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Schedule 80 Steel Pipes - Friction Loss
Nominal Size (inches)
O.D (inches)
Wall Thichness (inches)
I.D (inches)
(US gpm)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
225
250
275
300
350
400
450
500
550
600
650
700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
Flow
(liter/s)
0.06
0.13
0.19
0.25
0.32
0.38
0.44
0.50
0.57
0.63
0.69
0.76
0.88
1.01
1.13
1.26
1.39
1.51
1.64
1.89
2.21
2.52
2.84
3.15
3.47
3.78
4.10
4.4
5.0
5.7
6.3
6.9
7.6
8.2
8.8
9.5
10.1
10.7
11.3
12.0
12.6
14.2
15.8
17.3
18.9
22.1
25.2
28.4
31.5
34.7
37.8
41.0
44.1
50.4
56.7
63.0
69.3
75.6
1/2"
0.840
0.147
0.546
(m3/h)
0.23
0.45
0.68
0.91
1.14
1.36
1.59
1.82
2.04
2.27
2.50
2.72
3.18
3.63
4.09
4.54
4.99
5.45
5.90
6.81
7.95
9.08
10.22
11.35
12.49
13.62
14.76
15.9
18.2
20.4
22.7
25.0
27.2
29.5
31.8
34.1
36.3
38.6
40.9
43.1
45.4
51.1
56.8
62.4
68.1
79.5
90.8
102.2
113.5
124.9
136.2
147.6
158.9
181.6
204.3
227.0
249.7
272.4
Velocity
(fps)
1.369
2.737
4.106
5.474
6.843
8.212
9.580
10.949
12.317
13.686
Friction Loss
(psi/100ft)
1.713
6.176
13.077
22.266
33.645
47.142
62.699
80.268
99.811
121.291
3/4"
1.050
0.154
0.742
Velocity
(fps)
0.741
1.482
2.223
2.964
3.705
4.446
5.187
5.928
6.670
7.411
8.152
8.893
10.375
11.857
13.339
14.821
Friction Loss
(psi/100ft)
0.385
1.389
2.940
5.006
7.565
10.599
14.097
18.047
22.441
27.270
32.529
38.210
50.819
65.059
80.899
98.309
1"
1.315
0.179
0.957
Velocity
(fps)
0.445
0.891
1.336
1.782
2.227
2.673
3.118
3.564
4.009
4.455
4.900
5.346
6.237
7.128
8.019
8.910
9.801
10.692
11.583
13.365
Friction Loss
(psi/100ft)
0.112
0.403
0.852
1.452
2.193
3.073
4.087
5.233
6.507
7.907
9.432
11.079
14.735
18.864
23.457
28.505
34.001
39.939
46.314
60.351
1 1/4"
1.660
0.191
1.278
1 1/2"
1.900
0.200
1.500
Velocity
(fps)
Friction Loss
(psi/100ft)
0.749
0.999
1.249
1.499
1.749
1.998
2.248
2.498
2.748
2.998
3.497
3.997
4.496
4.996
5.496
5.995
6.495
7.494
8.743
9.992
11.241
12.490
13.739
14.988
0.209
0.355
0.537
0.752
1.001
1.281
1.593
1.936
2.309
2.712
3.607
4.618
5.742
6.978
8.323
9.777
11.337
14.774
19.649
25.155
31.279
38.011
45.340
53.259
2"
2.375
0.218
1.939
Velocity
(fps)
Friction Loss
(psi/100ft)
0.725
0.907
1.088
1.269
1.451
1.632
1.813
1.995
2.176
2.539
2.901
3.264
3.627
3.989
4.352
4.715
5.440
6.347
7.253
8.160
9.067
9.973
10.880
11.787
12.693
14.507
0.163
0.246
0.345
0.459
0.588
0.731
0.888
1.059
1.244
1.655
2.118
2.634
3.201
3.818
4.485
5.201
6.777
9.013
11.539
14.349
17.437
20.799
24.431
28.331
32.494
41.599
2 1/2"
2.875
0.276
2.323
Velocity
(fps)
Friction Loss
(psi/100ft)
0.868
0.977
1.085
1.194
1.302
1.519
1.736
1.953
2.170
2.387
2.604
2.821
3.256
3.798
4.341
4.883
5.426
5.969
6.511
7.054
7.596
8.681
9.767
10.852
11.937
13.022
14.107
0.169
0.210
0.255
0.304
0.357
0.475
0.608
0.755
0.918
1.095
1.286
1.492
1.944
2.585
3.309
4.115
5.001
5.965
7.007
8.125
9.319
11.930
14.835
18.027
21.503
25.259
29.290
3"
3.500
0.300
2.900
Velocity
(fps)
Friction Loss
(psi/100ft)
1.058
1.210
1.361
1.512
1.663
1.815
1.966
2.268
2.646
3.024
3.402
3.780
4.158
4.536
4.914
5.292
6.049
6.805
7.561
8.317
9.073
9.829
10.585
11.341
12.097
12.853
13.609
14.365
15.121
0.197
0.252
0.314
0.381
0.455
0.534
0.619
0.807
1.073
1.374
1.708
2.076
2.476
2.909
3.373
3.869
4.953
6.158
7.484
8.927
10.486
12.160
13.946
15.845
17.855
19.974
22.201
24.537
26.979
4"
4.500
0.337
3.826
Velocity
(fps)
Friction Loss
(psi/100ft)
1.164
1.261
1.455
1.698
1.941
2.183
2.426
2.668
2.911
3.153
3.396
3.881
4.366
4.851
5.337
5.822
6.307
6.792
7.277
7.762
8.247
8.732
9.218
9.703
10.916
12.128
13.341
14.554
16.980
19.405
0.181
0.210
0.274
0.365
0.467
0.580
0.705
0.841
0.988
1.146
1.315
1.683
2.093
2.543
3.033
3.563
4.132
4.739
5.384
6.067
6.787
7.544
8.337
9.167
11.399
13.853
16.524
19.410
25.815
33.049
5"
5.560
0.375
4.810
Velocity
(fps)
Friction Loss
(psi/100ft)
1.115
1.254
1.394
1.533
1.672
1.812
1.951
2.230
2.508
2.787
3.066
3.345
3.623
3.902
4.181
4.460
4.738
5.017
5.296
5.574
6.271
6.968
7.665
8.362
9.755
11.149
12.542
13.936
15.330
16.723
0.121
0.151
0.183
0.219
0.257
0.298
0.341
0.437
0.543
0.660
0.788
0.925
1.073
1.231
1.398
1.575
1.762
1.959
2.165
2.381
2.960
3.597
4.291
5.040
6.704
8.582
10.672
12.968
15.469
18.171
6"
6.625
0.432
5.761
Velocity
(fps)
Friction Loss
(psi/100ft)
0.970
1.058
1.146
1.234
1.411
1.587
1.763
1.940
2.116
2.293
2.469
2.645
2.822
2.998
3.174
3.351
3.527
3.968
4.409
4.850
5.290
6.172
7.054
7.936
8.817
9.699
10.581
11.463
12.344
14.108
0.072
0.084
0.098
0.112
0.144
0.178
0.217
0.259
0.304
0.352
0.404
0.459
0.517
0.579
0.643
0.711
0.782
0.972
1.181
1.409
1.655
2.201
2.818
3.504
4.258
5.080
5.967
6.919
7.936
10.160
8"
8.630
0.500
7.630
Velocity
(fps)
Friction Loss
(psi/100ft)
Velocity
(fps)
Friction Loss
(psi/100ft)
1.106
1.229
1.352
1.475
1.598
1.721
1.844
1.967
2.090
2.213
2.336
2.459
2.766
3.073
3.381
3.688
4.303
4.917
5.532
6.147
6.761
7.376
7.991
8.605
9.835
11.064
12.293
13.523
14.752
0.074
0.090
0.108
0.126
0.146
0.168
0.191
0.215
0.241
0.267
0.296
0.325
0.404
0.491
0.586
0.688
0.915
1.172
1.457
1.770
2.112
2.480
2.876
3.299
4.223
5.252
6.382
7.612
8.942
0.631
0.701
0.771
0.841
0.911
0.981
1.051
1.121
1.191
1.261
1.332
1.402
1.577
1.752
1.927
2.102
2.453
2.803
3.154
3.504
3.855
4.205
4.555
4.906
5.607
6.307
7.008
7.709
8.410
0.019
0.023
0.027
0.032
0.037
0.043
0.049
0.055
0.061
0.068
0.075
0.083
0.103
0.125
0.149
0.175
0.233
0.299
0.371
0.451
0.538
0.632
0.733
0.841
1.076
1.338
1.626
1.940
2.279