Pipe Size Calculation for Water Supply

Abstract

A pipe designer or engineer has to solve complex math equation for calculating the diameter of pipe to determine how much water discharge it can be handled at a particular flow velocity. This article is an effort to make the calculation of water pipe size easier. The formula and factor derived in this document can be used for pipe diameter calculation for all types of normal water supply. Like – chilled water, raw water, soft water, cooling water, hot water and hydrant water at a particular flow velocity.

Introduction

Conclusion

The DC factor is a multiplying factor at a particular velocity of water to calculate the pipe diameter by multiplying it with the square root of volumetric flow. By using the DC factor, the calculation becomes very easy to calculate the water pipe size.

References

[1] Dr. R.K. Bansal, Fluid mechanics and hydraulic machines, ninth edition 2010

Copyright

Copyright © 2023 Dinesh Chauhan. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.