Flow of Water Through Schedule 40 Steel Pipe

Pressure Drop per 100 feet and Velocity in Schedule 40 Pipe for Water at 60 F.
Discharge
Gallons
per
Minute

Velocity Press Drop Velocity Press Drop Velocity Press Drop Velocity Press Drop Velocity Press Drop Velocity Press Drop Velocity Press Drop Velocity Press Drop

Cubic Ft.
per
Second

Feet
per
Second

Lbs.
per
Sq. In.

Feet
per
Second

1/8"

Lbs.
per
Sq. In.

Feet
per
Second

1/4"

Lbs.
per
Sq. In.

Feet
per
Second

Lbs.
per
Sq. In.

3/8"

Feet
per
Second

Lbs.
per
Sq. In.

Feet
per
Second

Lbs.
per
Sq. In.

0.000446
0.000668
0.000891
0.00111
0.00134
0.00178

1.13
1.69
2.26
2.82
3.39
4.52

1.86
4.22
6.98
10.5
14.7
25.0

0.616
0.924
1.23
1.54
1.85
2.46

0.359
0.903
1.61
2.39
3.29
5.44

1
2
3
4
5

0.00223
0.00446
0.00668
0.00891
0.01114

5.65
11.29

37.2
134.4

3.08
6.16
9.25
12.33

8.28
30.1
64.1
111.2

6
8
10
15
20

0.01337
0.01782
0.02228
0.03342
0.04456

0.574
0.765
0.956
1.43
1.91

0.044
0.073
0.108
0.224
0.375

0.670
1.01
1.34

0.046
0.094
0.158

0.868

0.056

25
30
35
40
45

0.05570
0.06684
0.07798
0.08912
0.1003

2.39
2.87
3.35
3.83
4.30

0.561
0.786
1.05
1.35
1.67

1.68
2.01
2.35
2.68
3.02

0.234
0.327
0.436
0.556
0.668

1.09
1.30
1.52
1.74
1.95

0.083
0.114
0.151
0.192
0.239

0.812
0.974
1.14
1.30
1.46

0.041
0.056
0.704
0.095
0.117

0.882
1.01
1.13

0.041
0.052
0.064

50
60
70
80
90

0.1114
0.1337
0.1560
0.1782
0.2005

4.78
5.74
6.70
7.65
8.60

2.03
2.87
3.84
4.97
6.20

3.35
4.02
4.69
5.36
6.03

0.839
1.18
1.59
2.03
2.53

2.17
2.60
3.04
3.47
3.91

0.288
0.406
0.540
0.687
0.861

1.62
1.95
2.27
2.60
2.92

0.142
0.204
0.261
0.334
0.416

1.26
1.51
1.76
2.02
2.27

0.076
0.107
0.143
0.180
0.224

1.12
1.28
1.44

0.047
0.060
0.074

100
125
150
175
200

0.2228
0.2785
0.3342
0.3899
0.4456

9.56
11.97
14.36
16.75
19.14

7.59
11.76
16.70
22.3
28.8

6.70
8.38
10.05
11.73
13.42

3.09
4.71
6.69
8.97
11.68

4.34
5.43
6.51
7.60
8.68

1.05
1.61
2.24
3.00
3.87

3.25
4.06
4.87
5.68
6.49

0.509
0.769
1.08
1.44
1.85

2.52
3.15
3.78
4.41
5.04

0.272
0.415
0.580
0.774
0.985

1.60
2.01
2.41
2.81
3.21

0.090
0.135
0.190
0.253
0.323

225
250
275
300
325

0.5013
0.557
0.6127
0.6684
0.7241

15.09
..
..
..
..

14.63
..
..
..
..

9.77
10.85
11.94
13.00
14.12

4.83
5.93
7.14
8.36
9.89

7.30
8.12
8.93
9.74
10.53

2.32
2.84
3.40
4.02
4.09

5.67
6.30
6.93
7.56
8.19

1.23
1.46
1.79
2.11
2.47

3.61
4.01
4.41
4.81
5.21

350
375
400
425
450

0.7798
0.8355
0.8912
0.9469
1.003

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..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

11.36
12.17
12.98
13.80
14.61

5.41
6.18
7.03
7.89
8.80

8.82
9.45
10.08
10.71
11.34

2.84
3.25
3.68
4.12
4.60

475
500
550
600
650

1.059
1.114
1.225
1.337
1.448

1.93
2.03
2.24
2.44
2.64

0.054
0.059
0.071
0.083
0.097

700
750
800
850
900

1.560
1.671
1.782
1.894
2.005

2.85
3.05
3.25
3.46
3.66

0.112
0.127
0.143
0.160
0.179

2.01
2.15
2.29
2.44
2.58

0.047
0.054
0.061
0.068
0.075

2.02
2.13

0.042
0.047

950
1000
1100
1200
1300

2.117
2.228
2.451
2.674
2.896

3.86
4.07
4.48
4.88
5.29

0.198
0.218
0.260
0.306
0.355

2.72
2.87
3.15
3.44
3.73

0.083
0.091
0.110
0.128
0.150

2.25
2.37
2.61
2.85
3.08

0.052
0.057
0.068
0.080
0.093

2.18
2.36

0.042
0.048

1400
1500
1600
1800
2000

3.119
3.342
3.565
4.010
4.456

5.70
6.10
6.51
7.32
8.14

0.409
0.466
0.527
0.663
0.808

4.01
4.30
4.59
5.16
5.73

0.171
0.195
0.219
0.276
0.339

3.32
3.56
3.79
4.27
4.74

0.107
0.122
0.138
0.172
0.209

2.54
2.72
2.90
3.27
3.63

0.055
0.063
0.071
0.088
0.107

2.58
2.87

0.050
0.060

2500
3000
3500
4000
4500

5.570
6.684
7.798
8.912
10.03

10.17
12.20
14.24
16.27
18.31

1.24
1.76
2.38
3.08
3.87

7.17
8.60
10.03
11.47
12.90

0.515
0.731
0.982
1.27
1.60

5.93
7.11
8.30
9.48
10.67

0.321
0.451
0.607
0.787
0.990

4.54
5.45
6.35
7.26
8.17

0.163
0.232
0.312
0.401
0.503

3.59
4.30
5.02
5.74
6.46

0.091
0.129
0.173
0.222
0.280

3.46
4.04
4.62
5.20

0.075
0.101
0.129
0.162

5000
6000
7000
8000
9000

11.14
13.37
15.60
17.82
20.05

20.35
24.41
28.49
..
..

4.71
6.74
9.11
..
..

14.33
17.20
20.07
22.93
25.79

1.95
2.77
3.74
4.84
6.09

11.85
14.23
16.60
18.96
21.34

1.21
1.71
2.31
2.99
3.76

9.08
10.89
12.71
14.52
16.34

0.617
0.877
1.18
1.51
1.90

7.17
8.61
10.04
11.47
12.91

0.340
0.483
0.652
0.839
1.05

5.77
6.93
8.08
9.23
10.39

10000
12000
14000
16000
18000
20000

22.28
26.74
31.19
35.65
40.10
44.56

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..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..
..

28.66
34.40
..
..
..
..

7.46
10.7
..
..
..
..

23.71
28.45
33.19
..
..
..

4.61
6.59
8.89

18.15
21.79
25.42
29.05
32.68
36.31

2.34
3.33
4.49
5.83
7.31
9.03

14.34
17.21
20.08
22.95
25.82
28.69

1.28
1.83
2.45
3.18
4.03
4.93

11.54
13.85
16.16
18.47
20.77
23.08

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10"

2 1/2"

12"

Lbs.
per
Sq. In.

Feet
per
Second

Lbs.
per
Sq. In.

1/2"

.2
.3
.4
.5
.6
.8

2"

Feet
per
Second

0.504
0.672
0.840
1.01
1.34

0.159
0.345
0.539
0.751
1.25

0.317
0.422
0.528
0.633
0.844

0.061
0.086
0.167
0.240
0.408

0.301
0.361
0.481

0.033
0.041
0.102

1.68
3.36
5.04
6.72
8.40

1.85
6.58
13.9
23.9
36.7

1.06
2.11
3.17
4.22
5.28

0.600
2.10
4.33
7.42
11.2

0.602
1.20
1.81
2.41
3.01

0.155
0.526
1.09
1.83
2.75

0.371
0.743
1.114
1.49
1.86

0.048
0.164
0.336
0.565
0.835

0.429
0.644
0.858
1.073

0.044
0.090
0.150
0.223

0.473
0.630
0.788

0.043
0.071
0.104

10.08
13.44

51.9
91.1

6.33
8.45
10.56

15.8
27.7
42.4

3.61
4.81
6.02
9.03
12.03

3.84
6.60
9.99
21.6
37.8

2.23
2.97
3.71
5.57
7.43

1.17
1.99
2.99
6.36
10.09

1.29
1.72
2.15
3.22
4.29

0.309
0.518
0.774
1.63
2.78

0.946
1.26
1.58
2.37
3.16

0.145
0.241
0.361
0.755
1.28

9.28
11.14
12.99
14.85

16.7
23.8
32.2
41.5

5.37
6.44
7.51
8.59
9.67

4.22
5.92
7.90
10.24
12.80

3.94
4.73
5.52
6.30
7.09

1.93
2.72
3.64
4.65
5.85

10.74
12.89

15.66
22.2

7.88
9.47
11.05
12.62
14.20

7.15
10.21
13.71
17.59
22.0

1.11
1.39
1.67
1.94
2.22

0.036
0.055
0.077
0.102
0.130

15.78
19.72

26.9
41.4

0.401
0.495
0.583
0.683
0.797

2.50
2.78
3.05
3.33
3.61

0.162
0.195
0.234
0.275
0.320

1.44
1.60
1.76
1.92
2.08

0.043
0.051
0.061
0.072
0.083

5.62
6.02
6.42
6.82
7.22

0.919
1.05
1.19
1.33
1.48

3.89
4.16
4.44
4.72
5.00

0.367
0.416
0.471
0.529
0.590

2.24
2.40
2.56
2.73
2.89

0.095
0.108
0.121
0.136
0.151

3"

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14"

3 1/2"

3/4"

4"

1"

1 1/4"

5"

1 1/2"

6"

8"

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..

..
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..
..
..

11.97
12.60
13.85
15.12
..

5.12
5.65
6.79
8.04
..

7.62
8.02
8.82
9.63
10.43

1.64
1.81
2.17
2.55
2.98

5.27
5.55
6.11
6.66
7.22

0.653
0.720
0.861
1.02
1.18

3.04
3.21
3.53
3.85
4.17

0.166
0.182
0.219
0.258
0.301

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

11.23
12.03
12.83
13.64
14.44

3.43
3.92
4.43
5.00
5.58

7.78
8.33
8.88
9.44
9.99

1.35
1.55
1.75
1.96
2.18

4.49
4.81
5.13
5.45
5.77

0.343
0.392
0.443
0.497
0.554

..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..

15.24
16.04
17.65
..
..

6.21
6.84
8.23

10.55
11.10
12.22
13.33
14.43

2.42
2.68
3.22
3.81
4.45

6.09
6.41
7.05
7.70
8.33

0.613
0.675
0.807
0.948
1.11

15.55
16.66
17.77
19.99
22.21

5.13
5.85
6.61
8.37
10.3

8.98
9.62
10.26
11.54
12.82

1.28
1.46
1.65
2.08
2.55

3.19
3.59

0.052
0.065

16.03
19.24
22.44
25.65
28.87

3.94
5.59
7.56
9.80
12.2

0.199
0.280
0.376
0.488
0.608

3.99
4.79
5.59
6.38
7.18

0.079
0.111
0.150
0.192
0.242

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..

0.739
1.06
1.43
1.85
2.32
2.86

7.98
9.58
11.17
12.77
14.36
15.96

0.294
0.416
0.562
0.723
0.907
1.12

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16"

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18"

20"

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24"

For pipe lengths other than 100 feet, the pressure drop is proportional to the length, Thus, for 50 feet of pipe, the pressure drop is approximately one-half the
value given in the table.. for 300 feet, three times the given value, etc.
Velocity is a function of the cross sectional flow area; thus, it is constant for a given flow rate and is independent of pipe length.

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