Table of Contents

Constants for
multiply

commonly used pipes and tubes. To find friction loss

Q1.85 by the constant given

Page 2

Copy of a Flow Test Summary Report I made up and use

Page 3

N1.85 graph paper Lots of uses for this!

Page 4

Hydraulic Calculation Worksheet

Page 5
Fire sprinkler system hydraulic
calculations have been around
long before personal computers
made the stage. I remember doing
hydraulic calculations myself in
the mid 1970's.
We did them by hand using no
more than pocket calculator (I like
the little Casio at the right), some
worksheets and N1.85 graph paper.
They were time consuming, they
were tedious but they could be
done.
Matter of fact everything needed
to complete full sets of hydraulic
calculations is contained right here
in this little five page booklet.

And three of the five pages are empty forms.

It isn't that hard to do.

Schedule 40 Steel Pipe

Size

S40 ID
0.824

Schedule 10 Steel Pipe

C=120
-3

1.65*10

-4

C=100
-3

2.32*10

-4

Size

S10 ID

C=120

C=100

1.049

5.10*10

7.14*10

1.090

4.23*10

5.93*10-4

1.380

1.34*10-4

1.88*10-4

1.440

1.09*10-4

1.53*10-4

1.610

6.33*10-5

8.87*10-5

1.680

5.15*10-5

7.21*10-5

2.067

1.87*10-5

2.63*10-5

2.150

1.55*10-5

2.17*10-5

2.469

7.89*10-6

1.11*10-5

2.630

5.80*10-6

8.13*10-6

3.068

2.74*10-6

3.84*10-6

3.260

2.04*10-6

2.86*10-6

3.548

1.35*10-6

1.89*10-6

3.760

1.02*10-6

1.43*10-6

4.026

7.29*10-7

1.02*10-6

4.260

5.54*10-7

7.76*10-7

5.047

2.43*10-7

3.40*10-7

5.290

1.93*10-7

2.70*10-7

6.065

9.91*10-8

1.39*10-7

6.350

7.93*10-8

1.11*10-7

8.071*

2.47*10-8

3.45*10-8

8.240

2.23*10-8

3.12*10-8

Schedule 7 Steel Pipe (BMT EddyFlow A135 and A795)

-4

C-900 Class 150 DR 18 UL/FM Underground

Size

Sch 7 ID

C=120

C=100

Size

ID

C=150

1.530

8.11*10-5

1.14*10-4

4.230

3.79x10-7

1.728

4.49*10-5

6.28*10-5

6.080

6.48*10-8

2.203

1.37*10-5

1.93*10-5

7.980

1.72*10-8

2.705

5.06*10-6

7.09*20-6

10

9.780

6.40*10-9

3.334

1.83*10-6

2.56*10-6

12

11.640

2.74*10-9

4.310

5.23*10-7

7.33*10-7

4.070

4.58*10-7

5.850

7.82*10-8

7.670

2.09*10-8

10

9.410

7.73*10-9

12

11.190

3.32*10-9

CPVC BlazeMaster

C-900 Class 200 DR 14 UL/FM Underground

Size

ID

C=150

0.874

8.21*10-4

1.101

2.67*10-4

Size

ID

C=140

1.394

8.45*10-5

4.150

4.73*10-7

1.598

4.34*10-5

6.270

6.34*10-8

2.003

1.45*10-5

8.380

1.54*10-8

2.423

5.72*10-6

10

10.390

5.42*10-9

2.950

12

12.450

2.25*10-9

Class 52 Cement Lined Ductile Iron Pipe (US Pipe)

Flow Test Summary Report

Project:

Date:
Time:
Witness Name

Representing

Phone

Street:
City/State/Zip
Notes:

Hydrant A Is Test Hydrant Hydrant B Is Flowing Hydrant

Discharge Based On g=
Where g=Flow in Gallons Per Minute
c=Discharge Coefficient (1.00 Used)
d=Diameter of Orifice
p=Pitot Pressure in psi
Pitot 1 1 2 4 4
5 104 204 417 1067 1351
6 114 224 457 1169 1480
7 123 242 493 1263 1598
8 132 258 527 1350 1709
9 140 274 559 1432 1812
10 147 289 590 1509 1910
11 155 303 618 1583 2003
12 161 316 646 1653 2093
13 168 329 672 1721 2178
14 174 342 698 1786 2260
15 181 354 722 1848 2340
16 186 365 746 1909 2416
17 192 377 769 1968 2491
18 198 388 791 2025 2563
19 203 398 813 2080 2633
20 208 409 834 2134 2701
21 214 419 854 2187 2768
22 219 428 874 2239 2833
23 224 438 894 2289 2897
24 228 448 913 2338 2959
25 233 457 932 2386 3020
26 238 466 951 2434 3080
27 242 475 969 2480 3139
28 247 483 987 2526 3196
29 251 492 1004 2570 3253
30 255 500 1021 2614 3309
31 260 509 1038 2657 3363
32 264 517 1055 2700 3417
33 268 525 1071 2742 3470
34 272 533 1087 2783 3522
35 276 540 1103 2824 3574
36 280 548 1119 2864 3624
37 284 556 1134 2903 3674
38 287 563 1149 2942 3724
39 291 571 1164 2981 3772
40 295 578 1179 3019 3820

Graphic Sketch/Notes:

Pitot 1 1 2 4 4
41 298 585 1194 3056 3868
42 302 592 1208 3093 3915
43 306 599 1223 3130 3961
44 309 606 1237 3166 4007
45 313 613 1251 3202 4052
46 316 620 1264 3237 4097
47 320 626 1278 3272 4141
48 323 633 1292 3307 4185
49 326 639 1305 3341 4228
50 330 646 1318 3375 4271
51 333 652 1331 3408 4314
52 336 659 1344 3442 4356
53 339 665 1357 3475 4398
54 343 671 1370 3507 4439
55 346 678 1383 3540 4480
56 349 684 1395 3572 4520
57 352 690 1408 3603 4561
58 355 696 1420 3635 4600
59 358 702 1432 3666 4640
60 361 708 1444 3697 4679
61 364 714 1456 3728 4718
62 367 719 1468 3758 4756
63 370 725 1480 3788 4795
64 373 731 1492 3818 4832
65 376 737 1503 3848 4870
66 379 742 1515 3877 4907
67 382 748 1526 3907 4944
68 384 753 1537 3936 4981
69 387 759 1549 3965 5018
70 390 764 1560 3993 5054
72 395 775 1582 4050 5126
74 401 786 1604 4106 5196
76 406 796 1625 4161 5266
78 412 807 1647 4215 5335
80 417 817 1668 4269 5403
82 422 827 1688 4322 5470

Hydrant A Elev:

Static Pressure A:

Hydrant B Elev:

Residual Pressure A:

Project Finish Fl. Elev:

Pitot Pressure B:

Type Flowing Outlet:

Theoretical Flow B:

Size Flowing Outlet:

Calculated Flow B:

Discharge Coefficient

Calibrated Gauges:

Initials