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ORIFICE PLATE SIZING FOR LIQUID FLOW

FIND ORIFICE SIZE FIND PRESSURE DROP
Parameter Units Value Parameter Units Value
Flow rate gpm 15 Flow rate gpm 15
Fluid SG 1 Fluid SG 1
Pipe ID in 1.34 Pipe ID in 1.34
dP psi 32 Orifice dia in 0.37
Diameter in 0.371 dP psi 32
Velocity ft/s 3.414 Velocity ft/s 3.414
Density lb/ft3 62.40 Density lb/ft3 62.40
dP psf 4608 Beta 0.277
K 408 k 409
Beta 0.277 dP psf 4621

PIPE DIMENSIONS
Nominal Size Schedule OD ID Nominal Size Schedule OD ID

1 40 1.315 1.049 6 40 6.625 6.065

80 0.957 80 5.761
160 0.815 160 5.189
XXS 0.599 XXS 4.897
1.5 40 1.900 1.610 8 40 8.625 7.981
80 1.500 80 7.625
160 1.338 120 7.189
XXS 1.100 160 6.813
2 40 2.375 2.067 10 40 10.750 10.020
80 1.939 80 9.564
160 1.689 120 9.064
XXS 1.503 160 8.500
2.5 40 2.875 2.469 12 40 12.750 11.938
80 2.323 80 11.376
160 2.125 120 10.750
XXS 1.771 160 10.126
3 40 3.500 3.068 14 40 14.000 13.126
80 2.900 80 12.500
160 2.626 120 11.814
XXS 2.300 160 11.188
4 40 4.500 4.026 16 40 XS 16.000 15.000
80 3.826 80 14.314
160 3.438 120 13.564
XXS 3.152 160 12.814
5 40 5.556 5.047 18 40 18.000 16.876
80 4.813 80 16.126
160 4.313 120 15.250
XXS 4.063 160 14.438

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