Pipe Fitting Losses: Chemical Engineer's Guide
Pipe Fitting Losses: Chemical Engineer's Guide
Pipe Fitting Losses: Chemical Engineer's Guide
Fluid Data
Flowrate 30.00 m3/h 17.66
Density 1000.0 Kg/m 3
62.428
Viscosity 1.000 cP 6.72E-04
Calculations
Velocity, V 1.75 m/s 5.73
Reynold's Number, Re 136157
Friction factor, f (Darcy's) 0.01996
K Value for fittings 228.67
Head Loss
Due to Fittings 35.58 m 116.73
Due to Friction 3.99 m 13.08
Due to Elevation 10.00 m 32.81
Total
Head loss 49.57 m 162.62
Pressure Drop 4.86 bar 70.52
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Pipe Fitting Losses
Fittings
90 Elbow Quantity K1 K Kd
Threaded, r/D = 1 800 0.14 4.0
Threaded, Long Radius, r/D = 1.5 1 800 0.071 4.2
Flanged, Welded, Bend, r/D = 1 800 0.091 4.0
Flanged, Welded, Bend, r/D = 2 800 0.056 3.9
Flanged, Welded, Bend, r/D = 4 800 0.066 3.9
Flanged, Welded, Bend, r/D = 6 800 0.075 4.2
Mitered, 1 Weld, 90 1000 0.27 4.0
Mitered, 2 Weld, 45 800 0.068 4.1
Mitered, 3 Weld, 30 800 0.035 4.2
Mitered, 4 Weld, 22.5 800 0.27
Mitered, 5 Weld, 18 800 0.25
45 Elbow Quantity K1 K Kd
Standard, r/D = 1 500 0.071 4.2
Long Radius, r/D = 1.5 500 0.052 4.0
Mitered, 1 Weld, 45 500 0.086 4.0
Mitered, 2 Weld, 22.5 500 0.052 4.0
Tees Quantity K1 K Kd
Standard, Threaded, r/D = 1 500 0.274 4.0
Long Radius, Threaded, r/D = 1.5 800 0.14 4.0
Standard, Flanged/Welded, r/D = 1 1 800 0.28 4.0
Stub-in Branch 1000 0.34 4.0
Run Through Threaded, r/D = 1 200 0.091 4.0
Run Through Flanged/Welded, r/D = 1 150 0.05 4.0
Run Through Stub in Branch 100 0 0
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Pipe Fitting Losses
Valves Quantity K1 K Kd
Angle Valve = 45, = 1 950 0.25 4.0
Angle Valve = 90, = 1 1000 0.69 4.0
Globe Valve, = 1 1500 1.70 3.6
Plug Valve, Branch Flow 500 0.41 4.0
Plug Valve, Straight Through 300 0.084 3.9
Plug Valve, 3-way, Flow Through 2 300 0.14 4.0
Gate Valve, = 1 300 0.037 3.9
Ball Valve, = 1 300 0.017 3.5
Butterfly Valve 1 1000 0.69 4.9
Diaphragm Valve, Dam Type 1000 2.00
Swing Check Valve 1500 0.46 4.0
Lift Check Valve 2000 2.85 3.8
Tilting Disk Check Valve 1000 0.50
2 Tapered Reduction
30 0.524
D1 D2 Quantity Kf 3.362
D1 D2
Quantity Kf 1.656
D1 D2
Quantity 1 Kf 213.196
2 Thick Orifice
L L 25.40 mm 1.000
D1 D2 Quantity Kf 140.796
L/D2 1.000
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Pipe Fitting Losses
D1 D2 Quantity 1 Kf 0.002
2 Tapered Expansion
45 0.785
D1 D2 Quantity Kf 0.002
D1 D2 Quantity Kf 0.002
Pipe Entrances
1 Flush / Square Edged
Quantity Kf 0.500
2 Rounded
r/D 0.02
r
D Quantity 1 Kf 0.280
3 Inward Projecting
Quantity Kf 0.780
4 Chamfered
Quantity Kf 0.250
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P-10001
Feed Pipe
2-Sep-15
CheGuide
inch
inch
inch
ft
ft
ft3/min
lb/ft3
lb/ft.s
ft/s
ft
ft
ft
ft
psi
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P-10001
Feed Pipe
2-Sep-15
CheGuide
Method
3K 0.000
3K 0.291
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
2K 0.000
2K 0.000
Method
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
Method
3K 0.000
3K 0.473
3K 0.000
Method
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 1.091
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
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P-10001
Feed Pipe
2-Sep-15
CheGuide
Method
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 1.090
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 3.129
2K 0.000
3K 0.000
3K 0.000
2K 0.000
inch
8.118
rad
0.000
0.000
inch
213.196
inch
0.000
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P-10001
Feed Pipe
2-Sep-15
CheGuide
inch
0.002
rad
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.280
0.000
0.000
1.000
K - Total 228.671
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