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Table 6 Pipesupports Table 7 Pipe supports

Nominalsize . Intervalfor Interval for
Nominal size
Cast iron, Stainless Interval for Interval for vertical runs horizontalruns
mild steel steel vertical runs horizontalruns (mm) (in) (m) (II) (m) (ft)
(mm) (mm) (in) (m) (if) (m) (if) Up to 15 Up to 1/2 2.0 6 1.2 4
15 15 1/2 2.5 8 2.0 6 22 3/4 2.5 8 1.8 6
20 22 3/4 3.0 10 2.5 8 28 1 2.5 8 1.8 6
25 28 1 3.0 10 2.5 8 35 11/4 3.0 10 2.5 8
32 35 1¼ 3.0 10 2.7 9 42 11/2 3.0 10 2.5 8
40 42 11/2 3.5 12 3.0 10 54 2 3.0 10 2.7 9
50 54 2 3.5 12 3.0 10 66.70 21/2 3.5 12 3.0 10
80 76.1 2 3.5 12 3.0 10 76.1 3 3.5 12 3.0 10
100 108 4 3.5 12 3.0 10 108 4 3.5 12 3.0 10

Maximum intervalforcast iron, mild steeland stainless steelpipes Maximum interval forlight gaugecopperpipes

Domestic properties
Normal gas usage would be satisfied by the following meter size:
Table 8a Meter characteristics
Model Capacity Standard Pressure loss Capacity Proving Meter
type per hour working pressure at capacity per revolution dial/circle connections

(ft3) I (m3) (psi) (mbar) (wg) (mbar) (if3) (dm3) (ft3) I (dm3)
U4/G2.5 141 4 0.7 50 <0.5 <1.22 .043 I 1.25 1 10 1'screwed
U6/G4 212 6 0.7 50 <0.5 <1.22 .071 2.0 1 10 to BS 746

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Commercial properties
Usage will vary but the following Table wouldgenerally give a meter sizeto suit requirements:
Table 8b Meter characteristics

U16 U25 U40 U65 U100 U160

Capacity per 16m3 565ff3 25m3 833ft3 40m3 1412ft3 65m3 2296ff3 lOOm3 353ff3 160m3 5650ff3
hour
Std. working
7smbar 1.Opsi 7smbar 1.Opsi 7smbar 1.Opsi 75mbar 1 .Opsi 7smbar 1.Opsi 7smbar 1 .Opsi
Pressure
Mean pressure
loss l.22mbar 0.5"wg l.62mbar 0.65"wg 1.22mbar 0.5"wg 2.36mbar 0.95"Wg l.32mbar 0.53"wg 2.glmbar l.17wg
Capacity per 4dm3 0.142ft3 10dm3 0.353ft3 20dm3 0714ff3 25dm3 lOft3 50dm3 2.0ff3 71.4dm3 2.5ff3
revolution
Proving circle 100dm3 itt3 , 100dm3 lOft3 100dm3 loft3 100dm3 lOft3 100dm3 loft3 100dm3 lOft3
(1 pulse =)
Standard 1 1/4 screwed to 2"screwed to 2" screwed to 65mm flanged 80mm flanged 100mm flanged
connections BS746 BS746 B5746 BS4505.l 16/1 BS4505.1 16/1 BS4505.l 16/1
Shipping 20.751b 36lb 61.5lb 921b 154lb 165lb
9.43kg 16.40kg 28kg 41.8kg 70kg 75kg
weight I I I I I

Standard working pressure is shownat 75mbar(1.0 psi) —meterscan be supplied forhigher working pressures.

Heatenergyrates The gas discharge rate tables expressed Wobbe No = (cv)

The rate at which gas is used and heat as m3/h, can be converted to energy
produced in gas appliances may be input rates usingone or moreof the
expressed in several ways. The heat listed conversion calculations from 1-8 Therefore if using natural gas witha cv
input rate can be calculated by and 9 for thermalefficiency. of 39.70 and a sg of 0.58
multiplying the gas rate in m3 or ft3 by It is essential however, that the heat
the relevant calorificvalue (CV). The = (39.70) = 52.12
output of appliances are keptreasonably (v'0.58)
relevant cv mayvary seasonally slightly constant and the gas quality maintained
from region to region, within close limits. The wobbe number WobbNo = 52.12
The current CV'sare generally will give an indication of the heat output
expressed as follows: from burnersusingany of the three
a. cv Btu/ft3 = 1065.64 familygases. The wobbe number can be
derived usingthe following formula:-
b. cv MJ/m3 = 39.70

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