Engineering sheet

Piping pressure loss calculation

8-Nov-06 Hitachi Asia Ltd. / ThangUy-Co.,

The pressure loss formula of piping for compressed airs

Formula P = 0.39 L d x r v2 2g x 1.E-04

: Estimatie Pressure-drop : Coefficient of friction : Piping length : Piping bore : Fluid density r =1.2931 (kg/m3)

(Mpa) (m) (m) (kg/m3)

L d r

(The above is a numerical value in0.1013MPa, 0 degree C) r = 1.2931 x 273 273+t (degree C) (Mpa) (m/s) Coefficient of friction () Piping size B 1B (m3/min) (m3/min) 2B 3B 4B 5B 6B (m2) (9.81m/s2) 7B 8B A 25A 50A 80A 100A 125A 150A 175A 200A Bore m 0.0276 0.0529 0.0807 0.1053 0.1308 0.1552 0.1801 0.2047 0.01242 0.00756 0.00594 0.00513 0.00464 0.00432 0.00409 0.00392 x p 0.1013

t P v

: Fluid temperature : Fluid absolute pressure : Fluid average speed v = Q A 60

q Q

: Air capacity (0.1013MPa, 20 degrees) : Air capacity at pressure P Q = 0.1013 x q p

A g

: Cross-sectional area of piping : Acceleration due to gravity

Fluid absolute pressure Fluid gauge-pressure

0.69 0.59 7.82 35.00 0.0051 0.0807 3.66 25.00 11.94

MPa MPa (kg/m3) (degree C) (m2) (m) (m3/min) (m3/min) (m/s)

L Theoretical piping full length Straight line piping length The number of elbows The number of T type joints The number of glove valves

275 150 20 5 5

(m) (m)

r A d Q q v

Fluid density Fluid temperature

Cross-sectional area of piping

Pressure-drop
Coefficient of friction

0.045
0.00594

(Mpa)

Piping bore Air capacity at pressure P Air capacity (0.1013MPa, 20 degrees) Fluid average speed

Recommendation piping size is more than 80A.