Pressure drop
for various flow rates in various copper pipe sizes
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Note that the flow rate is gallons per hour, not feet per second.
Flow (galls/hr) |
head loss (inch water gauge per foot run) |
|
15mm tube |
22mm tube |
28mm tube |
| 5 |
0.01 |
|
|
| 10 |
0.02 |
|
|
| 15 |
0.03 |
|
|
| 20 |
0.05 |
|
|
| 25 |
0.07 |
|
|
| 30 |
0.10 |
0.01 |
|
| 35 |
0.13 |
0.02 |
|
| 40 |
0.16 |
0.02 |
|
| 45 |
0.20 |
0.03 |
|
| 50 |
0.24 |
0.03 |
|
| 55 |
0.28 |
0.04 |
|
| 60 |
0.33 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
| 65 |
0.38 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
| 70 |
0.43 |
0.07 |
0.02 |
| 75 |
0.49 |
0.08 |
0.02 |
| 80 |
0.55 |
0.08 |
0.02 |
| 85 |
0.61 |
0.09 |
0.03 |
| 90 |
0.68 |
0.10 |
0.03 |
| 95 |
0.75 |
0.11 |
0.03 |
| 100 |
0.82 |
0.12 |
0.04 |
| 110 |
|
0.15 |
0.04 |
| 120 |
|
0.17 |
0.05 |
| 130 |
|
0.19 |
0.05 |
| 140 |
|
0.22 |
0.06 |
| 150 |
|
0.25 |
0.07 |
| 160 |
|
0.28 |
0.08 |
| 170 |
|
0.31 |
0.09 |
| 180 |
|
0.34 |
0.10 |
| 190 |
|
0.38 |
0.11 |
| 200 |
|
0.41 |
0.12 |
| 210 |
|
0.45 |
0.13 |
| 220 |
|
0.49 |
0.14 |
| 230 |
|
0.54 |
0.15 |
| 240 |
|
|
0.16 |
| 250 |
|
|
0.17 |
| 260 |
|
|
0.19 |
| 270 |
|
|
0.20 |
| 280 |
|
|
0.21 |
| 290 |
|
|
0.23 |
| 300 |
|
|
0.24 |
| 310 |
|
|
0.26 |
| 320 |
|
|
0.28 |
| 330 |
|
|
0.30 |
| 340 |
|
|
0.31 |
| 350 |
|
|
0.33 |
| 360 |
|
|
0.35 |
| 370 |
|
|
0.36 |
| 380 |
|
|
0.38 |
| 390 |
|
|
0.41 |
|
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