PIGGING PRESSURES AND FLOWS

Recommended pressures and flow rates for pigging can be found in this section
Pipe ID Pressure (Psi) LiquidFlow

For Launching For Running

2” 100-200 40-100 30-50

3” 100-150 35-85 70-100

4” 75-125 30-80 120-200

6” 50-100 30-75 250-450

8” 30-80 25-70 450-800

10” 30-60 25-50 750-1250

12” 30-50 20-45 1000-1800

14” 20-50 15-40 1400-2500

16” 15-45 10-40 1800-3000

18” 15-40 10-30 2000-4000

20” 10-25 5-20 2800-5000

24” 10-25 5-20 4000-7000

30” 10-20 5-10 7000-11000

36” 10-20 5-10 10000-16000

40” 10-20 5-10 12000-20000

42” 10-20 5-10 13000-22000

48” 10-20 5-10 17000-27500

Notes : The above information is to be used as guidlines only.