Compressed Air Pressure Drop Diagrams - Metric Units

I - Pressure drop in compressed air pipe lines are calculated for schedule 40
pipes
Pressure drop in kg/m
2
per 100 m compressed air pipelines can be estimated for some typical entering
pressures in the diagrams below for schedule 40 pipes:
1 - Compressed Air Entering Pressure 5 kG/cm
2


1 kg/cm
2
= 0.98 bar = 735 mmHg = 10000 mmH
2
O = 14.2 psi
1 m
3
/min = 0.017 m
3
/s = 60 m
3
/h = 1000 liter/min = 35.3 cfm
1 m (meter) = 3.2808 ft = 39.37 in









2) Compressed Air Entering Pressure 7.5 kg/cm
2

3) Compressed Air Entering Pressure 10 kg/cm
2

4) Compressed Air Entering Pressure 13 kg/cm
2

II - Compressed Air Pressure Drop for Pipe Other than Schedule 40
Compressed air pressure drop in pipes other than schedule 40 can be calculated as
dp = dp
40
(d
40
/ d)
5
(1)
where
dp = actual pressure drop (bar per 100 m pipe)
dp
40
= pressure drop in schedule 40 pipe from the table or diagram above (bar per 100 m pipe)
d
40
= inside diameter schedule 40 pipe (inches)
d = actual inside diameter (inches)