(Friction head and friction loss are per 100 feet of pipe.

FRICTION LOSS AND FLOW VELOCITY FOR SCHEDULE 40 THERMOPLASTIC PIPE

18

Velocity
Feet Per Second

Friction Head
Feet

Velocity
Feet Per Second

Gallons
Per Minute
/4 in.
0.51
0.22
1.02
0.44
0.77
5.73
2.48
1.93
10.52
4.56
2.72
20.04
8.68
3.86
42.46 18.39
5.79
72.34 31.32
7.72
5 in.
9.65
0.02
0.009 11.58
0.03
0.013
0.03
0.013
0.04
0.017
0.05
0.022 0.56
0.07
0.030 0.67
0.10
0.043 0.79
0.11
0.048 0.84
0.13
0.056 0.90
0.16
0.069 1.01
0.19
0.082 1.12
0.29
0.125 1.41
0.40
0.17
1.69
0.54
0.235 1.97
0.69
0.30
2.25
1.05
0.45
2.81
1.46
0.63
3.37
1.95
0.85
3.94
2.49
1.08
4.49
3.09
1.34
5.06
3.76
1.63
5.62
8.43
11.24

Friction Head
Feet

0.012
0.015
0.017
0.024
0.030
0.048
0.069
0.091
0.12
0.14
0.17
0.37
0.63
0.95
1.33
0.82
1.03
1.23
1.44
1.64
1.85
2.05
3.08
4.11
5.14
6.16
8.21
10.27

0.027
0.035
0.05
0.065
0.09
0.11
0.13
0.28
0.48
0.73
1.01
1.72
2.61

10 in.

0.012
0.015
0.022
0.028
0.039
0.048
0.056
0.12
0.21
0.32
0.44
0.74
1.13

1.01
1.16
1.30
1.45
2.17
2.89
3.62
4.34
5.78
7.23
8.68
10.12
11.07

0.49
0.69
0.98
1.46
1.95
2.44
2.93
3.41
3.90
4.39
4.88
5.85
6.83
7.32
7.80
8.78
9.75

Velocity
Feet Per Second

0.03
0.035
0.04
0.055
0.07
0.11
0.16
0.21
0.27
0.33
0.40
0.85
1.45
2.20
3.07

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

0.03
0.09
0.17
0.31
0.66
1.13
1.71
2.39
3.19
4.08
5.08
6.17
8.65

0.027
0.04
0.05
0.06
0.12
0.20
0.31
0.43
0.73
1.11
1.55
2.07
2.66

12 in.

0.066
0.11
0.21
0.45
0.76
1.15
1.62
2.15
2.75
3.43
4.16
5.84
7.76
8.82
9.94
12.37
15.03

2 in.

Friction Head
Feet

0.07
0.22
0.38
0.72
1.53
2.61
3.95
5.53
7.36
9.43
11.73
14.25
19.98

11/2 in.

0.012
0.017
0.022
0.026
0.052
0.087
0.13
0.19
0.32
0.49
0.67
0.90
1.15

0.029
0.048
0.091
0.19
0.33
0.50
0.70
0.93
1.19
1.49
1.80
2.53
3.36
3.82
4.30
5.36
6.51

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

8 in.

Velocity
Feet Per Second

0.33
0.81
1.13
1.62
2.42
3.23
4.04
4.85
5.66
6.47
7.27
8.08
9.70

1.18
1.77
2.37
2.96
3.56
4.74
5.93
7.12
8.30
9.49
10.68
11.86
13.05
14.24
15.42
16.61
17.79

0.03
0.07
0.12
0.19
0.27
0.46
0.70
0.98
1.30
1.67
2.08
2.53
3.02
3.55
4.11
4.72
5.36

14 in.

21/2 in.
0.30 0.038
0.49 0.051
0.68 0.09
1.03 0.19
1.37 0.32
1.71 0.49
2.05 0.68
2.39 0.91
2.73 1.16
3.08 1.44
3.42 1.75
4.10 2.46
4.79 3.27
5.13 3.71
5.47 4.19
6.15 5.21
6.84 6.33
8.55 9.58
10.26 13.41

0.01
0.03
0.05
0.08
0.12
0.20
0.30
0.42
0.56
0.72
0.90
1.09
1.31
1.54
1.78
2.04
2.32

0.016
0.023
0.039
0.082
0.14
0.21
0.29
0.39
0.50
0.62
0.76
1.07
1.42
1.61
1.81
2.26
2.74
4.15
5.81

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

0.02
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.05
0.06
0.08
0.12
0.16
0.22
0.28
0.43
0.60
0.79
1.01
1.26
1.53
3.25
5.54

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

0.06
0.19
0.35
0.67
1.42
2.42
3.66
5.13
6.82
8.74
10.87
13.21

Velocity
Feet Per Second

0.14
0.44
0.81
1.55
3.28
5.59
8.45
11.85
15.76
20.18
25.10
30.51

11/4 in.

0.91
1.36
1.82
2.27
2.72
3.63
4.54
5.45
6.36
7.26
8.17
9.08
9.99
10.90
11.80
12.71
13.62
14.53
15.44
16.35
17.26
18.16

0.22
0.31
0.44
0.66
0.88
1.10
1.33
1.55
1.77
1.99
2.21
2.65
3.09
3.31
3.53
3.98
4.42
5.52
6.63
7.73
8.83
11.04

Velocity
Feet Per Second

6 in.

Velocity
Feet Per Second

0.44
1.11
1.55
2.21
3.31
4.42
5.52
6.63
7.73
8.84
9.94
0.009 11.05
0.013
0.017
0.022
0.022
0.026
0.035
0.052 0.65
0.069 0.81
0.096 0.97
0.12 1.14
0.19 1.30
0.26 1.63
0.34 1.94
0.44 2.27
0.55 2.59
0.66 2.92
1.41 3.24
2.40 4.86
6.48
8.11
9.72

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

0.24
0.75
1.37
2.61
5.53
9.42
14.22
19.95

Friction Head
Feet

0.55
1.72
3.17
6.02
12.77
21.75
32.88
46.08

1 in.

0.02
0.04
0.07
0.10
0.14
0.24
0.37
0.51
0.68
0.87
1.09
1.32
1.58
1.85
2.15
2.46
2.80
3.15
3.53
3.92
4.34
4.77

16 in.

0.015
0.021
0.03
0.07
0.11
0.17
0.23
0.31
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.85
1.13
1.28
1.44
1.80
2.18
3.31
4.63
6.16
7.88
11.93

3 in.

Friction Head
Feet

CAUTION: Flow velocity should not exceed 5 feet per second. PVC and CPVC pipe cannot be used for compressed air service.

0.63
1.26
3.16
4.43
6.32
9.48
0.013 12.65
0.017
0.026 0.49
0.035 0.57
0.048 0.65
0.056 0.73
0.069 0.81
0.095 0.97
1.14
0.13
1.22
0.15
1.30
0.16
1.46
0.20
1.62
0.25
2.03
0.38
2.44
0.53
2.84
0.71
3.25
0.90
4.06
1.36
4.87
1.91
5.69
2.55
6.50
3.26
7.31
8.12

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

0.90
1.80
10.15
18.64
35.51

Friction Head
Feet

2.08
4.16
23.44
43.06
82.02
4 in.
0.03
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.11
0.13
0.16
0.22
0.30
0.34
0.38
0.47
0.58
0.88
1.22
1.63
2.08
3.15
4.41
5.87
7.52

Friction Head
Feet

1 1.13
2 2.26
5 5.64
7 7.90
10 11.28
15
20 0.51
25 0.64
30 0.77
35 0.89
40 1.02
45 1.15
50 1.28
60 1.53
70 1.79
75 1.92
80 2.05
90 2.30
100 2.56
125 3.20
150 3.84
175 4.48
200 5.11
250 6.40
300 7.67
350 8.95
400 10.23
450
500
750
1000
1250
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000
5500
6000
6500
7000
7500
8000
8500
9000
9500
10000

Friction Head
Feet
3

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

/2 in.

Velocity
Feet Per Second

0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.06
0.10
0.16
0.22
0.29
0.38
0.47
0.57
0.68
0.80
0.93
1.06
1.21
1.37
1.53
1.69
1.87
2.06

0.007
0.009
0.013
0.030
0.048
0.074
0.10
0.13
0.17
0.22
0.26
0.37
0.49
0.55
0.62
0.78
0.94
1.43
2.00
2.67
3.41
5.17

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

(Friction head and friction loss are per 100 feet of pipe.)

FRICTION LOSS AND FLOW VELOCITY FOR SCHEDULE 80 THERMOPLASTIC PIPE

Velocity
Feet Per Second

Gallons
Per Minute

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

0.045
0.05
0.075
0.09
0.14
0.20
0.27
0.34
0.42
0.51
1.08
1.84
2.78
3.98

8 in.

0.019
0.022
0.033
0.039
0.61
0.087
0.12
0.15
0.18
0.22
0.47
0.80
1.20
1.68
0.90
1.14
1.36
1.59
1.81
2.04
2.27
3.40
4.54
5.67
6.80
9.07
11.34

0.036
0.045
0.07
0.085
0.11
0.14
0.17
0.36
0.61
0.92
1.29
2.19
3.33

10 in.

0.015
0.02
0.03
0.037
0.048
0.061
0.074
0.16
0.26
0.40
0.56
0.95
1.44

0.041
0.126
0.24
0.45
0.95
1.62
2.46
3.44
4.58
5.87
7.30
8.87
12.43

1.12
1.28
1.44
1.60
2.40
3.20
4.01
4.81
6.41
8.01
9.61
11.21
12.82

0.56
0.78
1.12
1.68
2.23
2.79
3.35
3.91
4.47
5.03
5.58
6.70
7.82
8.38
8.93
10.05
11.17

CAUTION: Flow velocity should not exceed 5 feet per second. PVC and CPVC pipe cannot be used for compressed air service.

0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06
0.07
0.08
0.10
0.16
0.22
0.29
0.37
0.56
0.78
1.04
1.33
1.65
2.00
4.25
7.23

0.10
0.30
0.55
1.04
2.20
3.75
5.67
7.95
10.58
13.55
16.85
20.48
28.70

11/2 in.

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

6 in.

Velocity
Feet Per Second

0.38
0.94
1.32
1.88
2.81
3.75
4.69
5.63
6.57
7.50
8.44
9.38
11.26

0.037
0.05
0.06
0.07
0.15
0.26
0.40
0.55
0.94
1.42
1.99
2.65
3.41

12 in.

0.10
0.15
0.29
0.62
1.06
1.60
2.25
2.99
3.83
4.76
5.79
8.12
10.80
12.27
13.83
17.20
20.90

2 in.

0.39
0.54
0.78
1.17
1.56
1.95
2.34
2.73
3.12
3.51
3.90
4.68
5.46
5.85
6.24
7.02
7.80
9.75
11.70

0.05
0.07
0.12
0.26
0.44
0.67
0.94
1.25
1.60
1.99
2.42
3.39
4.51
5.12
5.77
7.18
8.72
13.21
18.48

21/2 in.

0.016
0.022
14 in.
0.026
0.04
0.030 1.31
0.09
0.065 1.96
2.62
0.16
0.11
3.27
0.25
0.17
3.92
0.34
0.24
5.23
0.59
0.41
6.54
0.88
0.62
7.85
1.24
0.86
9.16
1.66
1.15
2.12
1.48 10.46
11.77
2.64
13.07
3.20
14.39
3.83
15.70
4.49
17.00
5.21
18.31
5.99

0.040
0.065
0.13
0.27
0.46
0.69
0.97
1.29
1.66
2.07
2.51
3.52
4.68
5.31
5.99
7.45
9.05

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

0.03
0.04
0.04
0.06
0.07
0.10
0.13
0.14
0.16
0.20
0.24
0.37
0.52
0.69
0.88
1.34
1.87
2.49
3.19
3.97
4.82

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

0.09
0.29
0.53
1.00
2.11
3.59
5.43
7.62
10.13
12.98
16.14
19.61

Velocity
Feet Per Second

0.21
0.66
1.21
2.30
4.87
8.30
12.55
17.59
23.40
29.97
37.27
45.30

11/4 in.

Velocity
Feet Per Second

5 in.

Velocity
Feet Per Second

0.52
1.30
1.82
2.60
3.90
5.20
6.50
7.80
9.10
10.40
11.70
0.013 13.00
0.017
0.022
0.026
0.030
0.035
0.043
0.068 0.90
0.095 1.07
1.25
0.12
1.43
0.16
1.79
0.24
2.14
0.34
2.50
0.45
2.86
0.58
3.21
0.71
3.57
0.87
5.36
1.84
7.14
3.13
8.93
10.71

Friction Head
Feet

0.88 0.38
2.75 1.19
5.04 2.19
9.61 4.16
20.36 8.82
34.68 15.02
52.43 22.70
73.48 31.82

Friction Head
Feet

0.54
0.63
0.72
0.81
0.90
1.08
1.26
1.35
1.44
1.62
1.80
2.25
2.70
3.15
3.60
4.50
5.40
6.30
7.19
8.09
8.99

Friction Head
Feet
1 in.

0.02
0.04
0.07
0.11
0.15
0.25
0.38
0.54
0.72
0.92
1.14
1.38
1.66
1.95
2.26
2.60

0.022
0.032
0.052
0.11
0.19
0.29
0.41
0.54
0.69
0.86
1.05
1.47
1.95
2.22
2.50
3.11
3.78
5.72
8.00

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

0.017
0.026
0.035
0.048
0.061
0.074
0.091
0.13
0.17
0.19
0.22
0.27
0.33
0.50
0.70
0.93
1.19
1.81
2.52
3.36
4.30

Velocity
Feet Per Second

0.94
2.34
3.28
4.68
7.01
9.35
11.69
0.013 14.03
0.017
0.017
0.026
0.030 0.63
0.043 0.75
0.056 0.88
0.061 0.94
0.069 1.00
0.087 1.13
0.10
1.25
0.16
1.57
0.23
1.88
0.30
2.20
0.38
2.51
0.58
3.14
0.81
3.76
1.08
4.39
1.38
5.02
1.72
5.64
2.09
6.27
9.40
12.54

/4 in.
0.86
0.37
1.72
0.74
9.67
4.19
17.76
7.69
33.84 14.65
71.70 31.05

0.99
1.49
1.99
2.49
2.99
3.99
4.99
5.98
6.98
7.98
8.98
9.97
10.97
11.97
12.97
13.96
14.96
15.96
16.96
17.95

0.02
0.05
0.08
0.13
0.17
0.30
0.46
0.64
0.86
1.09
1.364
1.66
1.99
2.324
2.69
3.09
3.51
3.96
4.43
4.93

16 in.

3 in.
0.25 0.02
0.35 0.028
0.50 0.04
0.75 0.09
1.00 0.15
1.25 0.22
1.49 0.31
1.74 0.42
1.99 0.54
2.24 0.67
2.49 0.81
2.99 1.14
3.49 1.51
3.74 1.72
3.99 1.94
4.48 2.41
4.98 2.93
6.23 4.43
7.47 6.20
8.72 8.26
9.97 10.57
12.46 16.00

Velocity
Feet Per Second

0.04
0.06
0.08
0.11
0.14
0.17
0.21
0.30
0.39
0.45
0.50
0.63
0.76
1.16
1.61
2.15
2.75
4.16
5.83
7.76
9.93

Velocity
Feet Per Second

0.74
1.57
3.92
5.49
7.84
11.76

Friction Head
Feet

4 in.

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

1.74
3.48
19.59
35.97

Friction Head
Feet

4.02
8.03
45.23
83.07

Friction Head
Feet

1 1.48
2 2.95
5 7.39
7 10.34
10
15
20 0.57
25 0.72
30 0.86
35 1.00
40 1.15
45 1.29
50 1.43
60 1.72
70 2.01
75 2.15
80 2.29
90 2.58
100 2.87
125 3.59
150 4.30
175 5.02
200 5.73
250 7.16
300 8.60
350 10.03
400 11.47
450
500
750
1000
1250
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000
5500
6000
6500
7000
7500
8000
8500
9000
9500
10000

Friction Head
Feet
3

Friction Head
Feet

/2 in.

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

0.01
0.02
0.04
0.05
0.08
0.13
0.19
0.28
0.37
0.48
0.59
0.72
0.86
1.00
1.17
1.33
1.52
1.71
1.92
2.13

0.009
0.012
0.017
0.039
0.065
0.095
0.13
0.18
0.23
0.29
0.35
0.49
0.65
0.74
0.84
1.04
1.27
1.92
2.68
3.58
4.58
6.93

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

19

(Friction head and friction loss are per 100 feet of pipe.)

FRICTION LOSS AND FLOW VELOCITY FOR SDR 26 THERMOPLASTIC PIPE

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Friction Head
Feet

Gallons
Per Minute
3

/4 in.

Friction Head
Feet
Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

Velocity
Feet Per Second

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

Velocity
Feet Per Second

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

Velocity
Feet Per Second

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

0.012
0.017
0.022
0.033
0.039
0.048
0.061
0.13
0.22
0.33
0.46
0.78
1.19
1.66

1.04
1.19
1.34
1.49
2.23
2.98
3.73
4.47
5.96
7.45
8.94
10.43
11.92
13.41

CAUTION: Flow velocity should not exceed 5 feet per second. PVC and CPVC pipe cannot be used for compressed air service.

0.027
0.04
0.05
0.075
0.09
0.11
0.14
0.29
0.50
0.76
1.06
1.81
2.74
3.84

Velocity
Feet Per Second

10 in.

0.04
0.04
0.05
0.06
0.13
0.22
0.34
0.46
0.79
1.20
1.67
2.22
2.86
3.54

12 in.

0.017
0.017
0.022
0.026
0.056
0.095
0.15
0.20
0.34
0.52
0.72
0.96
1.24
1.53

0.004
0.020
0.035
0.069
0.14
0.25
0.37
0.52
0.70
0.89
1.11
1.35
1.89
2.51
2.86
3.22
4.01
4.87

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

0.17 0.01
0.44 0.045
0.61 0.08
0.87 0.16
1.30 0.33
1.73 0.57
2.16 0.86
2.60 1.21
3.03 1.61
3.46 2.06
3.90 2.56
4.33 3.11
5.19 4.36
6.06 5.80
6.49 6.60
6.92 7.43
7.79 9.25
8.66 11.24

21/2 in.

0.30 0.025
0.42 0.035
0.59 0.06
0.88 0.13
1.18 0.22
1.47 0.34
1.77 0.47
2.06 0.63
2.35 0.81
2.65 1.00
2.94 1.22
3.53 1.71
4.12 2.27
4.41 2.58
4.71 2.91
5.30 3.62
5.89 4.39
7.36 6.65
8.83 9.31
10.31 12.40

Velocity
Feet Per Second

0.02 0.0087
0.14 0.059
0.25 0.104
0.47 0.20
1.00 0.43
1.71 0.74
2.59 1.12
3.63 1.57
4.83 2.09
6.18 2.68
7.69 3.33
9.34 4.04
13.10 5.67
17.42 7.54
19.80 8.57
22.31 9.66
27.75 12.02
33.73 14.61
0.011
0.015
0.026
0.056
0.095
0.15
0.20
0.27
0.35
0.43
0.53
0.74
0.98
1.12
1.26
1.57
1.90
2.88
4.03
5.37

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

0.02
0.03
0.04
0.04
0.05
0.06
0.07
0.11
0.16
0.21
0.27
0.41
0.57
0.76
0.97
1.21
1.47
3.12
5.31

Velocity
Feet Per Second

0.27
0.68
0.96
1.36
2.04
2.72
3.40
4.08
4.76
5.44
6.12
6.80
8.16
9.52
10.19
10.87
12.23
0.012 13.59
0.015
0.017
0.026
0.030 0.83
0.048 1.05
0.069 1.26
0.091 1.47
0.12 1.68
0.14 1.89
0.18 2.10
0.37 3.14
0.64 4.19
0.96 5.27
1.35 6.29
2.29 8.38
10.48
12.58

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

0.037
0.117
0.21
0.40
0.85
1.45
2.18
3.06
4.07
5.22
6.49
7.88

2 in.

Friction Head
Feet

0.36 0.085
0.90 0.27
1.25 0.49
1.79 0.92
2.68 1.96
3.58 3.34
4.47 5.04
5.36 7.07
6.26 9.41
7.15 12.05
8.04 14.98
0.009 8.94 18.21
0.013
0.017
0.017
0.022
8 in.
0.026
0.030 0.66 0.03
0.047 0.83 0.037
0.069 0.98 0.04
0.091 1.14 0.06
0.12 1.30 0.07
0.18 1.63 0.11
0.25 1.95 0.16
0.33 2.28 0.21
0.42 2.61 0.27
0.52 2.93 0.33
0.64 3.26 0.41
1.35 4.89 0.86
2.30 6.51 1.47
8.15 2.23
9.77 3.11
13.03 5.30

Friction Head
Feet
11/2 in.

0.20
0.28
0.40
0.59
0.79
0.99
1.19
1.39
1.59
1.78
1.98
2.38
2.78
2.97
3.17
3.57
3.97
4.96
5.95
6.94
7.93
9.92

Velocity
Feet Per Second

6 in.

Friction Head
Feet
11/4 in.

0.01
0.014
0.02
0.05
0.09
0.13
0.18
0.24
0.31
0.38
0.47
0.65
0.87
0.99
1.11
1.38
1.68
2.54
3.56
4.74
6.07
9.18

3 in.

Friction Head
Feet

0.29 0.13
0.91 0.39
1.66 0.72
3.16 1.37
6.69 2.90
11.40 4.94
17.23 7.46
24.15 10.46
32.13 13.91

1 in.

Friction Head
Feet

1 0.84 1.00 0.43 0.50 0.28 0.12

0.59
2 1.67 2.00 0.86 0.99 0.56 0.24
1.48
5 4.17 11.25 4.87 2.47 3.14 1.36
2.08
7 5.84 20.66 8.95 3.46 5.76 2.49
2.96
10 8.34 39.34 17.03 4.94 10.96 4.74
4.44
7.40 23.23 10.06
4 in.
15
5.92
20 0.48 0.02 0.009 9.87 39.57 17.13
5 in.
7.40
25 0.60 0.04 0.017
30 0.72 0.05 0.022 0.47 0.02 0.009 8.88
35 0.84 0.07 0.030 0.55 0.03 0.013 10.36
40 0.96 0.09 0.039 0.63 0.03 0.013
45 1.08 0.11 0.048 0.71 0.04 0.017
50 1.20 0.14 0.061 0.78 0.05 0.022 0.55
60 1.44 0.19 0.082 0.94 0.07 0.030 0.66
1.10 0.09 0.039 0.77
70 1.67 0.25 0.11
75 1.79 0.29 0.13 1.18 0.10 0.043 0.83
80 1.91 0.32 0.14 1.25 0.12 0.052 0.88
90 2.15 0.40 0.17 1.41 0.14 0.061 0.99
100 2.39 0.49 0.21 1.57 0.18 0.078 1.10
1.39
125 2.99 0.74 0.33 1.96 0.27 0.12
1.66
150 3.59 1.04 0.45 2.35 0.37 0.16
1.94
175 4.19 1.39 0.60 2.74 0.50 0.22
2.21
200 4.79 1.77 0.77 3.13 0.63 0.27
2.76
250 5.98 2.68 1.16 3.92 0.96 0.42
3.31
300 7.18 3.75 1.62 4.70 1.34 0.58
3.87
350 8.38 5.00 2.17 5.49 1.79 0.77
4.42
400 9.57 6.39 2.77 6.27 2.28 0.99
4.97
450 10.77 7.95 3.44 7.05 2.84 1.23
5.52
500 11.96 9.66 4.18 7.84 3.45 1.49
8.28
11.75 7.31 3.17
750
11.05
1000
1250
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500

Velocity
Feet Per Second

/2 in.

Friction Head
Feet

0.0045
0.0063
0.009
0.022
0.039
0.056
0.078
0.10
0.13
0.16
0.20
0.28
0.38
0.43
0.48
0.60
0.73
1.10
1.54
2.05
2.63
3.98

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

(Friction head and friction loss are per 100 feet of pipe.)

FRICTION LOSS AND FLOW VELOCITY FOR SDR 21 THERMOPLASTIC PIPE

Friction Head
Feet

Gallons
Per Minute
3

/4 in.

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

Friction Head
Feet

Velocity
Feet Per Second

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

Velocity
Feet Per Second

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

0.012
0.020
0.026
0.035
0.043
0.056
0.065
0.14
0.24
0.37
0.51
0.87
1.33
1.85

1.08
1.24
1.40
1.55
2.33
3.11
3.89
4.66
6.22
7.77
9.33
10.88
12.44
13.99

CAUTION: Flow velocity should not exceed 5 feet per second. PVC and CPVC pipe cannot be used for compressed air service.

0.027
0.045
0.06
0.08
0.10
0.13
0.15
0.33
0.56
0.85
1.18
2.02
3.06
4.27

10 in.

Velocity
Feet Per Second

0.86
1.10
1.31
1.54
1.75
1.97
2.19
3.29
4.38
5.48
6.57
8.76
10.96
13.15

0.036
0.04
0.06
0.07
0.14
0.24
0.37
0.51
0.87
1.33
1.85
2.47
3.17
3.93

12 in.

0.016
0.017
0.026
0.030
0.061
0.10
0.16
0.22
0.38
0.57
0.08
1.07
1.37
1.70

0.010
0.025
0.035
0.074
0.16
0.27
0.41
0.58
0.77
0.98
1.23
1.49
2.09
2.78
3.16
3.55
4.42
5.37

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

0.18 0.023
0.45 0.06
0.63 0.081
0.90 0.17
1.35 0.37
1.80 0.63
2.25 0.95
2.71 1.34
3.16 1.78
3.61 2.27
4.06 2.83
4.51 3.44
5.41 4.82
6.31 6.41
6.76 7.29
7.21 8.21
8.12 10.21
9.02 12.41

21/2 in.

0.31 0.031
0.43 0.044
0.61 0.07
0.92 0.14
1.23 0.25
1.53 0.37
1.84 0.52
2.15 0.70
2.45 0.89
2.76 1.11
3.07 1.35
3.68 1.89
4.29 2.51
4.60 2.85
4.91 3.22
5.52 4.00
6.14 4.86
7.67 7.36
9.20 10.30
10.74 13.72

Velocity
Feet Per Second

0.012
0.015
0.022
0.028
0.035
0.054
0.078
0.103
0.13
0.16
0.19
0.42
0.64
1.07
1.49
2.54

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

0.022
0.065
0.12
0.23
0.48
0.82
1.23
1.73
2.30
2.95
3.67
4.46
6.24
8.31
9.44

Friction Head
Feet

0.05
0.15
0.28
0.52
1.11
1.89
2.85
4.00
5.32
6.81
8.47
10.29
14.42
19.19
21.80

0.014
0.020
0.03
0.061
0.11
0.16
0.23
0.30
0.39
0.48
0.58
0.82
1.09
1.23
1.39
1.73
2.10
3.19
4.46
5.94

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

0.03
0.037
0.05
0.065
0.08
0.125
0.18
0.24
0.30
0.37
0.45
0.96
1.63
2.47
3.45
5.87

Velocity
Feet Per Second

0.29
0.71
0.99
1.41
2.12
2.83
3.54
4.24
4.95
5.66
6.36
7.07
8.49
9.90
10.61

2 in.
3 in.

0.20 0.015
0.29 0.021
0.41 0.03
0.62 0.06
0.83 0.09
1.03 0.14
1.24 0.20
1.45 0.27
1.65 0.34
1.86 0.42
2.06 0.51
2.48 0.72
2.89 0.96
3.10 1.09
3.30 1.23
3.72 1.52
4.13 1.85
5.17 2.81
6.19 3.93
7.23 5.23
8.26 6.69
10.33 10.13

Velocity
Feet Per Second

8 in.

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

0.04
0.13
0.23
0.44
0.94
1.59
2.41
3.38
4.49
5.75
7.15
8.69
12.18

11/2 in.

Friction Head
Feet

0.30 0.13
0.93 0.41
1.70 0.74
3.24 1.40
6.86 2.97
11.68 5.06
17.66 7.65
24.76 10.72
32.94 14.26

0.095
0.30
0.54
1.02
2.16
3.68
5.56
7.80
10.37
13.28
16.52
20.08
28.14

Velocity
Feet Per Second

0.37
0.93
1.31
1.86
2.79
3.72
4.65
5.58
6.51
7.44
6 in.
8.37
0.02 0.009 9.30
0.03 0.013 11.17
0.04 0.017
0.05 0.022
0.05 0.022
0.07 0.030
0.08 0.035 0.67
0.125 0.054 0.85
0.18 0.078 1.02
0.24 0.103 1.19
0.30 0.13 1.36
0.46 0.20 1.70
0.63 0.27 2.04
0.85 0.37 2.38
1.08 0.47 2.72
1.34 0.58 3.06
1.63 0.71 3.40
3.46 1.50 5.10
5.89 2.55 6.80
8.50
10.19
13.59

Friction Head
Feet
11/4 in.

Friction Head
Feet

1 in.

Friction Head
Feet

1 0.84 1.00 0.44 0.50 0.28 0.12

0.60
2 1.67 2.00 0.87 0.99 0.56 0.24
1.50
5 4.17 11.25 4.87 2.47 3.14 1.36
2.09
7 5.84 20.66 8.95 3.46 5.76 2.49
2.99
10 8.34 39.34 17.03 4.94 10.96 4.75
4.49
7.40 23.23 10.06
4 in.
15
5.98
20 0.50 0.03 0.013 9.87 39.57 17.13
5 in.
7.48
25 0.62 0.04 0.017
30 0.75 0.06 0.026 0.49 0.02 0.009 8.97
35 0.87 0.08 0.035 0.57 0.03 0.013 10.47
40 1.00 0.10 0.043 0.65 0.04 0.017
45 1.12 0.12 0.052 0.74 0.04 0.017
50 1.25 0.15 0.065 0.82 0.05 0.022 0.58
60 1.50 0.21 0.091 0.98 0.08 0.035 0.69
70 1.75 0.28 0.12 1.14 0.10 0.043 0.81
75 1.87 0.32 0.14 1.23 0.11 0.048 0.86
80 2.00 0.36 0.16 1.31 0.13 0.056 0.92
90 2.25 0.45 0.19 1.47 0.16 0.069 1.04
100 2.50 0.54 0.23 1.63 0.19 0.082 1.15
1.44
125 3.13 0.82 0.36 2.04 0.30 0.13
1.73
150 3.75 1.15 0.50 2.45 0.41 0.18
2.02
175 4.37 1.54 0.67 2.86 0.55 0.24
2.31
200 4.99 1.96 0.85 3.27 0.70 0.30
2.89
250 6.24 2.97 1.29 4.09 1.06 0.46
3.46
300 7.49 4.16 1.80 4.90 1.48 0.64
4.04
350 8.74 5.54 2.40 5.72 1.98 0.86
4.61
400 9.99 7.09 3.07 6.54 2.53 1.10
5.19
450 11.24 8.82 3.82 7.35 3.14 1.36
5.76
500 12.48 10.72 4.64 8.17 3.82 1.65
8.64
12.26 8.09 3.50
750
11.53
1000
1250
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500

Velocity
Feet Per Second

/2 in.

Friction Head
Feet

0.006
0.009
0.013
0.026
0.039
0.061
0.087
0.12
0.15
0.18
0.22
0.31
0.42
0.47
0.53
0.66
0.80
1.22
1.70
2.26
2.90
4.39

Friction Loss
Pounds Per
Square Inch

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