Normal “Friction Drop Service (psi/ioo ft) Punp Suction, Boiling (1) 0.08-0.25 (2) Pump Suction, Subeooled (1) 0.2-1.0 (2) Pump Discharge, General (1) + -10-4.0 Cooling Water Headers 0.5 Cooling Water: Branches 2.0 Liquid to Thermosiphon Reboiler 0.2 Side-Stream Drawofe 0.5-0.25 Anine, Carbonate, and Sour - Nater (prevent flashing) Sulfur, Pumped 0.5-3.0 Sulfur, Gravity Sulfuric Acid (except as noted) - 93% to 99.6% (cast iron) 8-in. - or larger dia or 180°F or lees Weak acid (0 to 30%) plastic - or plastic-lined pipe 93% to 99.68 (steel) Jess than - 120°F i Sodium Hydroxide, up to 30% - 30% to So% - 50% to 738 - Sulfur Slurry - Norns: (2) Po not use average flow rates with positive displ Tf suction piping is complex, use 1 ft/s Fauipnont Engineer for recommendations. (2) NPSH requixement is the major eriterion for sizing pu lines, (3) Vesse) suction nozele size is often pene roreeres. Line must be run an Jeast 5 Rote, at nozate size, before reducing the set by velocity Velocity (ft/sec) rit Nor Maxi Maximum Limit 4(3) 10 (3) 10 (3) 4s (3) 16 30 (4) 16 30 (4) 16 30 (4) 4 . 4) 10 (3) 7 - 1 10 - 2.5 4 a: 6 e 6 : 1 e 6 : 5 2 4 : - 46) acement pi © and check with Rotating (4) Check effect oF weter hamer before using these maximums. Gh oquare doer ays tet, TERIA, oF 434 8. my. Suet don Limits to pre- vertical feet from size of the line.003 Appendix III - Gases and Steam - Line Sizing Criteria Velocity (ft/sec) Normal Friction Drop Normal Maximum Service (psi/100 ft) Maximum Limit Gases and Vapors, General Less than 15 psia (vacuum) 0.05-0.25 (1) 200-250. S0% sonic (2) Up to 100 psig 0,25-0.50 (1) 150-200 50% sonic (2) 100 psig to 1,000 psig 0150-2.0 (1) 100-150 50% sonie (2) Over 1,000 psig 0.2% psia (1) 100 sonic (2) $0, avid $03 Process Gas - 50-90 - Compressor Suctions Reciprocating 0.3% psia 20-40 7% sonic (2) Centrifugal 0.2% psia 40-80 13% sonic (2) Steem : Saturated, iess than 50 psig 1% psia (1) 50 100 Vd (3) 50 psig to 250 psig 0.6-1.3 (1) 40 Vd = 100 Va (3) 250 psig to 1,000 psig 1.3-3.0 (1) 30 Ya 100 Va (3) Superheated, above 250 psig 0.7% psia (2) 50 VE 100 Va (3) Superheated, less than 250 psig . (same as gases and vapors) NOTES: qa) (2) QB) ‘These values are for headers within plant limits; short branch line may be sized for tyo to three times greater friction loss. Sonic or acoustic velocity, ft/sec = VERIRI/H, «17 Ob) (£e)/(d force) = Specific leat Ratio Cp/Gv 2 = Conpressibility Factor R= 1,546 (ft) (1b force}/(1b mole) (°R); 2,780 (ft) Gb force)/ QD mode) (°K) T = Absolute Temperature, °R 14, = Molecudar Nesght ‘These velocities wil) usually be applied only to short branches. Their use for headers «S11 result in very high friction los Vd = nominal diameter in inche; P and psia = OP. Cc VV