FLUID POWER DATA

PRESSURE DROPS THROUGH ORIFICES

CV FACTORS & ORIFICES

FLOW THRU ORIFICES

TO DETERMINE DESIRED ORIFICE SIZE USE THE FOLLOWING FORMULA:

Q = KA ΔP

= 18.94 X D2 ΔP WHEN C = ORIFICE COEFFICIENT .6 AND

.02
5 SG = .895, NO ALLOWANCE FOR VISCOSITY CHANGE
6
.03 7 Q = FLOW, GPM
8 D = DIAMETER, IN
.04 9 P = PRESSURE, PSI
10
.05
.06
.07
.08
20 EXAMPLE:

Fluid Power Data

.09
.10 1 gpm will pass through a
1/16 diameter hole with a 140 psi
30
pressure drop. (See dashed line)
40
.2
50 10,000
.0001 8,000
60
6,000
.3 70 .00015
80 1/64 .0002 4,000
.4 90 3,000 LIQUID FLOW THRU VALVE
100 .0003
.0004
.5 2,000
.6 .0006
1,500 Q = Cv ΔP / SG
150
.7 1/32 .0008 1,000
.001 800
.8
.9 200 600
.0015
1.0 3/64 .002
400
300 1/16 .003 300 SHARP EDGE ORIFICE
.004
5/64 200
400
2 3/32 .006 150 Q = 29.81 (C) (I.D.)2 ΔP / SG
500 .008
7/64 .01 100 = 18.9 D2
600 80
1/8
3 .015 60
700 WHEN SG IS .895
800 .02
40
4 900 3/16 .03 30 NO ALLOWANCE FOR VISCOSITY CHANGE
1000
.04
5 1/4 20
6 .06 15
1500 5/16 .08 C = .6 FOR SHARP EDGE
7 10
.1 WALL THICKNESS IS LESS THAN
8 3/8 8
9 2000 7/16 .15 6 HOLE DIAMETER
10 1/2 .2 5
2500 4 CV = GIVEN FACTOR
3000 5/8 .3 3
.4 2.5 I.D. = INSIDE DIA, IN
15
3/4 2 Δ P = CHANGE IN PRESS, (PSI)
4000 .6
20 7/8 SG = SPECIFIC GAVITY
5000 1 .8
1.5 Q = FLOW, GPM, OR SCFM
1.0
25 6000 1 1/4
30 7000 1.5
1 1/2 2 1
8000
9000 1 3/4 2.5
40 10,000 2 3
4
50 2 1/2 5
60 6
15,000 3 7
8
70 3 1/2 9 .5
10
80 4
90 20,000 15
100 4 1/2 PSI
PRESSURE
30,000 HOLE AREA DROP
150 SQ. IN.
DIA.
40,000
200
50,000 CV FACTORS FOR SHARP EDGE ORIFICES
GPM CU-IN
MIN DIA CV DIA CV DIA CV DIA CV

.020 009 .125 .35 .395 3.50 .750 12.50

.025 .014 .163 .60 .423 4.00 .875 17.30
.030 .02 .200 .90 .448 4.50 1.00 22.80
.044 .04 .212 1.00 .472 5.00 1.25 36.30
.052 .06 .250 1.50 .515 6.00 1.50 51.20
.060 .08 .300 2.00 .539 6.50 1.75 71.00
.067 .10 .333 2.50 .578 7.00 2.00 90.00
.095 .20 .375 3.13 .625 8.80 2.10 100.00