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Design Calculations For Compressed Air Piping

Pipe Line Diameter
V
L
$p
Pmax

=
=
=
=

0.2831684
30
0.0075842
6.894757

cum/sec
m
bar
bar

(1.6*10^3*V^1.85*L/(10^10*$p*Pmax))^1/5
volume of air
Equivalent Length of Pipe
Presure drop in bar
Operating Pressure
0.097683 m
97.68294 mm
100 mm

Recommended

Pressure Drop Calculations

V
L
D
Pmax

=
=
=
=

$p

0.2831684
274.6
0.1
6.894757

cum/sec
m
m
bar

$p

1.6*10^3*V^1.85*L/(10^10*D^5*Pmax)
volume of air
Equivalent Length of Pipe
Diameter of the pipe
Operating Pressure
1.6*10^3*V^1.85*L/(10^10*D^5*Pmax)
0.009001 Bar
6.885756 Bar

Available Pressure At the end Point

Total Length of Pipe

Actual
Accessori
Total
Length(M)
es (M)
Length(M)
200
74.6
274.6
Values Of 'C'
Cast Iron 100
Mild Steel 120
Galvanised 120
Iron

Equivalent
Length
of Fittings
Valvesto
Equivalent length of medium
grade
steel pipe
(in M) and
according
to
Fittings & Valves
Screwed Elbow 90deg
Welde Elbow 90
Screwed Elbow 45deg

50
1.46
0.69
0.76

65
1.89
0.88
1.02

80
2.37
1.1
1.27

100
3.04
1.43
1.61

150
4.3
2
2.3

All Other fiittings

Gate Valve
Alarm
Alarm valve
Valve N.R.Valve
N.R. Valve
(Mush Room)
Fittings & Valves
Butterfly Valve
Globe Valve

2.91
0.38
--50
2.19
6.43

3.81
0.51
--65
2.86
21.64

4.75
0.63
3.94
119.71
80
3.55
126.8

6.1
0.81
5.07
5.36
100
4.56
34.48

8.61
1.13
7.17
35.88
150
6.38
48.79

The equivalent lengths can be converted as necessary for pipes of Cast iron by multipl

0
0
0
24.32
0
0
0
0
0
0
24.32

Welded
Elbow 90

1.46
1.89
2.37
3.04
4.3
5.67
7.42
0.77
1.04
1.22

Quantity

Total
Length

50
65
80
100
150
200
250
25
32
40

Screwed
Elbow
90deg

Diameter

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Quantity

S.no

Equivalent Length of Fittings a

0.69
0.88
1.1
1.43
2
2.64
3.35
0.36
0.49
0.56

0^10*$p*Pmax))^1/5
600 cfm

Enter

ength of Pipe
0.11 Psi
100 Psi

Enter from Ingersolland

Enter from Ingersolland

ecommended

^10*D^5*Pmax)

ength of Pipe

^10*D^5*Pmax)

Fittings
Valvesto IS 1239 (C=120) for diameter in mm equal
e (in M) and
according
to
200
5.67
2.64
3.05

250
7.42
3.35
3.89

25
0.77
0.36
0.4

32
1.04
0.49
0.55

40
1.22
0.56
0.66

11.34
1.5
9.4
47.27
200
8.62
64.29

13.85
1.97
12.3
61.85
250
9.9
84.11

1.54

2.13

2.44

of Cast iron by multiplying the above values by 0.714

2.91
3.81
4.75
6.1
8.61
11.34
13.85
1.54
2.13
2.44

0
0
0
36.6
0
0
0
0
0
0
36.6

Quantity

Total
Length

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

All Other
fiittings

Total
Length

0.76
1.02
1.27
1.61
2.3
3.05
3.89
0.4
0.55
0.66

Quantity

Screwed
Elbow
45deg

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Quantity

Total
Length

Length of Fittings and Valves

0.38
0.51
0.63
0.81
1.13
1.5
1.97
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
3.94
5.07
7.17
9.4
12.3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

119.71
5.36
35.88
47.27
61.85
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Total
Length

Alarm
Valve
N.R.
Valve
(Mush
Room)

Quantity

Total
Length

Alarm
valve
N.R.Valve

Quantity

Total
Length

Gate
Valve

0
0
0
13.68
0
0
0
0
0
0
13.68

6.43
21.64
126.8
34.48
48.79
64.29
84.11

Total
Length

Globe
Valve

Quantity

Butterfly
Valve

Total
Length

Quantity
3

2.19
2.86
3.55
4.56
6.38
8.62
9.9

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0