PIPESIZE

Spreadsheet Problem Solving for ChE Faculty

OPTIMUM PIPE SIZE--LIQUID FLOW
=CELLS FOR USER INPUT

FLOW RATE (GPM) = GOAL VEL (FPS) = 10

CROSS-SECT AREA (SF) = 0.0000

PIPE SIZE ACTUAL VEL (FPS)

DIAMETER OF OPTIMUM SIZE PIPE (in.) 0 #DIV/0!

********CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA (SF)*******

NOMINAL PIPE SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SCHEDULE SCHEDULE
DIAMETER (") 5 10 40 80 160

0 0 0 0 0 0
1/4 #N/A 0.00092 0.00072 0.0005 #N/A
3/8 #N/A 0.00162 0.00133 0.00098 #N/A
1/2 0.00275 0.00248 0.00211 0.00163 0.00118
3/4 0.00461 0.00426 0.00371 0.003 0.00206
1 0.00768 0.00656 0.006 0.00499 0.00362
1 1/4 0.01277 0.01134 0.0104 0.00891 0.00734
1 1/2 0.01709 0.01543 0.0141 0.0123 0.00976
2 0.02749 0.02538 0.0233 0.0205 0.0156
2 1/2 0.04003 0.03787 0.0332 0.0294 0.0246
3 0.06063 0.05796 0.0513 0.0458 0.0376
4 0.10245 0.09898 0.0884 0.0799 0.0645
6 0.2239 0.2204 0.201 0.181 0.147
8 0.3855 0.3784 0.347 0.317 0.253
10 0.5993 0.5922 0.547 0.499 0.394
12 0.8438 0.8373 0.777 0.706 0.559
14 1.0219 0.994 0.939 0.852 0.683
16 1.3393 1.3104 1.2272 1.1171 0.8953
18 1.7029 1.6703 1.5533 1.418 1.137
20 2.1004 2.074 1.9302 1.755 1.4071
24 3.0285 3.012 2.792 2.536 2.034
30 4.746 4.707

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