Pipe Sizing Calculation – Part 8 – Determining the Actual Pressure Drop
We have reached the final part of the water piping system design calculation example tutorial. We will use most of the data calculated so far (refer Part-1 to Part-7) as…
Pipe Sizing Calculation – Part 7: Reading Moody’s Friction Factor from Chart
Moody friction factor will be used as another input for the D’arcy-Weisbech equation which is used for calculating the final pressure drop of the piping system design calculation example. The…
Pipe Sizing Calculation – Part 6: Determining Reynolds Number
In this part we will calculate Reynolds number for the pipe sizing calculation example. Refer Part-1 for understanding the problem statement and the solution steps. From the concept of Reynolds…
Pipe Sizing Calculation – Part 5: Determining the Relative Roughness Using Table
This article will show the table for absolute roughness (different to coefficient of friction) of pipe surfaces of few commonly used materials. The absolute roughness is used in the relative…
Pipe Sizing Calculation – Part 4: Determining Hydraulic Diameter of the Pipe System
We will learn about hydraulic diameter calculation in this part of the water piping system design calculation. What is Hydraulic Diameter of Pipe? It is the equivalent diameter of a…
Water Pipe Sizing Calculation Example – Part-3 – Determining the Permissible Pressure loss
Refer the part-1 and part-2 of this water pipe sizing design calculation series before following this part of the piping system design calculation. In this part we will see how…
Water Pipe Sizing Calculation Example – Part 2: Determining the Effective Pipe Length
Refer the Part-1 of this piping system design calculations series to know the problem statement and the assumptions. What is Equivalent Pipe Length Method? This the way of converting the…
Water Pipe Sizing Calculation Example – Part 1: Overview
This water piping system design calculation example will use the Darcy-Weisbach equation to calculate the pressure loss in a pipe and using that value it will check the appropriateness of…