PIPE SIZING CALCULATION

SL.
No.

Description

Flow rate,
(m3/hr)

A-B

36

Max.
allowable Calculated
Velocity, Dia., (mm)
(m/s)
3
65.15315

Selected
Dia.(DN)

Outside
Dia.(mm)

Pipe
thicknes,
(mm)

Inside Dia.,
(mm)

Actual
Velocity,
(m/s)

80

88.9

5.49

77.92

2.0974623

Absolute
Roughness,
(mm)

Friction
Factor

Equivalent
length of
Pipe,(m)

Frictional
pressure
Drop, (m)

Frictional
pressure
Drop, (bar)

0.15

0.023

45.70

3.02

0.297

PRESSURE DROP CALCULATION

SL.
No.

Description

1
2
3

A-B
B-C
C-D

Density of
Fluid,
(kg/m3)

Dynamic
viscosity,
(Ns/m2)

Reynolds
Number

1000

0.00072

226992

EQUIVALENT LENGTH OF PIPE & FITTINGS

SL.
No.

Description

1
2

A-B
B-C

Straight Nos. of
Length
900
of Pipe, (LR )
(m)
Elbow
10
15

Nos. of Tee
Nos. Nos. of valves
Equivalent Equivalent
Nos. of Length of Length of
of 450
Flow
Flow Reducer 900 (LR )
(LR )
450 (LR )
Elbow Gate Check through through
Elbow, (m) Elbow, (m)
run
branch
2

11.688

2.49344

Equivalent
Length of
valves, (m)

Equivalent Length
Equivalent
of Tee, (m)
Total
Length of
Equivalent
reducer,
Flow
Flow
Length, (m)
(m)
Gate Check through through
run
branch
1.247 7.792

3.1168

9.3504 0.0143373 45.701697

TABLE-1, L/D RATIO FOR FITTINGS

SL.
No.
1

TABLE-2, L/D RATIO FOR VALVES

Value of
L/D ratio

Types of Valve

SL.
No.

Types of Valve

30

Gate Valve (Fully Open)

Standard Elbows, (90 )

2
3
4

Standard Elbows, (45 )

Standard Tee, (Flow Through run)
Standard Tee, (Flow Through branch)

16
20
60

2
3
4

Globe valve (Fully Open)

Angle Valve (45, full line size, = 1)
Angle Valve (90 full line size, = 1)

Mitre Bend (00)

Swing Check valve, 35V (Threaded)

Mitre Bend (150)

Swing Check valve, 60V (Flanged)

Lift Check valve,40 2V (Threaded)

15

Lift Check valve,140 2V (Threaded)

25

Tilting Disc Check Valve (Size 2 to 8")

7
8
9

Mitre Bend (30 )

Mitre Bend (45 )
Mitre Bend (60 )

10

Mitre Bend (75 )

40

10 Tilting Disc Check Valve (Size 10 to14")

11

Mitre Bend (900)

60

11 Tilting Disc Check Valve (Size 16 to48")

12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

Pipe Bends 90 and Flanged or Butt Welding 90

Elbows
r/d=1
r/d=2
r/d=3
r/d=4
r/d=6
r/d=8
r/d=10
r/d=12
r/d=14
r/d=16
r/d=18
r/d=20

20
12
12
14
17
24
30
34
38
42
46
50

12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
19

Foot Valve With Strainer (Poppet Disc type)

Foot Valve With Strainer (Hinged Disc type)
Ball Valve (Fully Open)
Butter Fly Valve (Size 2 to 8")
Butter Fly Valve (Size 10 to 14")
Butter Fly Valve (Size 16 to 24")
Plug Valve (Straight Way)
Plug Valve (3- Way)
Plug Valve (branch flow)

R VALVES
Value of
L/D ratio
8
340
55
150
100
50
600
55
40
30
20
420
75
3
45
35
25
18
30
90