Friction Loss in Straight Pipework

Flow - [ m3/h ]

1000

2000

4000

6000
100

200

400

600
800
0,4

0,6
0,8

10

20

40

60
80
1

6
8
30

20
20

25

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32

W(
40
10 4

-N
50
8

65
6
3

80
4
pipe

100
r of

125
ete

150
iam

2
ar D

200
1.
Cle

250

300
1

350
0,8

400
Friction loss - [ m ]

1
0,6

500
m
0. /s

600
8
0,4

700
800
0.

900
6

0
100
0,2 0.
5

0,1
0,1

0,2

0,4

0,6
0,8
1

6
8
10

20

40

60
80
100

200

400

600
800
1000

2000

Flow - [ l/s ]

Friction loss in metres for 100m new pipeline of cast iron

The friction loss for:
New rolled steel pipes : 0.8 times
New plastic pipes: 0.8 times
Older, rusty cast iron pipes about: 1.25 times
Pipes with encrustations up to: 1.7 times

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