Flow Rate (gal/min) | Friction Loss (ft/100 ft) | ||
Steel Pipe Schedule 40 | Copper Pipe Type L | PVC Pipe Schedule 40 | |
100 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
150 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
200 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
250 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
300 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
400 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 7.8 |
Flow Rate (gal/min) | Friction Loss (ft/100 ft) | ||
Steel Pipe Schedule 40 | Copper Pipe Type L | PVC Pipe Schedule 40 | |
150 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
200 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
250 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
300 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
400 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
500 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
Flow Rate (gal/min) | Friction Loss (ft/100 ft) | ||
Steel Pipe Schedule 40 | Copper Pipe Type L | PVC Pipe Schedule 40 | |
150 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
200 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
250 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
300 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
400 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
500 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
750 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
1000 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 5.8 |
Flow Rate (gal/min) | Friction Loss (ft/100 ft) | |
Steel Pipe Schedule 40 | PVC Pipe Schedule 40 | |
150 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
200 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
250 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
300 | 0.17 | 0.16 |
400 | 0.3 | 0.28 |
500 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
750 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1000 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
1250 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
1500 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
2000 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
Flow Rate (gal/min) | Friction Loss (ft/100 ft) | |
Steel Pipe Schedule 40 | PVC Pipe Schedule 40 | |
200 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
250 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
300 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
400 | 0.1 | 0.09 |
500 | 0.15 | 0.14 |
750 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
1000 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1250 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1500 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
2000 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
Flow Rate (gal/min) | Friction Loss (ft/100 ft) | |
Steel Pipe Schedule 40 | PVC Pipe Schedule 40 | |
400 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
500 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
750 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
1000 | 0.2 | 0.21 |
1250 | 0.3 | 0.32 |
1500 | 0.5 | 0.45 |
2000 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
3000 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
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Dimensions of seamless copper tubes for natural gas and liquified petroleum.
Water and gas copper tubes according ASTM B88 - type K, L and M - imperial units.
Standard dimensions and weight of PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride - and CPVC - Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride.
Dimensions of PEX tubes.
Working pressures of metric sized copper tubes according the BS (British Standard) 2871.
Dimensions of thermoplastic pipes - PEX and PB according BS 7291.
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Equivalent length of fittings like bends, returns, tees and valves in hot water heating systems - equivalent length in feet and meter.
Dimensions of plastic pipes according ISO 11922 - metric and imperial units.
Pressure drop diagrams for PTFE, PP, PFA and PVDF lined pipes.
Symbol codes and labeling used for recycling plastic products like bottles, containers and packagin.
Friction loss (psi/100 ft) and velocity for water flow in plastic PVC pipe schedule 40.
Friction loss and velocity diagrams - in imperial (psi/100 ft, ft/s) and SI (Pa/100m, m/s) units.
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