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 21.5 38.6 133.0 239.2 477.0 694.9 1481 2953

2 3.9 14.8 26.6 91.5 164.5 328.1 478.0 1019 2031

4 2.7 10.2 18.3 62.9 113.2 225.6 328.7 700.5 1396.7

6 2.1 8.2 14.7 50.6 90.9 181.3 264.1 562.8 1122

12 1.5 5.6 10.1 34.8 62.5 124.7 181.6 387.1 771.7

30 0.9 3.4 6.2 21.2 38.1 76.0 110.7 236.0 470.5

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/m2

 150

4302

2959

2034.9

1635

1124

685.5
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15 Discharge, Q = 30 cfs
roughness, n = 0.0000