FRICTION LOSS CHART

FRICTION LOSS PER 100 FEET OF PIPE OF PLASTIC PIPE

1/2 in.
GPM
1
2
5
7
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
60
70
75
80
90
100
125
150
175
200
250
300
350
400
450
500

SCH
40
2.08
4.16
23.44
43.06
82.02
-

SCH
80
4.02
8.03
45.23
83.07
-

3/4 in.
SCH
40
0.51
1.02
5.73
10.52
20.04
42.46
72.34
-

SCH
80
0.86
1.72
9.67
17.76
33.84
71.70
-

1 in.

PIPE DIAMETER
1 1/2 in.
2 in.

1 1/4 in.

2 1/2 in.

3 in.

4 in.

5 in.

SCH
40

SCH
80

SCH
40

SCH
80

SCH
40

SCH
80

SCH
40

SCH
80

SCH
40

SCH
80

SCH
40

SCH
80

SCH
40

SCH
80

SCH
40

SCH
80

0.55
1.72
3.17
6.02
12.77
21.75
32.88
46.08
-

0.88
2.75
5.04
9.61
20.36
34.68
52.43
73.48
-

0.14
0.44
0.81
1.55
3.28
5.59
8.45
11.85
15.76
20.18
25.10
30.51
-

0.21
0.66
1.21
2.30
4.87
8.30
12.55
17.59
23.40
29.97
37.27
45.30
-

0.07
0.22
0.38
0.72
1.53
2.61
3.95
5.53
7.36
9.43
11.73
14.25
19.98
-

0.10
0.30
0.55
1.04
2.20
3.75
5.67
7.95
10.58
13.55
16.85
20.48
28.70
-

0.066
0.11
0.21
0.45
0.76
1.15
1.62
2.15
2.75
3.43
4.16
5.84
7.76
8.82
9.94
12.37
15.03
-

0.10
0.15
0.29
0.62
1.06
1.60
2.25
2.99
3.83
4.76
5.79
8.12
10.80
12.27
13.83
17.20
20.90
-

0.038
0.051
0.09
0.19
0.32
0.49
0.68
0.91
1.16
1.44
1.75
2.46
3.27
3.71
4.19
5.21
6.33
9.58
13.41
-

0.05
0.07
0.12
0.26
0.44
0.67
0.94
1.25
1.60
1.99
2.42
3.39
4.51
5.12
5.77
7.18
8.72
13.21
18.48
-

0.015
0.021
0.03
0.07
0.11
0.17
0.23
0.31
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.85
1.13
1.28
1.44
1.80
2.18
3.31
4.63
6.16
7.88
11.93
-

0.02
0.028
0.04
0.09
0.15
0.22
0.31
0.42
0.54
0.67
0.81
1.14
1.51
1.72
1.94
2.41
2.93
4.43
6.20
8.26
10.57
16.00
-

0.03
0.04
0.06
0.08
0.11
0.13
0.16
0.22
0.30
0.34
0.38
0.47
0.58
0.88
1.22
1.63
2.08
3.15
4.41
5.87
7.52
-

0.04
0.06
0.08
0.11
0.14
0.17
0.21
0.30
0.39
0.45
0.50
0.63
0.76
1.16
1.61
2.15
2.75
4.16
5.83
7.76
9.93
-

0.02
0.03
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.07
0.10
0.11
0.13
0.16
0.19
0.29
0.40
0.54
0.69
1.05
1.46
1.95
2.49
3.09
3.76

0.03
0.04
0.04
0.06
0.07
0.10
0.13
0.14
0.16
0.20
0.24
0.37
0.52
0.69
0.88
1.34
1.87
2.49
3.19
3.97
4.82

THIS CHART GIVES FRICTION LOSSES FOR YOUR GIVEN FLOW RATE PER 100 FEET OF PIPE. EXAMPLE: IF YOU HAVE 60 GALLONS PER MINUTE AND YOU'RE USING 2 INCH SCHEDULE 80 PIPE AND YOU HAVE
A 160 FEET OF PIPE, YOUR FRICTION LOSS IS 8.12 x 1.6 = 12.99 FEET.
NOTE: IT IS BEST TO KEEP YOUR FRICTION LOSS (PER 100 FEET OF PIPE) TO LESS THAN 5 FEET.

FRICTION LOSS IN PVC FITTINGS IN EQUIVALENT FEET OF STRAIGHT PIPE

NORMAL PIPE SIZE (IN)

1/2"

3/4"

1"

1 1/4"

1 1/2"

2"

2 1/2"

3"

4"

90 ELBOW, STANDARD
45 ELBOW, STANDARD
INSERT COUPLING
GATE VALUE
MALE-FEMALE ADAPTERS
TEE - FLOW through RUN
TEE - FLOW THROUGH BRANCH

1.5
0.75
0.5
.3
1.0
1.0
4.0

2.0
1.0
0.75
.4
1.5
1.4
5.0

2.25
1.4
1.0
.6
2.0
1.7
6.0

4.0
1.75
1.25
.8
2.75
2.3
7.0

4.0
2.0
1.5
1.0
3.5
2.7
8.0

6.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
4.5
4.3
12.0

8.0
3.0
3.0
1.6
5.1
15.0

8.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
6.5
6.3
16.0

12.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
9.0
8.3
22.0