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PIPE FITTING LOSSES

Pressure loss in a pipe due to ttings such as elbows, tees, valves, expanders and
reducers based on 3K and 2K method.

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Fluid Flow

Nominal Pipe Size

Pipe Size (inch)

Equipment
Heat Transfer
Vapor Liquid
Equilibria
Agitation
Distillation

Schedule / Thickness

40
Pipe Roughness,

0.045720
Length, L

Instrument

100.000

Properties

Elevation, H

Others

mm

10.000

CONTACT
Fluid

Flowrate

30.000

m/h

Density

1000.0000

Kg/m

Viscosity
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Result

Pipe ID

77.927

mm

Velocity

1.747

m/s

Reynold's Number

136157

Friction Factor

0.01996

K Value

228.631

Fittings Loss, hL

35.57

Elevation Loss, hZ

10.00

Friction Loss, hF

3.99

Head Loss, hTotal

49.56

Pressure Drop, P

4.86

bar

ChE Guide

Darcy's

Units

90 Elbow

Qty

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90 Elbow

Threaded, r/D=1

0.00

Threaded, Long Radius, r/D=1.5

0.29

Flanged, Welded, Bend, r/D=1

0.00

Flanged, Welded, Bend, r/D=2

0.00

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Flanged, Welded, Bend, r/D=2

0.00

Flanged, Welded, Bend, r/D=4

0.00

Flanged, Welded, Bend, r/D=6

0.00

Mitered, 1 Weld, 90

0.00

Mitered, 2 Weld, 45

0.00

Mitered, 3 Weld, 30

0.00

Mitered, 4 Weld, 22.5

0.00

Mitered, 5 Weld, 18

0.00

45 Elbow

Qty

45 Elbow

Standard, r/D=1

0.00

Long Radius, r/D=1.5

0.00

Mitered, 1 Weld, 45

0.00

Mitered, 2 Weld, 22.5

0.00

180 Bend

Qty

Tees
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180 Bend

Threaded, r/D=1

0.00

Flanged/ Welded, r/D=1

0.47

Long Radius, r/D=1.5

0.00

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Tees

Standard, Threaded, r/D=1

0.00

Long Radius, Threaded, r/D=1.5

0.00

Standard, Flanged/Welded, r/D=1

1.09

Stub-in Branch

0.00

Run Through Threaded, r/D=1

0.00

Run Through, Flanged/Welded, r/D=1

0.00

Run Through Stub in Branch

0.00

Valves

Qty

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Valves

Angle Valve =45, =1

0.00

Angle Valve =90, =1

0.00

Globe Valve, =1

0.00

Plug Valve, Branch Flow

0.00

Plug Valve, Straight Through

0.00

Plug Valve, 3-way, Flow Through

1.09

Gate Valve, =1

0.00

Ball Valve, =1

0.00

Buttery Valve

3.13

Diaphragm Valve, Dam Type

0.00

Swing Check Valve

0.00

Lift Check Valve

0.00

Tilting Disk Check Valve

0.00

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Reducer

Diameter, D2

mm

38.100
Angle,

30.0
Qty

Reducer

Square Reduction

8.12

Tapered Reduction

0.00

Rounded Pipe Reduction

0.00

Expander

Diameter, D2

mm

76.200
Angle,

45.0

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Qty

Expander

Square Expansion

0.00

Tapered Expansion

0.00
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Rounded Pipe Expansion

0.00

Rounded Pipe Expansion

Orice

Diameter, D2

mm

25.400
Length, L

mm

25.400
Qty

Orice

Thin Sharp Orice

K
213.20

Thick Orice

0.00

Pipe Entrances

Qty

Pipe Entrances

Flush/ Square Edged

0.00

Rounded

0.24

r/D

0.04
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0.04

Inward Projecting

0.00

Chamfered

0.00

Pipe Exits

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Qty

Pipe Exit

Pipe Exit

K
1.00

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