Total Length Calcs For Pipes Valves and Fittings
Total Length Calcs For Pipes Valves and Fittings
Total Length Calcs For Pipes Valves and Fittings
EQUIVALENT LENGTH CALCULATIONS FOR VALVES AND FITTINGS BASED ON GPSA ENGG. DATA BOOK (11TH ED.) AND
CRANE TECHNICAL PAPER No. 410M (1982 ED.)
Remarks
Project Number
Line Number
From
To
P & ID NO.
Nominal Pipe Diameter (D)
inches
Fittings
Number
65 D
45 D
3 D
13 D
65 D
340 D
160 D
145 D
135 D
340 D
45 D
20 D
20 D
65 D
20 D
16 D
14 D
16 D
25 D
28 D
250 D
32 D
64 D
Larger Dia. x Smaller Dia.
Ball Valve
4
Le, (m)
13
59.4
1
12
6.6
24.4
4x3
0.2
4x2
1.0
Concentric
Expander
Concentric
Reducer
Sudden
Expansion
Sudden
Contraction
Straight Length for entered Nominal Pipe Diameter (D), m
Total Equivalent Length for Fittings, m
Total Length (Equivalent Length + Straight Length), m
PREP'D BY:
571.0
91.6
662.6
CHK'D BY:
Prepared by:
APP'D BY:
DATE:
Ankur Srivastava
Chemical Engineer
e-mail: [email protected]
Disclaimer : The information and methods included within this spreadsheet are presented for 'Total Length Calcs for Pipes,
Valves and Fittings'. It is intended to be used by technically skilled persons at their own discretion. I do not warrant the
suitability or accuracy of these methods.
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Remarks
SHEET 2 OF 6
Concentric Reducer (Reference: Eqn. 3.18, Crane Technical Paper No. 410M)
q
K 1 0.8 Sin 1 b 2
2
(for q 45)
FLOW
where:
K1 = Resistance coefficient based on smaller diameter
q = included angle in degrees
b=d/D
where:
d = smaller diameter, inches
D = larger diameter, inches
REDUCER
L
Concentric Expander (Reference: Eqn. 3.17, Crane Technical Paper No. 410M)
q
K1 2.6 Sin 1 b 2
2
(for q 45)
EXPANDER
K1
d 0.0254
Ft
FLOW
Le
where
Le = Equivalent length in m
d = smaller diameter in inches
Ft = Friction factor for turbulent flow
d
Pipe Friction Data for Clean Commercial Steel Pipe with Flow in Zone of Complete Turbulence
(From A-26, Crane Technical Paper No. 410M)
Line NB
Ft
inch
1
0.023
1.5
0.021
2
0.019
3
0.018
4
0.017
6
0.015
8
0.014
10
0.014
12
0.013
14
0.013
16
0.013
18
0.012
20
0.012
24
0.012
30
0.011
36
0.011
CONCENTRIC REDUCER
for included angle less than 45 o
1
1.5
1.5
2
2
3
3
4
6
4
8
6
10
8
6
12
10
8
6
14
12
10
8
16
14
12
10
18
16
14
12
20
2.374
2.374
3.5
3.5
4.5
4.5
6.626
6.626
8.626
8.626
10.75
10.75
12.75
12.75
12.75
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
24
1.315
1.902
1.902
2.374
2.374
3.5
3.5
4.5
6.626
4.5
8.626
6.626
10.75
8.626
6.626
12.75
10.75
8.626
6.626
14
12.75
10.75
8.626
16
14
12.75
10.75
18
16
14
12.75
20
0.554
0.801
0.543
0.678
0.528
0.778
0.528
0.679
0.768
0.522
0.802
0.616
0.843
0.677
0.520
0.911
0.768
0.616
0.473
0.875
0.797
0.672
0.539
0.889
0.778
0.708
0.597
0.900
0.800
0.700
0.638
0.833
3
3
3.5
3.5
4
4
5.5
5.5
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
20
20
20
20
20
Included
concentric
Angle q,
20
9
26
18
30
14
32
22
19
38
17
33
14
29
42
6
14
23
32
8
13
21
30
8
15
20
27
6
11
17
21
11
Resistance
Coefiicient
based on
smaller dia., K1
Friction
Equivalent
Factor for length, Le,
turbulent m
flow, Ft
0.10
0.02
0.13
0.07
0.15
0.04
0.16
0.08
0.05
0.19
0.04
0.14
0.03
0.11
0.21
0.01
0.04
0.10
0.17
0.01
0.03
0.08
0.14
0.01
0.04
0.07
0.12
0.01
0.03
0.06
0.08
0.02
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0.023
0.021
0.021
0.019
0.019
0.018
0.018
0.017
0.015
0.017
0.014
0.015
0.014
0.014
0.015
0.013
0.014
0.014
0.015
0.013
0.013
0.014
0.014
0.013
0.013
0.013
0.014
0.012
0.013
0.013
0.013
0.012
0.14
0.05
0.29
0.22
0.47
0.19
0.78
0.55
0.60
1.27
0.67
1.57
0.56
1.69
2.34
0.16
0.79
1.57
1.90
0.37
0.84
1.58
2.26
0.35
1.14
1.71
2.36
0.29
0.90
1.66
2.11
1.03
24 x 18
24 x 16
30 x 24
30 x 20
36 x 30
36 x 24
18
16
24
20
30
24
24
24
30
30
36
36
18
16
24
20
30
24
0.750
0.667
0.800
0.667
0.833
0.667
20
20
24
24
24
24
17
23
14
24
14
28
0.05
0.09
0.04
0.09
0.03
0.11
0.012
0.013
0.012
0.012
0.011
0.012
1.98
2.72
1.81
3.84
2.10
5.48
CONCENTRIC EXPANDER
for included angle less than 45 o
Resistance
Coefiicient
based on
smaller dia., K1
0.22
0.03
0.29
0.12
0.35
0.05
0.37
0.14
0.07
0.45
0.05
0.28
0.03
0.19
0.50
0.00
0.05
0.20
0.43
0.01
0.04
0.14
0.33
0.01
0.05
0.11
0.25
0.00
0.03
0.10
0.16
Friction
Equivalent
Factor for length, Le,
turbulent m
flow, Ft
0.023
0.32
0.021
0.06
0.021
0.66
0.019
0.38
0.019
1.10
0.018
0.25
0.018
1.82
0.017
0.96
0.015
0.81
0.017
3.01
0.014
0.77
0.015
3.17
0.014
0.53
0.014
2.99
0.015
5.56
0.013
0.09
0.014
1.06
0.014
3.17
0.015
4.79
0.013
0.28
0.013
0.99
0.014
2.81
0.014
5.21
0.013
0.24
0.013
1.47
0.013
2.77
0.014
4.93
0.012
0.18
0.013
1.05
0.013
2.74
0.013
4.07
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K1 (1 b 2 ) 2
Sudden Contraction
K 1 0 . 5 (1 b
where:
K1 = Resistance Coefficient (based on smaller diameter)
b = ratio of diameters = d/D
d = diameter of smaller pipe
D = daimeter of larger pipe
Pipe Friction Data for Clean Commercial Steel Pipe with Flow in Zone of Complete Turbulence
(From A-26, Crane Technical Paper No. 410M)
Line NB
Ft
inch
1
0.023
1.5
0.021
2
0.019
3
0.018
4
0.017
6
0.015
8
0.014
10
0.014
12
0.013
14
0.013
16
0.013
18
0.012
20
0.012
24
0.012
30
0.011
36
0.011
Sheet 5 of 6
Le
K1
d 0.0254
Ft
where
Le = Equivalent length in m
d = smaller diameter in inches
Sudden Expansion
Size
d, in.
2x1
1
3 x 1.5
1.5
3x2
2
4x2
2
6x2
2
8x2
2
6x3
3
8x3
3
10 x 3
3
6x4
4
8x4
4
10 x 4
4
12 x 4
4
16 x 4
4
10 x 6
6
12 x 6
6
14 x 6
6
16 x 6
6
20 x 6
6
24 x 6
6
12 x 8
8
14 x 8
8
16 x 8
8
20 x 8
8
24 x 8
8
30 x 8
8
16 x 10
10
18 x 10
10
20 x 10
10
24 x 10
10
30 x 10
10
36 x 10
10
18 x 12
12
20 x 12
12
24 x 12
12
30 x 12
12
36 x 12
12
20 x 14
14
24 x 14
14
30 x 14
14
36 x 14
14
24 x 16
16
30 x 16
16
36 x 16
16
30 x 18
18
36 x 18
18
30 x 20
20
36 x 20
20
36 x 24
24
D, in.
2
3
3
4
6
8
6
8
10
6
8
10
12
16
10
12
14
16
20
24
12
14
16
20
24
30
16
18
20
24
30
36
18
20
24
30
36
20
24
30
36
24
30
36
30
36
30
36
36
b
0.5
0.5
0.67
0.5
0.33
0.25
0.5
0.38
0.30
0.67
0.5
0.4
0.33
0.25
0.6
0.5
0.43
0.38
0.30
0.25
0.67
0.57
0.5
0.4
0.33
0.27
0.63
0.56
0.50
0.42
0.33
0.28
0.67
0.60
0.50
0.40
0.33
0.70
0.58
0.47
0.39
0.67
0.53
0.44
0.60
0.50
0.67
0.56
0.67
K1
0.56
0.56
0.31
0.56
0.79
0.88
0.56
0.74
0.83
0.31
0.56
0.71
0.79
0.88
0.41
0.56
0.67
0.74
0.83
0.88
0.31
0.45
0.56
0.71
0.79
0.86
0.37
0.48
0.56
0.68
0.79
0.85
0.31
0.41
0.56
0.71
0.79
0.26
0.44
0.61
0.72
0.31
0.51
0.64
0.41
0.56
0.31
0.48
0.31
Le, m
0.6
1.0
0.8
1.5
2.1
2.3
2.4
3.1
3.5
1.8
3.4
4.2
4.7
5.3
4.2
5.7
6.8
7.5
8.4
8.9
4.5
6.6
8.2
10.2
11.5
12.5
6.7
8.7
10.2
12.4
14.3
15.5
7.2
9.6
13.2
16.5
18.5
7.1
11.9
16.7
19.7
9.6
16.0
20.1
15.6
21.4
13.1
20.2
15.7
Sudden Contraction
Size
d, in.
2x1
1
3 x 1.5
1.5
3x2
2
4x2
2
6x2
2
8x2
2
6x3
3
8x3
3
10 x 3
3
6x4
4
8x4
4
10 x 4
4
12 x 4
4
16 x 4
4
10 x 6
6
12 x 6
6
14 x 6
6
16 x 6
6
20 x 6
6
24 x 6
6
12 x 8
8
14 x 8
8
16 x 8
8
20 x 8
8
24 x 8
8
30 x 8
8
16 x 10
10
18 x 10
10
20 x 10
10
24 x 10
10
30 x 10
10
36 x 10
10
18 x 12
12
20 x 12
12
24 x 12
12
30 x 12
12
36 x 12
12
20 x 14
14
24 x 14
14
30 x 14
14
36 x 14
14
24 x 16
16
30 x 16
16
36 x 16
16
30 x 18
18
36 x 18
18
30 x 20
20
36 x 20
20
36 x 24
24
Sheet 6 of 6
D, in.
2
3
3
4
6
8
6
8
10
6
8
10
12
16
10
12
14
16
20
24
12
14
16
20
24
30
16
18
20
24
30
36
18
20
24
30
36
20
24
30
36
24
30
36
30
36
30
36
36
b
0.5
0.5
0.67
0.5
0.33
0.25
0.5
0.38
0.30
0.67
0.5
0.4
0.33
0.25
0.6
0.5
0.43
0.38
0.30
0.25
0.67
0.57
0.5
0.4
0.33
0.27
0.63
0.56
0.50
0.42
0.33
0.28
0.67
0.60
0.50
0.40
0.33
0.70
0.58
0.47
0.39
0.67
0.53
0.44
0.60
0.50
0.67
0.56
0.67
K1
0.38
0.38
0.28
0.38
0.44
0.47
0.38
0.43
0.46
0.28
0.38
0.42
0.44
0.47
0.32
0.38
0.41
0.43
0.46
0.47
0.28
0.34
0.38
0.42
0.44
0.46
0.30
0.35
0.38
0.41
0.44
0.46
0.28
0.32
0.38
0.42
0.44
0.26
0.33
0.39
0.42
0.28
0.36
0.40
0.32
0.38
0.28
0.35
0.28
Le, m
0.4
0.7
0.7
1.0
1.2
1.3
1.6
1.8
1.9
1.7
2.2
2.5
2.7
2.8
3.3
3.8
4.1
4.4
4.6
4.8
4.0
4.9
5.4
6.1
6.5
6.7
5.5
6.3
6.8
7.5
8.1
8.4
6.5
7.5
8.8
9.8
10.4
7.0
9.0
10.7
11.6
8.7
11.2
12.5
12.2
14.3
11.8
14.6
14.1