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Low Pressure Gas Piping Pressure Loss Calculation
Low Pressure Gas Piping Pressure Loss Calculation
Pipe sizing shall be based on equation 4-1 of Section 402.4 of the 2006 International Fuel & Gas Code.
Nominal Pipe Size Actual ID
0.381 10 10.02
Q
D 0.206
8 7.981
H 6 6.065
19.17
4 4.026
Cr * L 3
2.5
3.068
2.469
2 2.067
D = Inside diameter of the pipe, inches. 1.5 1.61
Q = Input rate of the appliance(s), CFH. 1.25 1.38
L = Equivalent length of pipe, feet. 1 1.049
delta H = Pressure drop, in. of water column. 0.75 0.824
Cr = 0.6094