Calculation of Water Flow Rates for Different Pipe Sizes

(Hazen Williams Formula - S.I. units)

Pipe Material: PVC Hazen Williams Coefficient, C = 150

Pressure drop over the pipe length, DP = 140 kN/m2

Pipe Water Flow Rate, m3/hr

Length Pipe Diameter , mm
m 12 20 25 40 50 65 75 100 130

1 5.6 8.5 12.2 34.5 35.4 69.5 70.3 149.0 198.0

2 3.9 10.4 10.9 36.6 34.3 70.7 69.7 149.7 197.5

4 2.7 12.7 9.8 38.8 33.2 72.0 69.0 150.5 197.0

6 2.1 14.3 9.2 40.1 32.6 72.7 68.7 150.9 196.7

12 1.5 17.5 8.2 42.6 31.6 74.0 68.0 151.7 196.1

30 0.9 22.8 7.1 46.0 30.3 75.7 67.2 152.7 195.4

Hazen Williams Equation as used in this spreadsheet:

Q = (3.763 x 10-6) C D2.63(DP/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

DP is the pressure difference across pipe length L in kN/m 2

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247.4

247.8

248.1

248.3

248.7

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15 Discharge, Q = 30 cfs
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