ISHRAE Handbook WATER / STEAM PIPING DESIGN AND MATERIALS 3.

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Table 3-T-17 : Fitting Losses in Equivalent Metres of Pipe

(Screwed, Welded Flanged, Flared, and Brazed Connections)

Smooth Bend Tees

Smooth Bend Elbows
Flow Straight-Through Flow
90 90 Long 900 45 45 180 Through
Nominal No Reduction Reduced 1/4 Reduced 1/2
Stda Radb Streeta Stda Streeta Stda Branch
Pipe of
Tube Size
mm,

10 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.4
15 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.9 0.3 0.4 0.5
20 0.6 0.4 1.0 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.6 0.6
25 0.8 0.5 1.2 0.4 0.6 1.2 1.5 0.5 0.7 0.8
32 1.0 0.7 1.7 0.5 0.9 1.7 2.1 0.7 0.9 1.0
40 1.2 0.8 1.9 0.6 1.0 1.9 2.4 0.8 1.1 1.2
50 1.5 1.0 2.5 0.8 1.4 2.5 3.0 1.0 1.4 1.5
65 1.8 1.2 3.0 1.0 1.6 3.0 3.7 1.2 1.7 1.8
80 2.3 1.5 3.7 1.2 2.0 3.7 4.6 1.5 2.1 2.3
90 2.7 1.8 4.6 1.4 2.2 4.6 5.5 1.8 2.4 2.7
100 3.0 2.0 5.2 1.6 2.6 5.2 6.4 2.0 2.7 3.0
125 4.0 2.5 6.4 2.0 3.4 6.4 7.6 2.5 3.7 4.0
150 4.9 3.0 7.6 2.4 4.0 7.6 9 3.0 4.3 4.9
200 6.1 4.0 - 3.0 - 10 12 4.0 5.5 6.1
250 7.6 4.9 - 4.0 - 13 15 4.9 7.0 7.6
300 9.1 5.8 - 4.9 - 15 18 5.8 7.9 9.1
350 10 7.0 - 5.5 - 17 21 7.0 9.1 10
400 12 7.9 - 6.1 - 19 24 7.9 11 12
450 13 8.8 - 7.0 - 21 26 8.8 12 13
500 15 10 - 7.9 - 25 30 10 13 15
600 18 12 - 9.1 - 29 35 12 15 18
a b
R/D approximately equal to 1 ; R/D approximately equal to 1.5

Table 3-T-18 : Special Fitting Losses in Equivalent Metres of Pipe

Sudden Enlargement, d/D Suddent Contraction d/D Sharp Edge Pipe Projection
Nominal Pipe 1/4 1/2 3/4 1/4 1/2 3/4 Entrance Exit Entarance Exit
of Tube Size,
mm,

10 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.3
15 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5
20 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.9 0.7
25 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.2 1.1 0.5 1.1 0.8
32 1.4 0.9 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.3 1.6 0.8 1.6 1.3
40 1.8 1.1 0.4 0.9 0.7 0.4 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.5
50 2.4 1.5 0.5 1.2 0.9 0.5 2.7 0.3 2.7 2.1
65 3.0 1.9 0.6 1.5 1.2 0.6 3.7 1.7 3.7 2.7
80 4.0 2.4 0.8 2.0 1.5 0.8 4.3 2.2 4.3 3.8
90 4.6 2.8 0.9 2.3 1.8 0.9 5.2 2.6 5.2 4.0
100 5.2 3.4 1.2 2.7 2.1 1.2 6.1 3.0 6.1 4.9
125 7.3 4.6 1.5 3.7 2.7 1.5 8.2 4.3 8.2 6.1
150 8.8 6.7 1.8 4.6 3.4 1.8 10 5.8 10 7.6
200 - 7.6 1.8 - 4.6 2.6 14 7.3 14 10
250 - 9.8 2.6 - 6.1 3.4 18 8.8 18 14
300 - 12.4 3.4 - 7.6 4.0 22 11 22 17
350 - - 4.0 - - 4.9 26 14 26 20
400 - - 4.9 - - 5.5 29 15 29 23
450 - - 5.5 - - 6.1 35 18 35 27
500 - - 6.1 - - - 43 21 43 33
600 - - - - - 50 25 50 40
Note : Enter Table for losses at smallest diameter d