pressure drop calculations

1 Product flow rate Q1 = 6,000 LPH

2 Minimum flow rate required, QP = Q1

without safety factor
QP = 0.001667 m3 / s

3 Density of Product = 1,100 kg / m3

4 Viscocity of Product 1 = 500 cp

2 = 0.500 kg / m s

5 Assume the Pipe size D1 = 51.0 mm OD

So, the available diameter D2 = 47.8 mm
D = 0.0478 mtrs

6 Area of Flow A =
D2
4

A = 0.001795 m2

7 Flow velocity V2 = Qp / A
= 0.93 m/s

8 Reynolds Number Re = V 2 D
2
= 97.6683053841

9 Friction Factor for turbulence flow f1 = 1. 325

2

[( ln
e
3 . 7 D2
+
5 . 74
R
e
0. 9 )]
= 0.23472

9.1 Friction Factor for laminar flow f2 = 64/Re

= 0.655279

9.2 Friction Factor considered f1 0.655279

 10 Total Straight Length of pipes Lpipe = 100 mtrs

= 100.0 mtrs
2
11 Friction Loss P1 =
f 1 L (V 2 )
2 gD
= 60.27 mtrs

12 Height of suction Below(+) or above (-)Pump Centerline 0

13 Height of discharge Below(-) or above(+) Pump Centerline 0.00

14 Total head loss at suction 0

15 total head loss at discharge 60

16 Head loss at equipments 0

17 Pressure required at discharge 0

16 Total head required to pump (MWC) 60.27

Option 1 - line size is 50.8 mm OD and length is 24 m

pressure drop is 24.5 kg/cm2
Straight Pipe Length equivalence of Suction
Fittings
Equivalent Straight Length of Pipe per Fitting (ft) (Ref.
Qty. Table 2)

Elbow x 5.5
Tee 0 x 0
Swing Check 0 x
Globe Valve 0 x 0
Gate Valve 0 x
Butterfly Valve 0 x 19

Diaphragm valve 2-way 0 x 0

Diaphragm valve 3-way 0 x 0
Total Suction Equivalent Length (ELs) =
Total Suction Equivalent Length in mtrs (ELs) =

0.785
0.011664
0.005041
0.003957185
28 0.005150385

5436.4867869101
1.5101352186
Sum of Equivalent Length of
Straight Suction Pipe (ft)

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

0.003957185
 pressure drop calculations

1 Product flow rate Q1 = 1,000 LPH

2 Minimum flow rate required, QP = Q1

without safety factor
QP = 0.000278 m3 / s

3 Density of Product = 1,100 kg / m3

4 Viscocity of Product 1 = 50,000 cp

2 = 50.000 kg / m s

5 Assume the Pipe size D1 = 76.0 mm OD

So, the available diameter D2 = 72.8 mm
D = 0.0728 mtrs

6 Area of Flow A =
D2
4

A = 0.004162 m2

7 Flow velocity V2 = Qp / A
= 0.07 m/s

8 Reynolds Number Re = V 2 D
2
= 0.1068806089

9 Friction Factor for turbulence flow f1 = 1. 325

2

[( ln
e
3 . 7D2
+
5 . 74
R
e
0. 9 )]
= 0.09373

9.1 Friction Factor for laminar flow f2 = 64/Re

= 598.798984

9.2 Friction Factor considered f1 598.798984

 10 Total Straight Length of pipes Lpipe = 24 mtrs

= 24.0 mtrs
2
11 Friction Loss P1 =
f 1 L (V 2 )
2 gD
= 44.81 mtrs

12 Height of suction Below(+) or above (-)Pump Centerline 0

13 Height of discharge Below(-) or above(+) Pump Centerline 0.00

14 Total head loss at suction 0

15 total head loss at discharge 45

16 Head loss at equipments 0

17 Pressure required at discharge 0

16 Total head required to pump (MWC) 44.81

Option 2 line size is 76 mm and length is 24 m

Pressure drop is 4.48 Kg/cm2

BY USING 76MM TUBE SIZE INSTEAD OF 50.8 WE CAN REDUCE THE

PRESSURE DROP BY 20 KG/CM2 IF VISCOSITY IS
50000 CP
Straight Pipe Length equivalence of Suction
Fittings
Equivalent Straight Length of Pipe per Fitting (ft) (Ref.
Qty. Table 2)

Elbow x 5.5
Tee 0 x 0
Swing Check 0 x
Globe Valve 0 x 0
Gate Valve 0 x
Butterfly Valve 0 x 19

Diaphragm valve 2-way 0 x 0

Diaphragm valve 3-way 0 x 0
Total Suction Equivalent Length (ELs) =
Total Suction Equivalent Length in mtrs (ELs) =

0.785
0.011664
0.005041
0.003957185
28 0.005150385

5436.4867869101
1.5101352186
Sum of Equivalent Length of
Straight Suction Pipe (ft)

0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

0.003957185