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Steam Pipe Sizing For Pressure Drop

Figure 2: Pressure Drop in Schedule 40 Pipe


100 psig Saturated Steam

SYSTEM DESIGN
For other pressures use correction factors
psi 0 2 5 10 15 20 30 40 60 75 90 100 110 125 150 175 200 225 250 300 350 400 500 600
factor 6.9 6.0 5.2 4.3 3.6 3.1 2.4 2.0 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.92 0.83 0.70 0.62 0.55 0.49 0.45 0.38 0.33 0.29 0.23 0.19

3/4" 1" 1-1/4" 1-1/2" 2" 2-1/2" 3" 4" 5" 6" 8" 10" 12" 14" 16" 18" 20"
15.0

10.0 24"
9.0
8.0
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
Pressure Drop psi/100 ft

3.0

2.0

1.0
.9
.8
.7
.6
.5
.4
.3

.2

.1
100 200 300 400 500 1,000 2 3 4 5 10,000 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 100,000 2 3 4 5 1,000,000 2
Steam Flow lbs/hr

Figure 3: Pressure Drop in Schedule 80 Pipe


100 psig Saturated Steam
For other pressures use correction factors
psi 0 2 5 10 15 20 30 40 60 75 90 100 110 125 150 175 200 225 250 300 350 400 500 600
factor 6.9 6.0 5.2 4.3 3.6 3.1 2.4 2.0 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.92 0.83 0.70 0.62 0.55 0.49 0.45 0.38 0.33 0.29 0.23 0.19

3/4" 1" 1-1/4" 1-1/2" 2" 2-1/2" 3" 4" 5" 6" 8" 10" 12" 14" 16" 18" 20" 24"
15.0

10.0
9.0
8.0
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
Pressure Drop psi/100 ft

3.0

2.0

1.0
.9
.8
.7
.6
.5
.4

.3

.2

.1
100 200 300 400 500 1,000 2 3 4 5 6 10,000 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 100,000 2 3 4 5 1,000,000 2
Steam Flow lbs/hr

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