HFS-4

Effective 4/1/99
Revised 10/15/03

HARVEL BLAZEMASTER CPVC FIRE SPRINKLER PIPE

UL

US

FM

LPC NSF-pw

ASTM

Harvel BlazeMaster
CPVC Fire Sprinkler

Friction Loss Table

The QUALITY Line

Friction Loss (PSI per linear foot) and Velocity (feet per second)
(Hazen-Williams C Factor = 150)
Nominal
Pipe Size:
Avg, I.D.
(inches)
GPM

3/4 inch

1 inch

1 1/4 inches

1 1/2 inches

2 inches

2 1/2 inches

3 inches

(.874)
Friction
Loss Velocity

(1.101)
Friction
Loss
Velocity

(1.394)
Friction
Loss
Velocity

(1.598)
Friction
Loss
Velocity

(2.003)
Friction
Loss
Velocity

(2.423)
Friction
Loss
Velocity

(2.950)
Friction
Loss Velocity

1
2
3
4
5

0.0008
0.0030
0.0063
0.0107
0.0161

0.5
1.1
1.6
2.1
2.7

0.0003
0.0010
0.0020
0.0035
0.0052

0.3
0.7
1.0
1.3
1.7

0.0001
0.0003
0.0006
0.0011
0.0017

0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.1

0.0000
0.0002
0.0003
0.0006
0.0009

0.2
0.3
0.5
0.6
0.8

0.0000
0.0001
0.0001
0.0002
0.0003

0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0001
0.0001

0.1
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.3

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.0
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2

6
7
8
9
10

0.0226
0.0300
0.0385
0.0478
0.0581

3.2
3.7
4.3
4.8
5.3

0.0073
0.0098
0.0125
0.0155
0.0189

2.0
2.4
2.7
3.0
3.4

0.0023
0.0031
0.0040
0.0049
0.0060

1.3
1.5
1.7
1.9
2.1

0.0012
0.0016
0.0020
0.0025
0.0031

1.0
1.1
1.3
1.4
1.6

0.0004
0.0005
0.0007
0.0008
0.0010

0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0

0.0002
0.0002
0.0003
0.0003
0.0004

0.4
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.7

0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0001
0.0002

0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.5

11
12
13
14
15

0.0693
0.0814
0.0944
0.1083
0.1230

5.9
6.4
7.0
7.5
8.0

0.0225
0.0264
0.0307
0.0352
0.0400

3.7
4.0
4.4
4.7
5.1

0.0071
0.0084
0.0097
0.0111
0.0127

2.3
2.5
2.7
2.9
3.2

0.0037
0.0043
0.0050
0.0057
0.0065

1.8
1.9
2.1
2.2
2.4

0.0012
0.0014
0.0017
0.0019
0.0022

1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5

0.0005
0.0006
0.0007
0.0008
0.0009

0.8
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.0

0.0002
0.0002
0.0003
0.0003
0.0003

0.5
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7

16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

0.1386
0.1551
0.1724
0.1905
0.2095
0.2293
0.2499
0.2713
0.2935
0.3165

8.6
9.1
9.6
10.2
10.7
11.2
11.8
12.3
12.8
13.4

0.0450
0.0504
0.0560
0.0619
0.0680
0.0745
0.0812
0.0881
0.0953
0.1028

5.4
5.7
6.1
6.4
6.7
7.1
7.4
7.8
8.1
8.4

0.0143
0.0160
0.0177
0.0196
0.0216
0.0236
0.0257
0.0279
0.0302
0.0326

3.4
3.6
3.8
4.0
4.2
4.4
4.6
4.8
5.0
5.3

0.0073
0.0082
0.0091
0.0101
0.0111
0.0121
0.0132
0.0144
0.0155
0.0168

2.6
2.7
2.9
3.0
3.2
3.4
3.5
3.7
3.8
4.0

0.0024
0.0027
0.0030
0.0034
0.0037
0.0040
0.0044
0.0048
0.0052
0.0056

1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5

0.0010
0.0011
0.0012
0.0013
0.0015
0.0016
0.0017
0.0019
0.0020
0.0022

1.1
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.7

0.0004
0.0004
0.0005
0.0005
0.0006
0.0006
0.0007
0.0007
0.0008
0.0008

0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.2

26
27
28
29
30

0.3403
0.3649
0.3903
0.4165
0.4435

13.9
14.4
15.0
15.5
16.0

0.1106
0.1185
0.1268
0.1353
0.1441

8.8
9.1
9.4
9.8
10.1

0.0350
0.0376
0.0402
0.0429
0.0457

5.5
5.7
5.9
6.1
6.3

0.0180
0.0193
0.0207
0.0220
0.0235

4.2
4.3
4.5
4.6
4.8

0.0060
0.0064
0.0069
0.0073
0.0078

2.6
2.7
2.9
3.0
3.1

0.0024
0.0025
0.0027
0.0029
0.0031

1.8
1.9
1.9
2.0
2.1

0.0009
0.0010
0.0010
0.0011
0.0012

1.2
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.4

31
32
33
34
35

0.4712
0.4997
0.5290
0.5590
0.5898

16.6
17.1
17.6
18.2
18.7

0.1531
0.1623
0.1718
0.1816
0.1916

10.4
10.8
11.1
11.5
11.8

0.0485
0.0514
0.0545
0.0576
0.0607

6.5
6.7
6.9
7.1
7.4

0.0249
0.0265
0.0280
0.0296
0.0312

5.0
5.1
5.3
5.4
5.6

0.0083
0.0088
0.0093
0.0098
0.0104

3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6

0.0033
0.0035
0.0037
0.0039
0.0041

2.2
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.4

0.0013
0.0013
0.0014
0.0015
0.0016

1.5
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.6

36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45

0.6214
0.6537
0.6868
0.7206
0.7551
0.7904
0.8265
0.8632
0.9007
0.9390

19.3
19.8
20.3
20.9
21.4
21.9
22.5
23.0
23.5
24.1

0.2018
0.2123
0.2231
0.2341
0.2453
0.2568
0.2685
0.2804
0.2926
0.3050

12.1
12.5
12.8
13.1
13.5
13.8
14.2
14.5
14.8
15.2

0.0640
0.0673
0.0707
0.0742
0.0777
0.0814
0.0851
0.0889
0.0927
0.0967

7.6
7.8
8.0
8.2
8.4
8.6
8.8
9.0
9.2
9.5

0.0329
0.0346
0.0364
0.0381
0.0400
0.0418
0.0437
0.0457
0.0477
0.0497

5.8
5.9
6.1
6.2
6.4
6.6
6.7
6.9
7.0
7.2

0.0109
0.0115
0.0121
0.0127
0.0133
0.0139
0.0146
0.0152
0.0159
0.0165

3.7
3.8
3.9
4.0
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6

0.0043
0.0046
0.0048
0.0050
0.0053
0.0055
0.0058
0.0060
0.0063
0.0065

2.5
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.9
3.0
3.1
3.1

0.0017
0.0017
0.0018
0.0019
0.0020
0.0021
0.0022
0.0023
0.0024
0.0025

1.7
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.9
1.9
2.0
2.0
2.1
2.1

46
47
48
49
50

0.9779
1.0176
1.0580
1.0992
1.1410

24.6
25.1
25.7
26.2
26.7

0.3177
0.3306
0.3437
0.3570
0.3706

15.5
15.8
16.2
16.5
16.8

0.1007
0.1048
0.1089
0.1132
0.1175

9.7
9.9
10.1
10.3
10.5

0.0518
0.0539
0.0560
0.0582
0.0604

7.4
7.5
7.7
7.8
8.0

0.0172
0.0179
0.0186
0.0194
0.0201

4.7
4.8
4.9
5.0
5.1

0.0068
0.0071
0.0074
0.0077
0.0080

3.2
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.5

0.0026
0.0027
0.0028
0.0029
0.0031

2.2
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.3

52
54
56
58
60

1.2269
1.3156
1.4072
1.5016
1.5988

27.8
28.9
29.9
31.0
32.1

0.3985
0.4274
0.4571
0.4878
0.5193

17.5
18.2
18.9
19.5
20.2

0.1263
0.1354
0.1449
0.1546
0.1646

10.9
11.4
11.8
12.2
12.6

0.0649
0.0696
0.0745
0.0795
0.0846

8.3
8.6
9.0
9.3
9.6

0.0216
0.0232
0.0248
0.0265
0.0282

5.3
5.5
5.7
5.9
6.1

0.0086
0.0092
0.0098
0.0105
0.0111

3.6
3.8
3.9
4.0
4.2

0.0033
0.0035
0.0038
0.0040
0.0043

2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8

62
64
66
68
70

1.6988
1.8015
1.9071
2.0153
2.1264

33.2
34.2
35.3
36.4
37.4
GPM
72
74
76
78
80

0.5518
0.5852
0.6195
0.6546
0.6907

20.9
21.6
22.2
22.9
23.6

0.1749
0.1855
0.1963
0.2075
0.2189

13.0
13.5
13.9
14.3
14.7

0.0899
0.0954
0.1010
0.1067
0.1126

9.9
10.2
10.6
10.9
11.2

0.0299
0.0317
0.0336
0.0355
0.0375

6.3
6.5
6.7
6.9
7.1

0.0118
0.0126
0.0133
0.0141
0.0148

4.3
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.9

0.0045
0.0048
0.0051
0.0054
0.0057

2.9
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.3

0.7277
0.7655
0.8042
0.8438
0.8843

24.3
24.9
25.6
26.3
27.0

0.2306
0.2426
0.2549
0.2674
0.2802

15.1
15.6
16.0
16.4
16.8

0.1186
0.1247
0.1311
0.1375
0.1441

11.5
11.8
12.2
12.5
12.8

0.0395
0.0415
0.0436
0.0458
0.0480

7.3
7.5
7.7
7.9
8.1

0.0156
0.0164
0.0173
0.0181
0.0190

5.0
5.1
5.3
5.4
5.6

0.0060
0.0063
0.0066
0.0069
0.0073

3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8

82
84
86
88
90

0.9256
0.9678
1.0109
1.0548
1.0995

27.6
28.3
29.0
29.7
30.3

0.2933
0.3067
0.3204
0.3343
0.3485

17.2
17.7
18.1
18.5
18.9

0.1508
0.1577
0.1647
0.1719
0.1792

13.1
13.4
13.8
14.1
14.4

0.0502
0.0525
0.0548
0.0572
0.0596

8.3
8.6
8.8
9.0
9.2

0.0199
0.0208
0.0217
0.0226
0.0236

5.7
5.8
6.0
6.1
6.3

0.0076
0.0080
0.0083
0.0087
0.0091

3.8
3.9
4.0
4.1
4.2

Nominal
Pipe Size:
Avg, I.D.
(inches)

1 inch

1 1/4 inches

1 1/2 inches

2 inches

2 1/2 inches

3 inches

GPM

(1.101)
Friction
Loss
Velocity

(1.394)
Friction
Loss
Velocity

(1.598)
Friction
Loss
Velocity

(2.003)
Friction
Loss
Velocity

(2.423)
Friction
Loss
Velocity

(2.950)
Friction
Loss Velocity

92
94
96
98
100

1.1452
1.1917
1.2390
1.2872
1.3362

31.0
31.7
32.3
33.0
33.7

0.3629
0.3777
0.3927
0.4079
0.4235

19.3
19.8
20.2
20.6
21.0

0.1866
0.1942
0.2019
0.2098
0.2177

14.7
15.0
15.4
15.7
16.0

0.0621
0.0646
0.0672
0.0698
0.0725

9.4
9.6
9.8
10.0
10.2

0.0246
0.0256
0.0266
0.0276
0.0287

6.4
6.5
6.7
6.8
7.0

0.0094
0.0098
0.0102
0.0106
0.0110

4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7

110
120
130

1.5938
1.8722
2.1710

37.1
40.4
43.8

0.5051
0.5933
0.6880

23.1
25.2
27.3

0.2597
0.3051
0.3538

17.6
19.2
20.8

0.0864
0.1015
0.1178

11.2
12.2
13.2

0.0342
0.0402
0.0466

7.7
8.3
9.0

0.0131
0.0154
0.0179

5.2
5.6
6.1

0.7891
0.8966

29.4
31.5

0.4058
0.4610

22.4
24.0

0.1351
0.1534

14.3
15.3

0.0534
0.0607

9.7
10.4

0.0205
0.0233

6.6
7.0

1.0103
1.1302
1.2562
1.3884
1.5266

33.6
35.7
37.8
39.9
42.0

0.5195
0.5811
0.6460
0.7139
0.7850

25.6
27.2
28.8
30.4
32.0

0.1729
0.1934
0.2150
0.2376
0.2613

16.3
17.3
18.3
19.3
20.4

0.0684
0.0765
0.0851
0.0940
0.1034

11.1
11.8
12.5
13.2
13.9

0.0262
0.0294
0.0326
0.0361
0.0396

7.5
8.0
8.4
8.9
9.4

1.6708
1.8209
1.9770
2.1390
2.3067

44.1
46.2
48.3
50.4
52.6

0.8591
0.9363
1.0166
1.0999
1.1862

33.6
35.2
36.8
38.4
40.0

0.2859
0.3116
0.3384
0.3661
0.3948

21.4
22.4
23.4
24.4
25.5

0.1132
0.1233
0.1339
0.1449
0.1562

14.6
15.3
16.0
16.7
17.4

0.0434
0.0473
0.0513
0.0556
0.0599

9.9
10.3
10.8
11.3
11.7

1.2754
1.3676
1.4628
1.5609
1.6620

41.6
43.2
44.8
46.4
48.0

0.4245
0.4552
0.4869
0.5195
0.5532

26.5
27.5
28.5
29.5
30.5

0.1680
0.1801
0.1927
0.2056
0.2189

18.1
18.8
19.5
20.2
20.9

0.0644
0.0691
0.0739
0.0788
0.0839

12.2
12.7
13.1
13.6
14.1

1.7659
1.8727
1.9824
2.0950

49.6
51.2
52.8
54.4

0.5878
0.6233
0.6598
0.6973

31.6
32.6
33.6
34.6

0.2326
0.2467
0.2611
0.2759

21.6
22.3
23.0
23.7

0.0892
0.0946
0.1001
0.1058

14.6
15.0
15.5
16.0

GPM
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
220
230
240
250

GPM
260
270
280
290
300
310
320
330
340

Harvel BlazeMaster
CPVC Fire Sprinkler

Friction Loss Table

300 Kuebler Rd., P.O. Box 757, Easton, PA 18044-0757

Phone: 610-252-7355 Fax: 610-253-4436
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GPM
350
360
370
380
390
400
410
430
450
470
490
510
530
550
570
590
610

35.6

0.2911

24.4

0.1117

16.4

36.7
37.7
38.7
39.7
40.7

0.3067
0.3227
0.3390
0.3557
0.3727

25.0
25.7
26.4
27.1
27.8

0.1176
0.1237
0.1300
0.1364
0.1429

16.9
17.4
17.8
18.3
18.8

0.9859
1.0767
1.1712
1.2693
1.3710

41.7
43.8
45.8
47.9
49.9

0.3901
0.4261
0.4635
0.5023
0.5425

28.5
29.9
31.3
32.7
34.1

0.1496
0.1634
0.1777
0.1926
0.2081

19.2
20.2
21.1
22.1
23.0

1.4763
1.5852
1.6977
1.8136
1.9331

51.9
54.0
56.0
58.0
60.1

0.5842
0.6273
0.6718
0.7177
0.7650

35.5
36.9
38.3
39.7
41.0

0.2240
0.2406
0.2576
0.2752
0.2934

23.9
24.9
25.8
26.8
27.7

2.0561

Allowance for Friction Loss in Fittings

Tee Run
Tee Branch
90 Elbow
45 Elbow
Coupling

0.7357
0.7751
0.8154
0.8566
0.8988
0.9419

3/4"

1"

1 1/4"

1 1/2"

2"

2 1/2"

3"

1
3
7
1
1

1
5
7
1
1

1
6
8
2
1

1
8
9
2
1

1
10
11
2
1

2
12
12
3
2

2
15
13
4
2

62.1

0.8136

42.4

0.3120

28.6

630
GPM
650
670
690
720
750
780
810
840
870
900
930
960
1000

0.8637
0.9151
0.9678
1.0220

43.8
45.2
46.6
48.0

0.3312
0.3509
0.3712
0.3919

29.6
30.5
31.4
32.4

1.1057
1.1924
1.2822
1.3749
1.4706

50.1
52.2
54.3
56.4
58.4

0.4240
0.4573
0.4917
0.5273
0.5640

33.8
35.2
36.6
38.0
39.4

1.5692
1.6708
1.7753
1.8827
2.0303

60.5
62.6
64.7
66.8
69.6

0.6018
0.6407
0.6808
0.7220
0.7786

40.8
42.2
43.7
45.1
46.9

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