1/2 inches
Volume Flow
(gal/min)
Volume Flow
(gal/hr)
Velocity
(ft/sec)
Friction Head
(ft/100 ft)
Friction Loss
(psi/100 ft)
60
1.1
2.1
0.9
120
2.3
4.2
1.8
300
5.6
23.4
10.5
420
7.9
43.1
18.6
10
600
11.3
82.0
35.5
Volume Flow
(gal/min)
Volume Flow
(gal/hr)
Velocity
(ft/sec)
Friction Head
(ft/100 ft)
Friction Loss
(psi/100 ft)
60
0.6
0.5
0.2
120
1.3
1.0
0.4
300
3.2
5.7
2.5
420
4.4
10.5
4.6
10
600
6.3
20.0
8.7
15
900
9.5
42.5
18.4
20
1200
12.7
72.3
31.3
3/4 inches
1 inches
Volume Flow
(gal/min)
Volume Flow
(gal/hr)
Velocity
(ft/sec)
Friction Head
(ft/100 ft)
Friction Loss
(psi/100 ft)
120
0.8
0.6
0.2
300
1.9
1.7
0.8
420
2.7
3.2
1.4
10
600
3.9
6.0
2.6
15
900
5.8
12.8
5.5
20
1200
7.7
21.8
9.4
25
1500
9.7
32.9
14.2
30
1800
11.6
46.1
20.0
1 1/4 inches
Volume Flow
(gal/min)
Volume Flow
(gal/hr)
Velocity
(ft/sec)
Friction Head
(ft/100 ft)
Friction Loss
(psi/100 ft)
120
0.4
0.1
0.1
300
1.1
0.4
0.2
420
1.6
0.8
0.4
10
600
2.2
1.6
0.7
15
900
3.3
3.3
1.4
20
1200
4.4
5.6
2.4
25
1500
5.5
8.5
3.7
30
1800
6.6
11.9
5.1
35
2100
7.7
15.8
6.8
40
2400
8.8
20.2
8.7
45
2700
9.9
25.1
10.9
50
3000
11.1
30.5
13.2
Volume Flow
(gal/min)
Volume Flow
(gal/hr)
Friction Head
(ft/100 ft)
Friction Loss
(psi/100 ft)
1 1/2 inches
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Velocity
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0.3
0.1
0.03
300
0.8
0.2
0.1
420
1.1
0.4
0.2
10
600
1.6
0.7
0.3
15
900
2.4
1.5
0.7
20
1200
3.2
2.6
1.1
25
1500
4.0
4.0
1.7
30
1800
4.9
5.5
2.4
35
2100
5.7
7.4
3.2
40
2400
6.5
9.4
4.1
45
2700
7.3
11.7
5.1
50
3000
8.1
14.3
6.2
60
3600
9.7
20.0
8.7
2 inches
Volume Flow
(gal/min)
Volume Flow
(gal/hr)
Velocity
(ft/sec)
Friction Head
(ft/100 ft)
Friction Loss
(psi/100 ft)
300
0.5
0.07
0.03
420
0.7
0.1
0.05
10
600
1.0
0.2
0.09
15
900
1.5
0.5
0.2
20
1200
2.0
0.8
0.3
25
1500
2.4
1.2
0.5
30
1800
2.9
1.6
0.7
35
2100
3.4
2.2
0.9
40
2400
3.9
2.8
1.2
45
2700
4.4
3.4
1.5
50
3000
4.9
4.2
1.8
60
3600
5.9
5.8
2.5
70
4200
6.8
7.8
3.4
75
4500
7.3
8.8
3.8
80
4800
7.8
9.9
4.3
90
5400
8.8
12.4
5.4
100
6000
9.8
15.0
6.5
Volume Flow
(gal/min)
Volume Flow
(gal/hr)
Velocity
(ft/sec)
Friction Head
(ft/100 ft)
Friction Loss
(psi/100 ft)
300
0.3
0.04
0.02
420
0.5
0.05
0.02
10
600
0.7
0.1
0.04
15
900
1.0
0.2
0.08
20
1200
1.4
0.3
0.1
25
1500
1.7
0.5
0.2
30
1800
2.1
0.7
0.3
35
2100
2.4
0.9
0.4
40
2400
2.7
1.2
0.5
45
2700
3.1
1.4
0.6
50
3000
3.4
1.8
0.8
60
3600
4.1
2.5
1.1
70
4200
4.8
3.3
1.4
2 1/2 inches
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75
4500
5.1
3.7
1.6
80
4800
5.5
4.2
1.8
90
5400
6.2
5.2
2.3
100
6000
6.8
6.3
2.7
125
7500
8.6
9.6
4.2
150
9000
10.3
13.4
5.8
Volume Flow
(gal/min)
Volume Flow
(gal/hr)
Velocity
(ft/sec)
Friction Head
(ft/100 ft)
Friction Loss
(psi/100 ft)
300
0.2
0.02
0.01
420
0.3
0.02
0.01
10
600
0.4
0.03
0.01
15
900
0.7
0.07
0.03
20
1200
0.9
0.1
0.05
25
1500
1.1
0.2
0.07
30
1800
1.3
0.2
0.1
35
2100
1.6
0.3
0.1
40
2400
1.8
0.4
0.2
45
2700
2.0
0.5
0.2
50
3000
2.2
0.6
0.3
60
3600
2.7
0.9
0.4
70
4200
3.1
1.1
0.5
75
4500
3.3
1.3
0.6
80
4800
3.5
1.4
0.6
3 inches
90
5400
4.0
1.8
0.8
100
6000
4.4
2.2
0.9
125
7500
5.5
3.3
1.4
150
9000
6.6
4.6
2.0
175
10500
7.7
6.2
2.7
200
12000
8.8
7.9
3.4
250
15000
11.0
11.9
5.2
4 inches
Volume Flow
(gal/min)
Volume Flow
(gal/hr)
Velocity
(ft/sec)
Friction Head
(ft/100 ft)
Friction Loss
(psi/100 ft)
20
1200
0.5
0.03
0.01
25
1500
0.6
0.04
0.02
30
1800
0.8
0.06
0.03
35
2100
0.9
0.08
0.04
40
2400
1.0
0.1
0.05
45
2700
1.2
0.1
0.06
50
3000
1.3
0.2
0.07
60
3600
1.5
0.2
0.1
70
4200
1.8
0.3
0.1
75
4500
1.9
0.3
0.2
80
4800
2.1
0.4
0.2
90
5400
2.3
0.5
0.2
100
6000
2.6
0.6
0.3
125
7500
3.2
0.9
0.4
150
9000
3.8
1.2
0.5
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175
10500
4.5
1.6
0.7
200
12000
5.1
2.1
0.9
250
15000
6.4
3.2
1.4
300
18000
7.7
4.4
1.9
350
21000
9.0
5.9
2.6
400
24000
10.2
7.5
3.3
Volume Flow
(gal/min)
Volume Flow
(gal/hr)
Velocity
(ft/sec)
Friction Head
(ft/100 ft)
Friction Loss
(psi/100 ft)
30
1800
0.5
0.02
0.01
35
2100
0.6
0.03
0.01
40
2400
0.7
0.03
0.01
45
2700
0.7
0.04
0.02
50
3000
0.8
0.05
0.02
60
3600
1.0
0.07
0.03
70
4200
1.1
0.1
0.04
75
4500
1.2
0.1
0.05
80
4800
1.3
0.1
0.06
90
5400
1.5
0.2
0.07
100
6000
1.6
0.2
0.08
125
7500
2.0
0.3
0.1
150
9000
2.4
0.4
0.2
175
10500
2.8
0.5
0.2
200
12000
3.3
0.7
0.3
250
15000
4.1
1.1
0.5
300
18000
4.9
1.5
0.6
350
21000
5.7
2.0
0.9
400
24000
6.5
2.5
1.1
450
27000
7.3
3.1
1.3
500
30000
8.1
3.7
1.6
Volume Flow
(gal/min)
Volume Flow
(gal/hr)
Velocity
(ft/sec)
Friction Head
(ft/100 ft)
Friction Loss
(psi/100 ft)
50
3000
0.6
0.02
0.01
60
3600
0.7
0.03
0.01
70
4200
0.8
0.04
0.02
75
4500
0.8
0.05
0.02
80
4800
0.9
0.05
0.02
5 inches
6 inches
90
5400
1.0
0.06
0.03
100
6000
1.1
0.08
0.04
125
7500
1.4
0.1
0.05
150
9000
1.7
0.2
0.07
175
10500
2.0
0.2
0.1
200
12000
2.3
0.3
0.1
250
15000
2.8
0.4
0.2
300
18000
3.4
0.6
0.3
350
21000
3.9
0.8
0.3
400
24000
4.5
1.0
0.4
450
27000
5.1
1.3
0.6
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500
30000
5.6
1.5
0.7
750
45000
8.4
3.3
1.4
1000
60000
11.2
5.5
2.4
8 inches
Volume Flow
(gal/min)
Volume Flow
(gal/hr)
Velocity
(ft/sec)
Friction Head
(ft/100 ft)
Friction Loss
(psi/100 ft)
125
7500
0.7
0.03
0.01
150
9000
0.8
0.04
0.02
175
10500
1.0
0.04
0.02
200
12000
1.1
0.06
0.02
250
15000
1.3
0.07
0.03
300
18000
1.6
0.1
0.05
350
21000
1.9
0.2
0.07
400
24000
2.3
0.2
0.09
450
27000
2.6
0.3
0.1
500
30000
2.9
0.3
0.1
750
45000
3.2
0.4
0.2
1000
60000
4.9
0.9
0.4
1250
75000
6.5
1.5
0.6
1500
90000
8.1
2.2
1.0
2000
120000
9.7
3.1
1.3
10 inches
Volume Flow
(gal/min)
Volume Flow
(gal/hr)
Velocity
(ft/sec)
Friction Head
(ft/100 ft)
Friction Loss
(psi/100 ft)
200
12000
0.8
0.03
0.01
250
15000
1.0
0.04
0.02
300
18000
1.2
0.05
0.02
350
21000
1.4
0.07
0.03
400
24000
1.6
0.09
0.04
450
27000
1.9
0.1
0.05
500
30000
2.1
0.1
0.06
750
45000
3.1
0.3
0.1
1000
60000
4.1
0.5
0.2
1250
75000
5.1
0.7
0.3
1500
90000
6.2
1.0
0.4
2000
120000
8.2
1.7
0.7
2500
150000
10.3
2.6
1.1
Volume Flow
(gal/min)
Volume Flow
(gal/hr)
Velocity
(ft/sec)
Friction Head
(ft/100 ft)
Friction Loss
(psi/100 ft)
350
21000
0.03
0.01
400
24000
1.2
0.04
0.02
450
27000
1.3
0.05
0.02
500
30000
1.5
0.06
0.03
12 inches
750
45000
2.2
0.1
0.05
1000
60000
2.9
0.2
0.09
1250
75000
3.6
0.3
0.1
1500
90000
4.3
0.4
0.2
2000
120000
5.8
0.7
0.3
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2500
150000
7.2
1.1
0.5
3000
3500
180000
8.7
1.6
0.7
210000
10.1
2.1
0.9
4000
240000
11.1
2.7
1.2
Volume Flow
(gal/min)
Volume Flow
(gal/hr)
Velocity
(ft/sec)
Friction Head
(ft/100 ft)
Friction Loss
(psi/100 ft)
500
30000
1.2
0.03
0.01
750
45000
1.8
0.07
0.03
1000
60000
2.4
0.1
0.05
1250
75000
3.0
0.2
0.08
1500
90000
3.6
0.3
0.1
2000
120000
4.7
0.5
0.2
2500
150000
5.9
0.7
0.3
3000
180000
7.1
1.0
0.4
3500
210000
8.3
1.3
0.6
4000
240000
9.5
1.7
0.7
4500
270000
10.7
2.1
0.9
5000
300000
11.9
2.5
1.1
5500
330000
13.1
3.0
1.3
6000
360000
14.2
3.6
1.5
6500
390000
15.4
4.1
1.8
7000
420000
16.6
4.7
2.0
7500
450000
17.8
5.4
2.3
14 inches
16 inches
Volume Flow
(gal/min)
Volume Flow
(gal/hr)
Velocity
(ft/sec)
Friction Head
(ft/100 ft)
Friction Loss
(psi/100 ft)
500
30000
0.9
0.02
0.01
750
45000
1.4
0.04
0.02
1000
60000
1.8
0.07
0.03
1250
75000
2.3
0.1
0.04
1500
90000
2.7
0.1
0.06
2000
120000
3.6
0.2
0.1
2500
150000
4.5
0.4
0.2
3000
180000
5.5
0.5
0.2
3500
210000
6.4
0.7
0.3
4000
240000
7.3
0.9
0.4
4500
270000
8.2
1.1
0.5
5000
300000
9.1
1.3
0.6
5500
330000
10.0
1.6
0.7
6000
360000
10.9
1.9
0.8
6500
390000
11.8
2.2
0.9
7000
420000
12.7
2.5
1.1
7500
450000
13.6
2.8
1.2
8000
480000
14.5
3.2
1.4
8500
510000
14.4
3.5
1.5
9000
540000
16.5
3.9
1.7
9500
570000
17.3
4.3
1.9
10000
600000
18.2
4.8
2.1
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