Pressure Drop Calculator

Input Data Required

Pipe Data
Inside Diameter of Pipe
Surface Roughness
Equivalent Length
Fluid Data
Physical State
Inlet Pressure
Flow Rate
Specific Gravity
Viscosity
Density
Mass Flow Rate
Calculations
Reynolds Number
Friction Factor
Pressure Drop

units
inches
feet
feet

psia
gal/min.
cP
lb/cu.ft.
lb/hr

value
2.9
0.0008
100

0
34
20000
0.45
1.431
28.08
4504813

0=liquid, 2=gas

compared to water
note: calculated from SG
note: calculated from Flow Rate and Density

Function Reynolds_No( Flow, Specific_Gravity, Viscosity, PipeID)

6847625 (dimensionless)
Function Friction(Surface_Roughness, Reynolds_No, PipeID)
0.026931 (dimensionless)
Function Delta_P(phys_state, Mass_Flow_Rate, Density, Upstream_Pressure, Friction, PipeID, Eq
31854.77 (pounds/sq.in.)

In the following examples, data input cells are in RED, calculated cells are in BLACK
Example 1: Line list with calculations
This example is for liquids only
It calculates viscosity and specific gravity assuming water at flowing temperature
Since liquid is incompressible, value for pressure (1000) is arbitrary (not used in calculation)
All lines have roughness = 0.0008 ft
Fluid Properties
Line No.
ID, in.
Name Flow, gpm Temp, C Visc, cP
SG
1
1.61
Water
25
10
1.283
1.002
2
2.067 Water
40
25
0.924
0.996
3
3.26
Water
50
40
0.687
0.990
4
2.067 Water
35
20
1.027
0.998
5
6.357 Water
350
18
1.073
0.999
6
8.329 Water
800
22
0.984
0.997

Example 2: Line list with calculations

This example is for gases only
Ideal properties are assumed

Line No.

ID, in.

Name

1
2

1.61
2.067

Air
Nitrogen

MW
29
28

Fluid Properties
Temp
Pressure
deg C
psia
10
115
25
85

Flow
lb/h
500
800

3
4
5
6

6.357
2.067
6.357
8.329

Steam
Air
Steam
Air

18
29
18
29

150
20
160
22

165
65
30
1

15000
400
5000
500

_Pressure, Friction, PipeID, EquivL)

(not used in calculation)

Density
62.6
62.2
61.8
62.3
62.3
62.2

Density
lb/ft3
0.610
0.413

Rey No.
38,299
65,851
69,775
51,952
161,906
307,290

Friction
0.0346
0.0315
0.0282
0.0319
0.0232
0.0213

Flow
Viscosity
gpm
cP
102.25
0.020
241.40
0.020

Delta P
psi/100 ft
2.69
1.79
0.25
1.39
0.37
0.46

SG

Rey No.

Friction

Delta P
psi/100 ft

0.010
0.007

97,952
122,073

0.0332
0.0307

0.42
0.42

0.363
0.333
0.065
0.005

5,148.43
149.84
9,661.92
12,257.26

0.020
0.020
0.020
0.020

0.006
0.005
0.001
0.000

744,235
61,037
248,078
18,934

0.0222
0.0316
0.0228
0.0288

0.44
0.14
0.29
0.01