Water Pressure Loss through Piping
Water Pressure Loss Through Piping formulas
\(\large{ p_l = \frac{ \mu \; l \; {v_w}^2 \; \rho \; SG }{ 24 \;d \; g } }\) | |
\(\large{ p_l = 4.53 \; l \; \frac{ \frac{ Q_w }{ C }^{1.852} }{ d^{4.857} } }\) |
Where:
\(\large{ p_l }\) = water pressure loss
\(\large{ \rho }\) (Greek symbol rho) = density of water
\(\large{ \mu }\) (Greek symbol mu) = friction coefficient of water
\(\large{ g }\) = gravitational acceleration
\(\large{ l }\) = length of pipe
\(\large{ C }\) = pipe coefficient
\(\large{ d }\) = pipe inside diameter
\(\large{ SG }\) = specific gravity of water
\(\large{ Q_w }\) = water flow rate
\(\large{ v_w }\) = water velocity
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