L 25.40 mm 1.000
D1 D2 Quantity Kf 140.796
L/D2 1.000

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Expander D2 76.20 mm 3.000

1 Square Expansion

D1 D2 Quantity 1 Kf 0.002

2 Tapered Expansion
45 0.785
D1 D2 Quantity Kf 0.002

3 Rounded Pipe Expansion

D1 D2 Quantity Kf 0.002

Pipe Entrances
1 Flush / Square Edged

Quantity Kf 0.500

2 Rounded
r/D 0.02
r
D Quantity 1 Kf 0.280

3 Inward Projecting

Quantity Kf 0.780

4 Chamfered

Quantity Kf 0.250

Pipe Exits Quantity 1 Kf 1.000

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P-10001
Feed Pipe
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inch

inch

inch
ft
ft

ft3/min
lb/ft3
lb/ft.s

ft/s

ft
ft
ft

ft
psi

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P-10001
Feed Pipe
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Method
3K 0.000
3K 0.291
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
2K 0.000
2K 0.000

Method
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000

Method
3K 0.000
3K 0.473
3K 0.000

Method
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 1.091
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000

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Feed Pipe
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Method
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 1.090
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 3.129
2K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
2K 0.000

inch

8.118

rad
0.000

0.000

inch

213.196

inch
0.000

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inch

0.002

rad
0.000

0.000

0.000

0.280

0.000

0.000

1.000

K - Total 228.671

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