Appendix
B
Data
for
Flow
in
Pipes,
Fittings,
and
Valves
ROBERT
L.
SANKS
CONTRIBUTORS
William
F. H.
Gros
Charles
D.
Morris
William
Wheeler
The use of
Tables
B-I
through
B-4 is
explained
in
Section 3-3. Headlosses
for
pipe diameters
100 mm (4
in.)
and
larger
are
given
for
Hazen-Williams
(H-W)
C of 120
given
by
Ten-State Standards
[1] for
cement-mortar lined
pipe.
In
Tables
B-3 and
B-4,
headlosses
for
smaller pipe were calculated
by the
Darcy-Weisbach
equation
in
which
a
value
of e
(0.23
mm or
0.008
in.)
was
found
that resulted
in the
same headloss
for
100-mm
(4-in.)
pipe
as
was
found
using
an H-W C of
120.
For
smaller pipe,
the
more accurate
Darcy-Weisbach
equation gives higher
headlosses than
the H-W
equation. Therefore, using
the H-W
equations
for
pipe smaller than
100 mm (4
in.)
leads
to
large errors
on the
unsafe
side.
The
pipe roughness
coefficients
in
Table
B-5
do not
include
safety
factors.
The
energy loss
coefficients,
K, in
Tables
B-6
and
B-7
were taken
from
a
variety
of
sources. Published values
from
any
source should
be
used conservatively unless
the
test procedure used
to the
values
is
known.
In
general,
the
true value
may
well
be 20%
less
or 30%
more than
the
tabulated value,
but
some published data
differ
by
more than
100%.
Note that
K
values depend partly
on
size.
For a
crude rule,
increase
K by 5% for
each
25-mm
(1-in.)
decrease
in
size below
300 mm (12
in.).
When
fittings are
grouped close together,
as in a
pumping sta-
tion,
the
extra turbulence
in
(and possible rotation
of) the fluid may
further
increase
the
headlosses shown
by
30%
or
more.
If the
velocity
in
check valves
is low
(see
the
manufacturer's data),
the
coefficient
K may be
sev-
eral times
the
values given
in
Table
B-7.
The
Moody diagram
for
determining/in
the
Darcy-Weisbach
formula
is
shown
in
Figure
B-I.
Headlosses
in
valves
are
often
assumed
to
equal
a
constant
coefficient
times
the
velocity head,
but
this
is not
true
for
spring-
loaded
and
counterweighted
swing check valves.
The
headlosses
in
such valves based
on
tests
of
Mueller valves
are
shown
in
Figures
B-2
and
B-3.