PLANS AND CALCULATIONS 13–237

Table 23.4.3.1.1 Equivalent Schedule 40 Steel Pipe Length Chart

Fittings and Valves Expressed in Equivalent Feet (Meters) of Pipe

⁄ in.
12 ⁄ in.
34 1 in. 11⁄4 in. 11⁄2 in. 2 in. 21⁄2 in. 3 in. 31⁄2 in. 4 in. 5 in. 6 in. 8 in. 10 in. 12 in.

Fittings and Valves (15 mm) (20 mm) (25 mm) (32 mm)(40 mm)(50 mm) (65 mm)(80 mm) (90 mm) (100 mm) (125 mm) (150 mm) (200 mm) (250 mm) (300 mm)

45° elbow — 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 7 9 11 13
(0.3) (0.3) (0.3) (0.6) (0.6) (0.9) (0.9) (0.9) (1.2) (1.5) (2.1) (2.7) (3.4) (4)

90° standard elbow 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 18 22 27

(0.3) (0.6) (0.6) (0.9) (1.2) (1.5) (1.8) (2.1) (2.4) (3) (3.7) (4.3) (5.5) (6.7) (8.2)

90° long-turn 0.5 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 8 9 13 16 18

elbow (0.2) (0.3) (0.6) (0.6) (0.6) (0.9) (1.2) (1.5) (1.5) (1.8) (2.4) (2.7) (4) (4.9) (5.5)

Tee or cross (flow 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 35 50 60

turned 90°) (0.9) (1.2) (1.5) (1.8) (2.4) (3) (3.7) (4.6) (5.2) (6.1) (7.6) (9.1) (10.7) (15.2) (18.3)

Butterfly valve — — — — — 6 7 10 — 12 9 10 12 19 21
(1.8) (2.1) (3) (3.7) (2.7) (3) (3.7) (5.8) (6.4)

Gate valve — — — — — 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6
(0.3) (0.3) (0.3) (0.3) (0.6) (0.6) (0.9) (1.2) (1.5) (1.8)

Swing check* — — 5 7 9 11 14 16 19 22 27 32 45 55 65
(1.5) (2.1) (2.7) (3.4) (4.3) (4.9) (5.8) (6.7) (8.2) (9.3) (13.7) (16.8) (20)

For SI units, 1 in. = 25.4 mm; 1 ft = 0.3048 m.

Note: Information on 1⁄2 in. pipe is included in this table only because it is allowed under 8.15.19.4 and 8.15.19.5.
*
Due to the variation in design of swing check valves, the pipe equivalents indicated in this table are considered average.

23.4.3.2 C Factors. Table 23.4.3.1.1 shall be used with a
Hazen–Williams C factor of 120 only.
23.4.3.2.1 For other values of C, the values in Table 23.4.3.1.1
shall be multiplied by the factors indicated in Table 23.4.3.2.1.
Table 23.4.3.2.1 C Value Multiplier
Value of C
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dimension parallel to the branch lines at least 1.2 times the
square root of the area of sprinkler operation (A) used, which
shall permit the inclusion of sprinklers on both sides of the
cross main.
23.4.4.1.1.2 Any fractional sprinkler shall be carried to the
next higher whole sprinkler.
23.4.4.1.1.3 In systems having branch lines with an insuffi-
100 130 140 150 cient number of sprinklers to fulfill the 1.2 requirement, the

Multiplying 0.713 1.16 1.33 1.51 design area shall be extended to include sprinklers on adja-
factor cent branch lines supplied by the same cross main.

Note: These factors are based upon the friction loss through the fit- 23.4.4.1.1.4* Where the available floor area for a specific
ting being independent of the C factor available to the piping. area/density design criteria, including any extension of area
as required by 11.1.2 and Section 12.3, is less than the required
minimum design area, the design area shall be permitted to
23.4.3.3 Valves. Specific friction loss values or equivalent pipe only include those sprinklers within the available design area.
lengths for alarm valves, dry pipe valves, deluge valves, strain-
ers, and other devices shall be made available to the authority 23.4.4.1.1.5 Where the total design discharge from these op-
having jurisdiction. erating sprinklers is less than the minimum required dis-
charge determined by multiplying the required design density
23.4.3.4 Differing Values. Specific friction loss values or times the required minimum design area, an additional flow
equivalent pipe lengths for listed fittings not in Table 6.4.1 shall be added at the point of connection of the branch line to
shall be used in hydraulic calculations where these losses or the cross main furthest from the source to increase the overall
equivalent pipe lengths are different from those shown in demand, not including hose stream allowance, to the mini-
Table 23.4.3.1.1. mum required discharge as determined above.
23.4.4* Calculation Procedure. 23.4.4.1.2 Room Design Method. Where the design is based
23.4.4.1* For all systems the design area shall be the hydrauli- on the room design method, the calculation shall be based on
cally most demanding based on the criteria of Chapter 11, the room and communicating space, if any, that is hydrauli-
Chapter 12, or the special design approaches in accordance cally the most demanding.
with the requirements of Chapter 22.
23.4.4.2 CMSA Sprinkler Method.
23.4.4.1.1 Density/Area Method.
23.4.4.2.1 For CMSA sprinklers, the design area shall be a
23.4.4.1.1.1* Where the design is based on the density/area rectangular area having a dimension parallel to the branch
method, the design area shall be a rectangular area having a lines at least 1.2 times the square root of the area protected by

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