Fitting Equivalent

Pipe Length

e.g. 30D = 30
x diameter of
pipe
90 degree elbow 30D
45 degree elbow 20D
T straight through 16D
T through side 60D
Swept 90 bend 4-8D
Open gate valve 9D
Open globe valve 275D
Full bore non return valve 6D
Butterfly valve 20D
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Equivalent Length
Description of Product in Pipe Diameters
(L/D)
--With no obstruction in
flat, bevel, or plug-type Fully open 340
Stem Perpen- dicular to Run seat
--With wing or pin
Fully open 450
guided disk
Globe Valves --(No obstruction in flat,
bevel, or plug type seat)
--With stem 60 degrees
Y-Pattern Fully open 175
from run of pipe line
--With stem 45 degrees
Fully open 145
from run of pipe line
--With no obstruction in
flat, bevel, or plug-type Fully open 145
Angle Valves seat
--With wing or pin
Fully open 200
guided disk
Fully open 13
Wedge, Disk, Double Disk, Three-quarters open 35
or Plug Disk One-half open 160
One-quarter open 900
Gate Valves
Fully open 17
Three-quarters open 50
Pulp Stock
One-half open 260
One-quarter open 1,200
Conduit Pipe Line
Gate, Ball, and Fully open --3**
Plug Valves
Conventional Swing --0.5† …. Fully open 135
Clearway Swing --0.5† …. Fully open 50
--Stem Perpendicular to
Globe Lift or Stop; Run or Y-Pattern 2.0† Fully open Same as Globe
Check Valves
.…
Angle Lift or Stop --2.0† .… Fully open Same as Angle
--2.5 vertical and 0.25
In-Line Ball Fully open 150
horizontal† .…
Foot Valves with Strainer --With poppet lift-type Fully open 420
disk 0.3†
 ….
--With leather-hinged
disk 0.4† Fully open 75
….
Butterfly Valves
(8-inch and Fully open --40
larger)
--Rectangular plug port
Straight-Through are equal to
--100% of pipe area Fully open 18
Cocks --Rectangular plug port
Flow straight through 44
are equal to
Three-Way
--80% of pipe area (fully
Flow through branch 140
open)
90-Degree Standard Elbow 30
--45-Degree Standard Elbow 16
--90-Degree Long Radius Elbow 20
--90-Degree Street Elbow 50
--45-Degree Street Elbow 26
Fittings
--Square Corner Elbow 57
--With flow through run 20
Standard Tee --With flow through
60
branch
--Close Pattern Return Bend 50
† Minimum calculated
** Exact equivalent length is
pressure
equal to the length between drop (psi) across valve to provide sufficient flow to
flange faces or welding ends lift disk fully.