EDRC-STD-H-PD-001

Chilled water pipe sizing Discipline: HVAC

Selection Based on Frictional Loss of 4 ft of Water / 100 ft (Pipe dia ≤ 4 inches)
Pipe Size Max Flow Ton of Refrigeration Velocity
inches mm m/s
½ 12 2/0.13 0.7 0.7 1.9 0.6
¾ 20 1.6 1.4 2.3 0.7
1 25 3.1 2.7 2.7 0.8
1¼ 32 6.4 5.7 3.3 1
1½ 40 23/1.45 9.7 8.6 3.7 1.1
2 50 45/2.84 19 17 4.4 1.3
2½ 65 73 30 27 4.9 1.5
3 80 130 54 48 5.7 1.7
4 100 268 112 99 6.8 2.1
Selection Based on Frictional Loss of 5 ft of Water / 100 ft (Pipe dia ≤ 4 inches)
½ 12 2 0.8 0.7 2.1 0.6
¾ 20 4 1.8 1.6 2.6 0.8
1 25 8 3.5 3.1 3.1 0.9
1¼ 32 17 7 6 3.7 1.1
1½ 40 26 11 10 4.1 1.3
2 50 51 21 19 4.9 1.5
2½ 65 82 34 30 5.5 1.7
3 80 147 61 54 6.4 1.9
4 100 301 125 112 7.6 2.3
Selection Based on Water Velocity Restricted to 8 fps (2.4 m/s) (Pipe dia ≥ 5 inches)
Pipe Size Max Flow Ton of Refrigeration Friction Loss
inches mm US gpm 2.4 gpm/TR, ∆T=10oF 2.67 gpm/TR, ∆T=9oF ft of Water/100 ft
5 125 499 208 185 4.2
6 150 721 300 267 3.3
8 200 1248 520 462 2.4
10 250 1967 820 729 1.8
12 300 2818 1174 1044 1.5
14 350 3436 1432 1273 1.3
16 400 4552 1897 1686 1.1
18 450 5824 2427 2157 1
20 500 7253 3022 2686 0.8
24 600 10593 4414 3923 0.7
28 700 14533 6056 5383 0.6
30 750 16745 6977 6202 0.5
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TABLE 6.5.4.5 Piping System Design Maximum Flow Rate in GPM (I-P)

Operating Hours/Year ≤2000 Hours/Year >2000 and ≤ 4400 Hours/Year >4400 and ≤ 8760 Hours/Year

Variable Flow/ Variable Flow/ Variable Flow/

Nominal Pipe Size, in. Other Other Other
Variable Speed Variable Speed Variable Speed

2 1/2 120 180 85 130 68 110

3 180 270 140 210 110 170
4 350 530 260 400 210 320
5 410 620 310 470 250 370
6 740 1100 570 860 440 680
8 840 1300 650 970 510 770
10 1800 2700 1300 2000 1000 1600
12 2500 3800 1900 2900 1500 2300
Maximum Velocity for Pipes
8.5 fps 13.0 fps 6.5 fps 9.5 fps 5.0 fps 7.5 fps
over 12 in. Size

TABLE 6.5.4.5 Piping System Design Maximum Flow Rate in Liters/Second (SI)

Operating Hours/Year ≤2000 Hours/Year >2000 and ≤ 4400 Hours/Year >4400 and ≤ 8760 Hours/Year

Variable Flow/ Variable Flow/ Variable Flow/

DN Pipe Size, mm Other Other Other
Variable Speed Variable Speed Variable Speed

75 8 11 5 8 4 7
90 11 17 9 13 7 11
110 22 33 16 25 13 20
140 26 39 20 30 16 23
160 47 69 36 54 28 43
225 53 82 41 61 32 49
280 114 170 82 126 63 101
315 158 240 120 183 95 145
Maximum Velocity for Pipes
2.6 m/s 4.0 m/s 2.0 m/s 2.9 m/s 1.5 m/s 2.3 m/s
over 315 mm Size

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EDRC-STD-H-PD-002 Condenser water pipe sizing Discipline: HVAC

Selection Based on Frictional Loss of 4 ft of Water / 100 ft (Pipe dia ≤ 6 inches)
Pipe Size Max Flow Ton of Refrigeration Velocity
inches mm US gpm 3 gpm / TR, ∆T=10oF 3.5 gpm / TR, ∆T=8.6oF fps m/s
½ 12 1 0.4 0.3 1.6 0.5
¾ 20 3 0.9 0.8 2.1 0.6
1 25 6 2 1.7 2.4 0.7
1 ¼ 32 11 3.7 3.2 2.8 0.9
1 ½ 40 17 5.8 5 3 0.9
2 50 34 11 9.7 3.5 1.1
2 ½ 65 63 21 18 4.2 1.3
3 80 97 32 28 4.6 1.4
4 100 200 67 57 5.4 1.6
5 125 365 122 104 6.2 1.9
6 150 580 193 166 6.9 2.1
Selection Based on Frictional Loss of 5 ft of Water / 100 ft (Pipe dia ≤ 6 inches)
½ 12 1 0.4 0.3 1.9 0.6
¾ 20 3 1.1 0.9 2.3 0.7
1 25 7 2.3 1.9 2.8 0.9
1 ¼ 32 12 4.2 3.6 2.9 0.9
1 ½ 40 19 6.3 5.4 3.5 1.1
2 50 38 13 11 4 1.2
2 ½ 65 70 23 20 4.7 1.4
3 80 115 38 33 5 1.5
4 100 225 75 64 5.9 1.8
5 125 400 133 114 7.2 2.2
6 150 650 217 186 7.8 2.4
Selection Based on Water Velocity Restricted to 8 fps (2.4 m/s) (Pipe dia ≥ 8 inches)
Pipe Size Max Flow Ton of Refrigeration Friction Loss
inches mm US gpm 3 gpm/TR, ∆T=10oF 3.5 gpm/TR, ∆T=8.6oF ft of Water/100 ft
8 200 1275 425 364 4.1
10 250 1950 650 557 3.35
12 300 2800 933 800 2.61
14 350 3450 1150 986 2.35
16 400 4400 1467 1257 2.05
18 450 5700 1900 1629 1.7
20 500 7000 2333 2000 1.56
24 600 10000 3333 2857 1.35
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