PROJECT TITLE: PN HAFEEZ HOSPITAL

LOCATION: NHQ, ISLAMABAD
DATED: 27TH JANUARY, 2020
SUBJECT PLUMBING SYSTEM METHODOLOGY
GAS PIPE SIZING METHODOLOGY (LOW PRESSURE METHOD)

GAS PIPING SYSTEM SIZING FOR SYSTEM PRESSURES < 1.5 PSI
P1 (CORRECTED AVAILABLE SYSTEM 
P1 (AVAILABLE SYSTEM 
PRESSURE FOR THE MAXIMUM VALUE OF  L (DISTANCE TO  D (INTERNAL 
Q (FLOW RATE IN THE PIPE SEGMENT) PRESSURE JUST DOWNSTREAM  ΔP (PRESSURE DROP) CR LEQ (EQUIVALENT LENGTH)
THE TYPICAL SUPPLY PRESSURE OF ANY  REMOTEST OUTLET) DIAMETER)
EQUIPMENT TAG PIPE SEGMENT OF PRESSURE REGULATOR)
APPLIANCE)

FT3/HR PSI PSI INCHES OF WATER COLUMN FOR NATURAL GAS FEET FEET INCHES

BRANCH SIZE OF EACH EQUIPMENT

210 1 REVOLVING OVEN (5 TRAYS) 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 1.04

550 2 CHINESE COOKING RANGE ‐ 5 BURNER 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 1.50

111 3 COOKING RANGE ‐ 4 BURNER (UNDER SHELF) 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 0.82

150 4 FRYER 2W‐2B‐CD 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 0.92

111 5 COOKING RANGE WIDE ‐ 4 BURNER (UNDER SHELF) 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 0.82

110 6 STOCK POT BURNER STAND 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 0.81

48 7 MUD TANDOOR 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 0.59

65 8 COOKING RANGE ‐ 4 BURNER (TABLE TOP) 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 788 1182 0.80

143 9 IWH‐01 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 470 705 0.98

143 10 IWH‐02 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 470 705 0.98

2,234 11 HWB‐01A 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 788 1182 3.10

2,234 12 HWB‐01B 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 788 1182 3.10

BRANCH SIZE OF EACH PIPE SEGMENT

110 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 6 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 0.81

220 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 6‐6 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 1.06

330 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 6‐6‐6 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 1.24

440 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 6‐6‐6‐6 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 1.38

550 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 6‐6‐6‐6‐6 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 1.50

660 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 1.61

770 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 1.71

880 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 1.80

990 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 1.88

1,100 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 1.96

48 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 7 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 0.59

96 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 7‐7 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 0.77

1,196 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐7‐7 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 2.02

210 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 1 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 1.04

760 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 1‐2 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 1.70

871 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 1‐2‐3 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 1.79

1,021 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 1‐2‐3‐4 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 1.90

1,133 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 1‐2‐3‐4‐5 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 1.98

2,329 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐6‐7‐7‐1‐2‐3‐4‐5 OR BRANCH MAIN‐A (KITCHEN BUILDING)  1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 315 473 2.60

65 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 8 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 470 705 0.72

130 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 8‐8 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 470 705 0.94

195 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 8‐8‐8 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 470 705 1.10

130 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 8‐8 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 470 705 0.94

195 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 8‐8‐8 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 470 705 1.10

390 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 470 705 1.43

143 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 10 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 470 705 0.98

287 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 10‐10 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 470 705 1.27

430 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 10‐10‐10 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 470 705 1.49

495 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 8‐10‐10‐10 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 470 705 1.57

885 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐10‐10‐10 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 470 705 1.96
 950 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐10‐10‐10‐8 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 470 705 2.01

1,015 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐10‐10‐10‐8‐8 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 470 705 2.06

1,080 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐10‐10‐10‐8‐8‐8 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 470 705 2.11

143 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 9 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 470 705 0.98

287 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 9‐9 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 470 705 1.27

1,367.006 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐10‐10‐10‐8‐8‐8‐9‐9 OR BRANCH MAIN‐B (RISER‐01 OF HOSPITAL BUILDING)  1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 470 705 2.31

2,234 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 11 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 788 1182 3.10

2,234 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 12 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 788 1182 3.10

4,468 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 11‐12 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 788 1182 4.03

65 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 8 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 788 1182 0.80

130 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 8‐8 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 788 1182 1.05

4,598 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 11‐12‐8‐8 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 788 1182 4.08

130 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 8‐8 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 788 1182 1.05

4,728 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 11‐12‐8‐8‐8‐8 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 788 1182 4.12

4,793 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 11‐12‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 788 1182 4.14

130 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 8‐8 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 788 1182 1.05

4,923 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 11‐12‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 788 1182 4.18

130 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 8‐8 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 788 1182 1.05

5,053 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 11‐12‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 788 1182 4.23

5,118 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 11‐12‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 788 1182 4.25

5,183 N/A SUB PIPE SEGMENT 11‐12‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8‐8 OR BRANCH MAIN‐C (RISER‐02 OF HOSPITAL BUILDING)  1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 788 1182 4.27

3,696 N/A BRANCH MAIN‐A‐B 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 470 705 3.37

8,878 N/A BRANCH MAIN‐A‐B‐C OR SITE MAIN 1.0 NO CORRECTION REQUIRED 2.8 0.6094 788 1182 5.24

NOTES:
A) LOW PRESSURE GAS FORMULA IS AS PER EQUATION 6.4.1 OF NFPA 54 (2015).
B) PRESSURE DROP OF 10 % SHALL BE EMPLOYED TO ACCOMMADATE FRICTION LOSSES FOR SYSTEM DESIGN OPERATING PRESSURES LESS THAN AND MORE THAN 1.5 PSI AS PER ASPE‐PLUMBING ENGINEERING DESIGN HANDBOOK
     (VOLUME‐3): CHAPTER 10.
C) THE EQUIVALENT LENGTH SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE MEASURED LENGTH PLUS 50% OF THE MEASURED LENGTH AS PER ASPE‐PLUMBING ENGINEERING DESIGN HANDBOOK (VOLUME‐2): CHAPTER 7.
D) MAXIMUM DESIGN OPERATING PRESSURES SHALL BE LIMITED TO 5 PSI UNLESS THE REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 54 (2015): 5.5.1 ARE MET.
E) MINIMUM DESIGN OPERATING PRESSURES SHALL BE NO LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM VALUE OF THE MINIMUM SUPPLY PRESSURE OF ANY APPLIANCE CONNECTED TO THE PIPING SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 54 (2015): 5.4.1.
F) BRANCH LENGTH METHOD UTILIZED FOR PIPE SIZING AS PER NFPA 54 (2015): 6.1.2

FACILITY'S GAS CONSUMPTION DEMAND
TYPICAL SUPPLY PRESSURE CONSUMPTION DEMAND TOTAL DEMAND
EQUIPMENT TAG APPLIANCE TYPE / AREA DESCRIPTION QUANTITY
PSI BTU/HOUR BTU/HOUR
GROUND FLOOR'S MAIN KITCHEN BUILDING
1 REVOLVING OVEN (5 TRAYS) 0.22 210,000 1 210,000
2 CHINESE COOKING RANGE ‐ 5 BURNER 0.36 550,000 1 550,000
3 COOKING RANGE ‐ 4 BURNER (UNDER SHELF) 0.25 111,272 1 111,272
4 FRYER 2W‐2B‐CD 0.22 150,000 1 150,000
5 COOKING RANGE WIDE ‐ 4 BURNER (UNDER SHELF) 0.25 111,272 1 111,272
6 STOCK POT BURNER STAND 0.18 110,000 10 1,100,000
7 MUD TANDOOR 0.38 48,000 2 96,000
HOSPITAL BUILDING'S PANTRY AREA'S COOKING RANGE
8 COOKING RANGE ‐ 4 BURNER (TABLE TOP) 0.25 65,000 21 1,365,000
INSTANT WATER HEATERS
9 IWH‐01 0.38 143,401 2 286,803
10 IWH‐02 0.38 143,401 3 430,204
HOT WATER BOILER 
11 HWB‐01A 0.51 2,233,773 1 2,233,773
12 HWB‐01B 0.51 2,233,773 1 2,233,773
TOTAL FACILITY'S ENERGY GAS DEMAND (BTU/HR) 8,878,096
HEATING VALUE OF NATURAL GAS (BTU/FT3) 1,000
TOTAL FACILITY'S VOLUMETRIC GAS DEMAND (FT3/HR) 8,878

NOTES:
A) APPLIANCE GAS CONSUMPTION DEMAND RATES ARE AS PER TABLE 7‐1 OF ASPE: PLUMBING ENGINEERING DESIGN HANDBOOK (VOLUME 2)