Temperature Expansion - Pipes

Input Data
Lo = length of pipe (ft)
= linear expansion coefficient (in./in.degF)
t = temperature difference (oF)
Calculated Data
l = thermal expansion (inches)

l = thermal expansion (inches)

Temp.diff. (degF)
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
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T(degC) = 5/9[T(degF) - 32]
1 in (inch) = 25.4 mm
1 ft (foot) = 0.3048 m

300 (example 300 ft)

2.90E-05 (example PVC)
40 (example)

4.2

Length of pipe (ft)

10
20
0.10
0.21
0.14
0.28
0.17
0.35
0.21
0.42
0.24
0.49
0.28
0.56
0.31
0.63
0.35
0.70

30
0.31
0.42
0.52
0.63
0.73
0.84
0.94
1.04

40
0.42
0.56
0.70
0.84
0.97
1.11
1.25
1.39

50
0.52
0.70
0.87
1.04
1.22
1.39
1.57
1.74

60
0.63
0.84
1.04
1.25
1.46
1.67
1.88
2.09

70
0.73
0.97
1.22
1.46
1.71
1.95
2.19
2.44

80
0.84
1.11
1.39
1.67
1.95
2.23
2.51
2.78

90
0.94
1.25
1.57
1.88
2.19
2.51
2.82
3.13

100
1.04
1.39
1.74
2.09
2.44
2.78
3.13
3.48