Project Name

Project Number

Company Name
Address

REV

Line size Calculation Sheet

Form XXXXX-YY-ZZ

Owner's Name
Plant Location
Case Description
Equipment label
Plant section
Process service

Equipment name

Density=

Fluid
Operating temperature

Normal
Min
Max

Viscosity=
Normal flow rate =Qn
Design flow rate=Qd

20 C
15 C
35 C

At Nornal Conditions
First check velocity within limits
Velocity (m/s) = v

At Design Conditions

1.599211

2.26432

Pipe ID (mm) =d

225

25

Reynolds No =Re

507233.6

79799.02

900

120

0.046

0.046

0.000204

184

0.0019

0.0032

Total length of pipe (m) =L

Absoute roughness of pipe =e
relative roughness (e/d)
Now refer Friction Factor chart
From Chart put value of =f
Miscellaneous losses

Pressure loss in Pipe fittings and valves (for Turbulant flow)

SR NO
1
2
3

Fitting or valve
45 standard elbow
45 long radius elbow
90 standard radius elbow

Quantity

K No of
Velocity Heads
0.35
0
0.2
0
0.8
0

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

90 standard long elbow

90 square elbow
Tee entry from leg
Tee entry into leg
Union and coupling
sharp reduction (Tank Outlet)
Sudeen Expansion (Tank Inlet)
Gate Valve:
Fully open
1/4 open
1/2 open
3/4 open
Globe Valve, Bevel Seat:
Fully open
1/2 open
Globe Valve, Plug Disc:
Fully open
1/2 open
1/4 open
Plug Valve: open
Total

0
0

0.45
1.5
1.2
1.8
0.04
0.5
1

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0.15
16
4
1

0
0
0
0

6
8.5

12
0

9
36
112
0.4

0
0
0
0
12

Method :- 1) Velocity Head

Velocity Head (m)
Head loss (m)

Normal Conditon
0.13035
1.564205

As pressure ( n/m2)

13411.4

Friction loss in pipe Pf (n/m2)

67951.1

Total Friction loss (n/m2)

in tems of Kpa
in tems of bar
per meter pressure drop (kpa/m)

81362.51 0.829383 kgf/cm2

81.36251
0.813625
0.090403

Method :- 2) Equivalent Pipe Diameters

Extra length of pipe to allow for miscellaneous losses
Le (m)=
Total Length for P cal
Friction loss in pipe Pf (n/m2)

135
1035
78143.77

Design

in term of kpa
in term of bar
per meter pressure drop (kpa/m)

78.14377
0.781438
0.086826

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quipment name

ensity=

874 kg/m3

iscosity=
ormal flow rate =Qn
esign flow rate=Qd

0.00062 N.s/m2
55.5548389 kg/s
0.97 kg/s

t Design Conditions Formula

TYPICAL PIPE VELOCITIES AND ALLOWABLE PRESSURE DROP

353.8*Q/d2
18.8*(Q/v)

228.83 m3/hr
4 m3/hr

Fluid
liquids pumps (not viscus)
liquids gravity flow
Gases and vapours
High Pressure steam >8 bar

Velocity (m/s)
1 to 3
15-30
30-60

dv/

Normally pump suction line velocity is less than 1 m/sec for aviod
and discharge velocity is greater than 1.5 m/sec
Friction factor check
Fanning Friction Factor:- Ratio of wall shere stress to the product ofvelocity he
Note;-

e/d

f=shere stress/density*velocity head

Darcys friction factor=F=4*f
for laminnar flow= Nre<2100
f=16/Nre
3.15437E-005
F=4*f
0.0001261746

No of Equivalent
Pipe Diameter
15
0
10
0
40
0

For turbulant flow

f=0.079*Nre^-0.25
F=4*F

0.0029602275
0.01184091

23
75
60
90
2
25
50

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

7.5
800
200
40

0
0
0
0

300
450

600
0

450
1800
5600
18

0
0
0
0
600

0.261322 v2/2g
3.135869 K*vh
26886.75 gh
275320.3 8fLvv/2d
302207.1 3.080601993
302.2071
30.22071
2.518392
check the pressure drop

15 D*EPD
135 Le+L
309735.3 8flvvg/2d

309.7353
30.97353
2.581128

check the pressure drop

P Kpa/m

0.5
0.05
0.02% of Line pressure
-

less than 1 m/sec for aviod NPSHA problem

1.5 m/sec
to the product ofvelocity headand density

Pressure loss in Pipe fittings and valves (for Turbulant flow)

SR NO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

Fitting or valve
45 standard elbow
45 long radius elbow
90 standard radius elbow
90 standard long elbow
90 square elbow
Tee entry from leg
Tee entry into leg
Union and coupling
sharp reduction (Tank Outlet)
Sudeen Expansion (Tank Inlet)
Gate Valve:
Fully open
1/4 open
1/2 open
3/4 open
Globe Valve, Bevel Seat:
Fully open
1/2 open
Globe Valve, Plug Disc:
Fully open
1/2 open
1/4 open
Plug Valve: open
Total

Quantity

1
1

K No of
Velocity Heads
0.35
0
0.2
0
0.8
3.2
0.45
0
1.5
0
1.2
0
1.8
0
0.04
0
0.5
0.5
1
1

No of Equivalent
Pipe Diameter
15
10
40
23
75
60
90
2
25
50

0.15
16
4
1

0
0
4
0

7.5
800
200
40

6
8.5

6
0

300
450

9
36
112
0.4

0
0
0
0
14.7

450
1800
5600
18

No of Equivalent
Pipe Diameter
0
0
160
0
0
0
0
0
25
50
0
0
200
0
300
0
0
0
0
0
735