Pipe Flow Calculator - Vinidex Pty Ltd

Rural & Irrigation Pipe Systems

Polyethylene (?) 13mm to (2) 50mm

PIPE FLOW CALCULATOR

EXAMPLES OF USE OF PIPELINE FLOW CALCULATOR

Three factors should be known before an appropriate choice of PE pipe can be

made:

a.

A 2000m long pipeline on flat terrain requires a discharge of 50 litres per

minute at its end. What pumping pressure is required to achieve this if (2)

50mm Rural Pipe is used?

Answer: From the tables, required pumping pressure is 100 kPa (10m).

b.

If the above pipeline discharges into a tank 10m high, what pumping

pressure is required?

Answer: 10m (previously calculated) + 10m tank height = 20m

c.

A pump operating at 300 kPa and delivering 42 litres/minute is to be used

to convey water 1000m to a dam. What size pipe is required?

Answer: (1?) 32mm pipe

1.

2.

3.

The length of the pipeline.

The quantity of water required.

Nett pressure - taking into account available head, differences in level over

pipeline length and discharge pressure.

Notes:

1.

2.

3.

Add Static Lift (elevation) to final Pump Head requirement.

Calculator is for open ended pipeline.

Operating temperature 20¡ãC.

Pump

Rural Bore Pipeline

Flow

Req. Head Diameter

Length Velocity

m

kPa

in

mm

m

m/sec

10

100

(?)

13

100

0.9

500

0.4

1000

0.2

2000

0.2

(?)

19

100

1.2

500

0.5

1000

0.3

2000

0.2

(1)

25

100

1.5

500

0.6

1000

0.4

2000

0.3

(1?) 32

100

1.7

500

0.7

1000

0.5

2000

0.3

(1?) 38

100

2.0

500

0.8

1000

0.5

2000

0.4

(2)

50

100

2.4

500

1.0

1000

0.7

2000

0.4

40

400

(?)

13

100

2.1

500

0.8

1000

0.5

2000

0.4

(?)

19

100

2.6

500

1.1

1000

0.7

2000

0.5

(1)

25

100

3.2

500

1.3

1000

0.9

2000

0.6

(1?) 32

100

3.7

500

1.5

1000

1.0

2000

0.7

(1?) 38

100

4.2

500

1.7

1000

1.2

2000

0.8

(2)

50

100

5.1

500

2.1

1000

1.4

2000

1.0

70

700

(?)

13

100

2.8

500

1.1

1000

0.7

2000

0.5

(?)

19

100

3.6

500

1.5

1000

1.0

2000

0.7

(1)

25

100

4.4

500

1.8

1000

1.2

2000

0.8

(1?) 32

100

5.1

500

2.1

1000

1.4

2000

1.0

(1?) 38

100

5.7

500

2.4

1000

1.6

2000

1.1

(2)

50

100

6.9

500

2.9

1000

1.9

2000

1.3

Discharge at

Pipeline End

L/min

7

3

2

1

21

8

6

4

43

17

12

8

84

34

23

15

133

54

36

25

277

113

77

52

16

6

4

3

45

18

12

8

94

38

26

17

181

74

50

34

286

118

80

54

593

245

167

113

22

9

6

4

61

25

17

11

127

52

35

24

246

101

69

47

388

160

109

74

804

334

227

155

Pump

Rural Bore Pipeline

Flow

Req. Head Diameter

Length Velocity

m

kPa

in

mm

m

m/sec

20 200

(?)

13

100

1.4

500

0.5

1000

0.4

2000

0.2

(?)

19

100

1.8

500

0.7

1000

0.5

2000

0.3

(1)

25

100

2.2

500

0.9

1000

0.6

2000

0.4

(1?)

32

100

2.5

500

1.0

1000

0.7

2000

0.5

(1?)

38

100

2.9

500

1.2

1000

0.8

2000

0.5

(2)

50

100

3.5

500

1.4

1000

1.0

2000

0.7

50 500

(?)

13

100

2.3

500

0.9

1000

0.6

2000

0.4

(?)

19

100

3.0

500

1.2

1000

0.8

2000

0.6

(1)

25

100

3.6

500

1.5

1000

1.0

2000

0.7

(1?)

32

100

4.2

500

1.7

1000

1.2

2000

0.8

(1?)

38

100

4.8

500

2.0

1000

1.3

2000

0.9

(2)

50

100

5.7

500

2.4

1000

1.6

2000

1.1

80 800

(?)

13

100

3.0

500

1.2

1000

0.8

2000

0.5

(?)

19

100

3.9

500

1.6

1000

1.1

2000

0.7

(1)

25

100

4.7

500

1.9

1000

1.3

2000

0.9

(1?)

32

100

5.4

500

2.2

1000

1.5

2000

1.0

(1?)

38

100

6.1

500

2.5

1000

1.7

2000

1.2

(2)

50

100

7.4

500

3.1

1000

2.1

2000

1.4

Discharge at

Pipeline End

L/min

11

4

3

2

30

12

8

6

64

26

17

12

124

50

34

23

195

80

54

36

406

167

113

77

18

7

5

3

51

21

14

9

106

43

29

20

205

84

57

39

323

133

91

61

672

277

188

128

24

10

6

4

66

27

18

12

137

56

38

26

265

109

74

50

418

173

118

80

864

359

245

167

Pump

Rural Bore

Req. Head Diameter

m kPa

in

mm

30 300

(?)

13

60

90

600

900

(?)

19

(1)

25

(1?)

32

(1?)

38

(2)

50

(?)

13

(?)

19

(1)

25

(1?)

32

(1?)

38

(2)

50

(?)

13

(?)

19

(1)

25

(1?)

32

(1?)

38

(2)

50

Pipeline

Length

m

100

500

1000

2000

100

500

1000

2000

100

500

1000

2000

100

500

1000

2000

100

500

1000

2000

100

500

1000

2000

100

500

1000

2000

100

500

1000

2000

100

500

1000

2000

100

500

1000

2000

100

500

1000

2000

100

500

1000

2000

100

500

1000

2000

100

500

1000

2000

100

500

1000

2000

100

500

1000

2000

100

500

1000

2000

100

500

1000

2000

Flow

Velocity

m/sec

1.7

0.7

0.5

0.3

2.3

0.9

0.6

0.4

2.7

1.1

0.8

0.5

3.2

1.3

0.9

0.6

3.6

1.5

1.0

0.7

4.3

1.8

1.2

0.8

2.5

1.0

0.7

0.5

3.3

1.3

0.9

0.6

4.0

1.6

1.1

0.8

4.7

1.9

1.3

0.9

5.3

2.2

1.5

1.0

6.3

2.6

1.8

1.2

3.2

1.3

0.9

0.6

4.1

1.7

1.1

0.8

5.0

2.1

1.4

0.9

5.8

2.4

1.6

1.1

6.5

2.7

1.8

1.3

7.9

3.3

2.2

1.5

Discharge at

Pipeline End

L/min

14

5

4

2

38

15

10

7

80

32

22

15

154

63

43

29

244

100

68

46

506

209

142

96

20

8

5

4

56

23

15

10

117

48

32

22

226

93

63

43

357

147

100

68

738

307

209

142

25

10

7

5

70

29

19

13

146

60

41

28

282

116

79

54

445

184

125

85

918

383

262

178

GENERAL CONVERSION TABLE

Pressure

1 kPa

1 atm

1 psi

=

=

=

0.145 psi

101.3 kPa

2.31 ft/head (water)

P 13 11 69

Flow/

Discharge

1 m3/hour

1 gal/minute

1 gal/minute

1 L/sec

1 L/minute

=

=

=

=

=

3.67 gal/minute

0.272 m3/hour

0.0756 L/sec

13.2 gal/minute

0.22 gal/minute

Volume

1L

1 gallon

1 m3

1 m3

=

=

=

=

0.22 gallons

4.54 L

35.31 feet3

220.2 gallons

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