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William Hazen gravity sloped pipes 7/10 full sizing

Material C factor 150

Rain water sloped gravity pipes Storm flow - Area conversion

STORM Pipe STORM
RAIN FLOW RAIN FALL
DRAINED SLOPE Diameter FLOW L/S DRAINED
FALL inch L/S inch
AREA M2 mm AREA M2
300 1 1.00% 2.12 Ø 100 7 1 992

Water sloped gravity pipes

Pipe
FLOW L/S SLOPE Diameter
mm
92 1.00% Ø 300

Table for max. flow for pipes

Hydraulic
radius for Slope WH factor Flow Max. Flow
D in D ft R Pipe Size
7/10 C Gpm L/S
R/D
0.29646465 1.00% 150 2 0.166667 0.049411 16.950629 1 50
0.29646465 1.00% 150 4 0.333333 0.098822 104.9288 7 100
0.29646465 1.00% 150 6 0.5 0.148232 304.79982 19 150
0.29646465 1.00% 150 8 0.666667 0.197643 649.53654 41 200
0.29646465 1.00% 150 10 0.833333 0.247054 1168.0916 74 250
0.29646465 1.00% 150 12 1 0.296465 1886.7901 119 300
0.29646465 1.00% 150 16 1.333333 0.395286 4020.8 254 400
0.29646465 1.00% 150 20 1.666667 0.494108 7230.791 456 500
0.29646465 1.00% 150 24 2 0.592929 11679.721 737 600
0.29646465 1.00% 150 28 2.333333 0.691751 17518.727 1105 700
0.29646465 1.00% 150 32 2.666667 0.790572 24889.797 1570 800
0.29646465 1.00% 150 36 3 0.889394 33927.55 2141 900
0.29646465 1.00% 150 40 3.333333 0.988215 44760.476 2824 1000

Table for max. flow for pipes

Hydraulic
radius for Slope WH factor Flow Max. Flow
D in D ft R Pipe Size
7/10 C Gpm L/S
R/D
0.29646465 1.00% 150 2 0.166667 0.049411 16.950629 1 50
0.29646465 1.00% 150 4 0.333333 0.098822 104.9288 7 100
0.29646465 1.00% 150 6 0.5 0.148232 304.79982 19 150
0.29646465 1.00% 150 8 0.666667 0.197643 649.53654 41 200
0.29646465 1.00% 150 10 0.833333 0.247054 1168.0916 74 250
0.29646465 1.00% 150 12 1 0.296465 1886.7901 119 300
0.29646465 1.00% 150 16 1.333333 0.395286 4020.8 254 400
0.29646465 1.00% 150 20 1.666667 0.494108 7230.791 456 500
0.29646465 1.00% 150 24 2 0.592929 11679.721 737 600
0.29646465 1.00% 150 28 2.333333 0.691751 17518.727 1105 700
0.29646465 1.00% 150 32 2.666667 0.790572 24889.797 1570 800
0.29646465 1.00% 150 36 3 0.889394 33927.55 2141 900
0.29646465 1.00% 150 40 3.333333 0.988215 44760.476 2824 1000

William Hazen
Q=592*(7/10)(pi/4*d^2)*C*R^0.63*S^0.54

Q Max flow Gpm

d Diameter ft
C William Hazen factor
R Cross Area wet/perimeter wet ft
S slope (Ex. S=0.01 for 1%slope)
 William
Hazen C Material
factor

150 CPVC
130-140 STEEL / CAST IRON / COOPER NEW
125 STEEL OLD
120 CAST IRON / COOPER 4-12 YEARS OLD
110 GALVANIZED STEEL
110 CAST IRON 13-20 YEARS OLD
60-80 CAST IRON, WORN / PITTED