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Suction Pipe Calculation
Suction Pipe Calculation
Suction Pipe Calculation
When calculating the appropriate suction pipe dimension, pipe resistance and suction height
must be taken into consideration. Different pipe dimensions allow different lengths of suction
pipe. The tables below are only a recommendation, which show basic guidelines using
theoretic values. Too low velocity will lead to air/gas separation from the oil resulting in large
amounts of air/gas travelling to the pump causing noise and eventually flame failure.
Using a suction pipe with an oversized inner diameter will result in a loss of the siphon effect
in the descending parts of the suction pipe. If an oversized inner diameter is unavoidable, all
ascending parts of the suction pipe must be calculated as suction height instead of simply
figuring the height from the lowest level in the oil tank to the oil pump. Remember that
suction height must not exceed 4 meter, as this will lead to noise and unnecessary wear and
tear on the pump.
The siphon effect must be calculated using the lowest potential flow in the suction pipe. For
example, when using an oil burner with multiple effect stages, the lowest stage should be used
to calculate siphon effect. The maximum effect stage should be used to calculate the pipe
resistance.
When calculating the appropriate suction pipe dimension, siphon effect should be taken into
consideration. The figures below show siphon effect at different flow velocities.
Inner diameter
4 mm
6 mm
8 mm
10 mm
The pipe system described below consists of a copper pipe, four elbows, a non-return valve, a
shut-off valve and one Tigerloop Combi. When starting up with an empty pipe, simply press
the reset button on the burner and the Tigerloop will automatically de-aerate the system. The
oil pump should not run without oil for more than five minutes.
The tables below indicate the total suction length in meter at different heights and nozzle
capacities. In a one-pipe system, the flow of the suction pipe is identical to the nozzle
capacity.
4
Inner
mm
+4,0
+3,5
+3,0
+2,5
+2,0
+1,5
100
100
100
100
97
89
5
4
5
Inner Inner Inner
mm
mm
mm
Max. pipe length in m
100
51
100
100
48
100
100
45
100
100
42
100
100
38
95
100
35
87
+1,0
81
100
+0,5
73
100
Nozzle cap.
2,5 kg/h
32
29
79
71
6
Inner
mm
5
Inner
mm
6
Inner
mm
6
Inner
mm
8
Inner
mm
6
Inner
mm
8
Inner
mm
6
Inner
mm
8
Inner
mm
6
Inner
mm
8
Inner
mm
8
Inner
mm
10
Inner
mm
8
Inner
mm
10
Inner
mm
8
Inner
mm
10
Inner
mm
100
100
100
100
100
100
62
59
55
51
47
43
100
100
100
100
98
90
65
61
57
53
49
45
100
100
100
100
100
100
43
40
38
35
32
29
100
100
100
100
100
95
32
30
28
26
24
22
100
96
90
83
77
71
21
20
18
17
15
14
68
64
59
55
51
47
51
47
44
41
38
35
100
100
100
100
94
86
40
38
35
32
30
27
100
93
87
81
75
69
33
31
29
27
25
22
83
78
72
67
62
57
100
100
39
35
82
74
41
37
100
100
27
24
86
78
20
18
64
58
13
11
43
38
32
28
79
71
25
22
62
56
20
18
52
47
5,0 kg/h
10 kg/h
20 kg/h
30 kg/h
40 kg/h
60 kg/h
80 kg/h
100 kg/h
120 kg/h
This table is valid for kerosene with a viscosity of 2,15 mm2/s (cSt) 2800 min-1.
Height
in m
4
Inner
mm
+4,0
+3,5
+3,0
+2,5
+2,0
+1,5
100
100
100
100
100
100
5
4
5
Inner Inner Inner
mm
mm
mm
Max. pipe length in m
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
+1,0
100
100
+0,5
100
100
Nozzle cap.
2,5 kg/h
96
87
100
100
5,0 kg/h
6
Inner
mm
4
Inner
mm
5
Inner
mm
5
Inner
mm
6
Inner
mm
5
Inner
mm
6
Inner
mm
5
Inner
mm
6
Inner
mm
6
Inner.
mm
8
Inner
mm
6
Inner
mm
8
Inner
mm
6
Inner
mm
8
Inner
mm
6
Inner
mm
8
Inner
mm
100
100
100
100
100
100
74
69
65
61
56
52
100
100
100
100
100
100
90
85
79
74
69
63
100
100
100
100
100
100
93
87
82
76
71
65
61
57
53
50
46
42
100
100
100
100
100
100
45
42
39
36
34
31
100
100
100
100
100
100
35
33
30
28
26
24
100
100
100
95
88
81
28
26
24
22
21
19
96
90
84
78
72
67
47
43
100
96
58
52
100
99
100
100
100
100
95
87
80
44
41
39
36
33
31
100
100
59
56
52
49
45
42
38
34
73
28
25
60
54
39
35
100
100
28
25
94
85
21
19
74
67
17
15
61
55
10 kg/h
20 kg/h
30 kg/h
40 kg/h
60 kg/h
80 kg/h
100 kg/h
120 kg/h
4
Inner
mm
0,0
-0,5
-1,0
-1,5
-2,0
-2,5
52
46
39
33
27
20
-3,0
14
5
4
5
Inner Inner Inner
mm
mm
mm
Max. pipe length in m
100
26
64
100
23
56
97
19
48
81
16
40
66
13
33
50
10
25
6
Inner
mm
5
Inner
mm
6
Inner
mm
6
Inner
mm
8
Inner
mm
8
Inner
mm
10
Inner
mm
8
Inner
mm
10
Inner
mm
10
Inner
mm
12
Inner
mm
10
Inner
mm
12
Inner
mm
10
Inner
mm
12
Inner
mm
10
Inner
mm
12
Inner
mm
100
100
100
84
68
52
32
28
24
20
16
12
66
58
50
42
34
26
33
29
25
21
17
13
100
92
79
66
54
41
69
61
52
44
36
27
100
100
100
100
88
67
52
45
39
33
26
20
100
100
97
81
66
50
85
74
64
54
43
33
100
100
100
100
91
69
63
55
48
40
32
24
100
100
100
84
68
52
50
44
38
32
25
19
100
92
80
67
54
41
41
36
31
26
21
16
87
77
66
55
44
34
35
17
36
18
28
19
47
14
35
23
48
17
36
13
28
10
23
-3,5
8
19
-4,0
1
4
Nozzle Cap.
2,5 kg/h
4
0
9
2
20
4
4
1
10
2
5
1
16
3
10
2
26
5
7
1
19
4
12
2
27
5
9
1
20
4
7
1
15
2
5
0
12
2
5,0 kg/h
10 kg/h
20 kg/h
30 kg/h
40 kg/h
60 kg/h
80 kg/h
100 kg/h
120 kg/h
This table is valid for kerosene with a viscosity of 2,15 mm2/s (cSt) 2800 min-1.
Height
in m
4
Inner
mm
0,0
-0,5
-1,0
-1,5
-2,0
-2,5
-3,0
100
100
100
100
100
87
65
5
4
5
Inner Inner Inner
mm
mm
mm
Max. pipe length in m
100
78
100
100
69
100
100
61
100
100
52
100
100
43
100
100
34
85
100
26
64
-3,5
43
100
-4,0
21
53
Nozzle Cap.
2,5 kg/h
17
8
42
21
5,0 kg/h
6
Inner
mm
4
Inner
mm
5
Inner
mm
5
Inner
mm
6
Inner
mm
6
Inner
mm
8
Inner
mm
6
Inner
mm
8
Inner
mm
8
Inner
mm
10
Inner
mm
8
Inner
mm
10
Inner
mm
8
Inner
mm
10
Inner
mm
8
Inner
mm
10
Inner
mm
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
39
34
30
26
21
17
12
96
85
74
63
53
42
31
47
42
36
31
26
20
15
99
88
77
66
54
43
32
100
100
100
100
86
69
51
100
91
80
68
56
45
33
100
100
100
100
100
100
84
76
68
59
50
41
33
24
100
100
100
100
100
83
62
60
53
46
39
32
25
18
100
100
100
100
83
66
48
49
43
37
32
26
20
14
100
100
96
82
68
54
39
8
4
21
10
10
4
21
10
100
100
100
100
100
92
69
45
48
43
37
32
26
21
15
88
44
65
58
51
43
36
28
21
14
6
22
10
4
34
16
21
10
55
27
15
6
40
19
11
4
31
14
8
2
25
11
10 kg/h
20 kg/h
30 kg/h
40 kg/h
60 kg/h
80 kg/h
100 kg/h
120 kg/h