FLOW CHART FOR WATER PIPE

WATER FLOW CHARACTERISTICS

Flowing liquids will always experience friction resistance between the fluid and the pipe wall resulting in a pressure loss. This is a
result of fluid density, viscosity, velocity and the type of flow.
DESIGN DATA

To simplify calculations, the Hazen-Williams Formula is often used.

f = 0.2083 [ 100C ]1.85 Q 1.852

Di4.8655

Where: f = friction loss, ft of H20/100 ft.

Q = flow rate, gpm
Di = pipe internal diameter, in.
C = flow coefficient = 150 for PVC

PVC SCHEDULE 40
IPS – OD
1/2^ – 3^
PRESSURE RATING VARIES BY SIZE Nominal Size (in.)

100 1 1 1/4
3 1 1/2 2 2 1/2 3
1
/ /

9.0
2 4

8.0
7.0
40

6.0
30

20

4.0
10

3.0
Head Loss (ft. /1,000 ft.)

2.5
2.0

3
1.5

2
.)
ft./s
1.0

1
ty (
oci
Vel

0.4
0.5

0.3

0.2
5
0.2

0.1
0.15 0.2 0.3 0.4 1 2 3 4 10 20 30 40 100 200 300

Flow (U.S. Gallons/min.)

CONVERSION TIP: ft. of H2O x 0.4334 = psi
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