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Roughness, mm

Idel'Chik 1994 Miller 1990 Perry 1997 page 6-10

Steel pipes
New smooth pipes 0.0200 - 0.1000 0.0250 0.0457
Centrifugally applied enamels 0.0250
Bituminized - 0.0400
Cleaned - 0.0400
Mortar lined, good finish 0.0500
Mortar lined, average finish 0.1000
Superheated steam 0.1000
Deaerated, treated running hot water 0.1000
Gas pipeline after one year 0.1200
Saturated steam 0.2000
Hot water 0.2000
Oil 0.2000
Light rust 0.2500
Moderate corrosion 0.4000
Light scale 0.4000
Heavy brush asphalts, enamels, and tars 0.5000
Chlorinated, untreated, clear, filtered water for several years 0.5000
Intermittent steam service 0.5000
Open condensate lines 0.5000
Compressed air 0.8000
Corroded or with small scale after several years 0.1500 - 1.0000
Intermittent condensate service 1.0000
Unaerated, untreated hot water 1.0000
Unchlorinated, untreated water for several years 1.0000
Heavy rust 1.0000
Water mains with general tuberculations 1.2000 - 1.5000 1.2000
Aggressive, scale forming water for several years 2.0000
Poor condition 5.0000 -
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References

Idel'Chik 1994 Idel'Chik, I. E., Handbook of Hydraulic Resistance - 3rd ed., CRC, Boca Raton, Florida, pp. 105-109, 1994
Miller 1990 Miller, Donald S., Internal flow systems - 2nd ed., BHRA, Cranfield, UK, pp. 190-191, 1990
Perry 1997 Perry, Robert H., Green, Don W., and Maloney, James O'Hara, Perry's chemical engineers' handbook. - 7th ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, pp. 6-10