CHAPTER 33,
PIPE SIZING
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GENERAL PRINCIPLES
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(alhought iste Reynols ume hah ners
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sig ameter sna inesinln parameter he Rens
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(Chape ghing far fonction fet’ Dass
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bul lege be Caleb cton,
Pipe Sins for High Pressure aa
Siting Retr Lines for Tro Pg Si Bs
Pipe Sana for One Pipe Ors Sto Bik
REFRIGERANT LINE SIZING a9
Refeaenn Pow 30
as ire Sine Ba
Poet on Pree sinc na
UJ = 194 ~ 2lop BeD + s82/Rey A,
‘Another ormof his equation apearnn Chats 3, buthetmo
arecaulalet The present fore toe useful in showing
behavior at ming cas are! approche eat ith
thea. V term dominant he’ Band Re al rough
"The eqatonimplstntsppearsonbohsie,s04aue
for usaly bie erate
Alesse sd aermate othe Dato Wsiabach formal
Bp = 30 LED" ¥eRre)
ah = 30m LO!" °
where C= roughness ator
Recommended vale of Care 140 for lat pipe and copper
Tubing, 4 for ne ste pipe, down a 100and below for bas
‘ales and tings cause pram greater than tose
cased by the pie sone One formulton eens es 9
B= Mes KVDordh KAD 6
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Table 3_Approsimate Rane of Variation for & Factors
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scite appt for the dee a tea aaa
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lagreesppc str mas bead coe clean the deta
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WATER AND STEAM PIPE
(WATER FLOW RATE LIMITATIONS
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in ping and piping stems ae we Ge rcommendton
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persing bare) These maton empl ithe 10
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meres ror soa sons Car 90 coeds
thatthe selosty nocexee 18 sina ee
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fromany orale four sous urolnser coon, ese
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THEE leo repre eles one order of 1010 17
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ishenune idl sifering condi for ample ome tet
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Table 4 Hausen Leth Feet af Pipe for 90° ows _
Table $_ tro and Copper bow Eaten ot aus caitation, Cavin di sc in orf of 1a
aaa area fatiofonifc low arais ol pie fowaeab aS 12nd 10
Sen te to te SL = 1DhpC, + 2g p—Wioer +s)
en tea as 3 €, 5 Bows 68. ome
Fale 7 Masia Water Velo to Minin Eonon
oats relating sound oe 1 ow vst in genera
ie combination os high water ey nah changin oe
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{vations stg and 13 ppe dit ag the
Allowances for Aging
2 Cakingot eanonsnhs oc aan eo fe crear34
lowes oy xpested decrees capacity ate samtines
ead a aspntisamoun(petentage) Dawson and Bowman
(38) added a allowance of 8 ft ss to new pipe
{Ssuvaloan decree inapcty) Hemiaon Duan,
‘elas ae cenit 10% ar
{tse Innes fro pprnimatly 5 between ction
{tetosfor onl and oper syns
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smal dtee netsin pb waue seman contd
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one an nay cope aloe eas). Her (8 and
Feta) sowed eam Afi fou asf old and
ews we copper pipet apa lesof 210 65%. Ans
Ferwspip sepa ssa 8 Sih 89 recom
fred the devin Snange by 88 fo uncoated cas
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rtm n plas he caso asi pipe wd Earp
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are.iioms cpl equon, Dicies ae n 8 3
calon, bows fect he ial Haze Wits ough
fs cullen ae ral onl forthe speci pp diameter,
‘overlies, ana water ots aud Ia the oigial ec
[anes Ths when ine Coane ois amet
[Socio andi water scones errs oF upto abou 30a
Pipccepcty can osc (ian ind Hasen 88, Sank 97),
Water Hammer
‘When moving ahd ot it ater sarap stoppedas
snhensvaleconerredde age presrescn develop Whi
“Baal ase egies trom dg of he date properties oF
{heppeandthe low-scoring case oe pie
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‘Other Considerations
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(Bnet iting destgn eas a oii mths ms Be
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‘Other Piping Matera and Flas
For figs pos incade ints hap oor ping materials
often dinenons manta erate est uP
fs peste dropchaia The Dac Webachequton athe
Moody shart ortheColerok euaioncan sedan an aer
‘athe to preset drop char or bles
HOT AND CHILLED WATER PIPE SIZING
‘The DasoNech quation with ion Fistor fa the
Monty ear or obec equation (arate the Haz
‘Miaseation) n fandomentloclcling pes drop
Info and coil ater ppm: howe, chars fom
hee eyunons foxes tran 3 prove ay er
Iemion of pes drop lr seis dpe sandr
{nado bis f pret topscan be found in Hydric
Isttte 929) and Crane Co. (97.
‘Sow abe a br or nt acted foe properties
60° Us sorter roduc soneeo lish
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‘Represure op rr water ain ater chatter 30
(her sbould nace inno imp aceng 3%
Range of Usage of Prestre Drop Charts
Gener sgn Range. The seer nse of pipe ton le
self detent oiceysemen tech Land 1/10
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and arid to sparaton uit fon wheter of ee Sn
Dr orin pees 2m ed nde Mam eens ie
te therefore recommended Fo pipe sires i soa ag
‘arenormaly wis Maienanceo!vinimum riot pe
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‘heat eso come ou of solution teense ofthe eed
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sates wih ow thvougtnrach Fae sls prese
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HOT AND COLD SERVICE WATER PIPING
foe a pat of he wer pg ste eat be ithe pro
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