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Figure 5-10  Friction factors for any Kind and Size of Pipe

Table 5-16  Values of ε (Absolute Roughness) preferred to be used, will show the relationships of
Absolute
pressure drop (in psi or ft of water head) per 100 ft of
Type of pipe roughness equivalent length (actual length, plus allowance for
(new, clean, condition) (in feet) hand valves and fittings), gpm or L/minute, pipe size,
Drawn tubing—glass, brass; plastic 0.000005 and velocity. To size piping, you must keep in mind all
Commercial steel or wrought iron 0.00015 four items, and a graph shows them best. You need to
Cast iron—asphalt dipped 0.0004 know two items to get on the graph.
Galvanized iron 0.0005
Cast iron—uncoated 0.00085
For this chapter we have tried to use the latest
Wood stave 0.0006-0.0003 technical information sources available at the mo-
Concrete 0.001-0.01 ment to aid you in understanding what is available.
Riveted steel 0.003-0.03 It must be understood that where we have used
Table 5-17  Average Values for manufacturer’s information that it is not to be used
Coefficient of Friction, f. for your design. In some cases it will be obsolete!
Nominal Brass, Galvanized When picking a product for your design, you must
Pipe Size, Copper or Iron or use the latest manufacturer’s literature. Also, you
inches Lead Steel must use the latest code that applies to the location
½ 0.022 0.044 of the building.
¾ 0.021 0.040
1¼ 0.020 0.038 Factors Affecting Domestic Water Pipe
1½ 0.020 0.036 Sizing
1 0.019 0.035 The three factors affecting the sizing of a water line
2 0.018 0.033 are the demand flow rate (gpm [L/s]), the velocity (fps
2½ 0.017 0.031 [m/s]), and the pressure available for piping friction
3 0.017 0.031
4 0.016 0.030
loss (psi [kPa]).