Friction losses

Observation:
F.P.S
Density of water ( ) =
Viscosity of water ( )=
Accelearation due=
to Gravitaty ( g )
Pipe

Rubber
Galvanized Steel
PVC

Pipe

61.75 lb/ft^3
0 lb/ft sec
32.14 ft/sec^2

Length (m)

Rubber
Galvanized Steel
PVC

Diameter (m)

1.45
1.43
1.43

Flow rate
(m/sec)

Rubber
Galvanized Steel
PVC

Pipe

M.K.S

0
0
0

Velocity
(m/sec)
0.57
0.52
0.61

Area (m^2)

0.02
0.02
0.02

h1 (m)

999
0
9.8

0
0
0

h2 (m)

0.6
0.65
0.73

Re

134467.77
121907.29
132124.77

hf (m)

0.57
0.59
0.72

0.03
0.07
0.01

P (P)

0.01
0.02
0

293.71
636.36
#REF!

Calculation:
For rubber pipe:
M.K.S
Average velocity (V) =

Q/A

V=
Reynold number (Re)=

0.57 m/s
DV/

Re =
Head loss (hf) =

134467.77
h1 - h2

hf =
Pressure drop (D P) =

0.03 m

gh

(D P) =
Frictional Factor (f) =

293.71 Pa
hf D g /2 l v^2

(f) =

0.01

For galvanized steel pipe :

M.K.S
Average velocity (V) =

Q/A

V=
Reynold number (Re)=
Re =
Head loss (hf) =
hf =

0.52 m/s
DV/
121907.29
h1 - h2
0.07 m

Pressure drop (D P) =

gh

(D P) =
Frictional Factor (f) =

636.36 Pa
hf D g /2 l v^2

(f) =

0.02

For PVC pipe:

M.K.S
Average velocity (V) =

Q/A

V=
Reynold number (Re)=

0.61 m/s
DV/

Re =
Head loss (hf) =

132124.77
h1 - h2

hf =
Pressure drop (D P) =
(D P) =
Frictional Factor (f) =
(f) =

0.01 m

gh
97.9 Pa
hf D g /2 l v^2
0

sses
C.G.S
kg/m^3
kg/m sec
m/sec^2

0.99 gm/cm^3
0 gm/cm sec
980 cm/sec^2

F.P.S

1.88 ft\s

11777.24

0.1 ft

C.G.S

57.41 cm\s

126880.63

3 cm

195.31

2910.6

0.01

0.01

F.P.S

C.G.S

1.71 ft\sec

11213.71

0.21 ft

52.04 cm/sec

120809.49

6.5 cm

423.17

6306.3

0.02

0.02

F.P.S

C.G.S

2.01 ft\sec

12153.57

0.03 ft

61.13 cm/sec

130934.96

1 cm

65.1