Total Dynamic Head Calculator

Project Title:
Design Date: C (Clean Pipe) 150
File Name: C (Aged Pipe) 135
Total
Loop ID: Equivale Relative Head Loss =
Equivalen Friction
Length nt Length Total
Diamet t Length Loss/100'
Section Pipe & Pipe Fittings or Straight Friction
er of Straight
Number Pipe/Unit Loss
Section A Straight Pipe
(ft)
ID GPM Pipe/100
2
PVC Type Sched. 40
Water Velocity
(ft/sec)
0.00
Section Total 0.00 0.000 0.00

Section B
ID GPM
3
PVC Type Sched. 40
Water Velocity
(ft/sec)
0.00
Section Total 0.00 0.000 0.00

Section C
ID GPM
3
PVC Type Sched. 40
Water Velocity
(ft/sec)
0.00
Section Total 0.00 0.000 0.00

Section D
ID GPM
2
PVC Type Sched. 40
Water Velocity
(ft/sec)
0.00
Section Total 0.00 0.000 0.00

Section E
ID GPM
2
PVC Type Sched. 40
Water Velocity
(ft/sec)
0.00
Section Total 0.00 0.000 0.00

Section F
ID GPM

PVC Type
Water Velocity
(ft/sec)
Section Total 0.00

Section G
ID GPM

PVC Type
Water Velocity
(ft/sec)
Section Total 0.00

Valves
Flow Rate: GPM Valve Description Number Diameter Cv Value Head Loss

Section Total

Friction Head (ft) 0.00

Elevation Head (ft)

Total Dynamic Head (ft) 0.00

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Total Dynamic Head Calculator

Based on Hazen-Williams friction loss formula: F = 0.2083 x (100 / C )1.852 x ( Q1.852 / d 4.8655
)
Where, F= friction loss (ft)
Q= gpm
d= inside pipe diameter (inches)
C= pipe roughness coefficient

Project Title:
Design Date: C (Clean Pipe) 150
File Name: C (Aged Pipe) 135
Total
Loop ID: Equivale Relative Head Loss =
Equivalen Friction
Length nt Length Total
Diamet t Length Loss/100'
Section Pipe & Pipe Fittings or Straight Friction
er of Straight
Number Pipe/Unit Loss
Section A Straight Pipe
(ft)
ID GPM Pipe/100 140
3
PVC Type Sched. 40
Water Velocity
(ft/sec)
0.00
Section Total 0.00 0.000 0.00

Section B
ID GPM
3
PVC Type Sched. 40
Water Velocity
(ft/sec)
0.00
Section Total 0.00 0.000 0.00 7.0625781881
7.0625781881
Section C
ID GPM
3
PVC Type Sched. 40
Water Velocity
(ft/sec)
0.00
Section Total 0.00 0.000 0.00

Section D
ID GPM
3
PVC Type Sched. 40
Water Velocity
(ft/sec)
0.00
Section Total 0.00 0.000 0.00

Section E
ID GPM
3
PVC Type Sched. 40
Water Velocity
(ft/sec)
0.00
Section Total 0.00 0.000 0.00

Section F
ID GPM
3
PVC Type Sched. 40
Water Velocity
(ft/sec)
0.00
Section Total 0.00 0.000 0.00

Section G
ID GPM
3
PVC Type Sched. 40
Water Velocity
(ft/sec)
0.00
Section Total 0.00 0.000 0.00

Section H
ID GPM
3
PVC Type Sched. 40
Water Velocity
(ft/sec)
0.00
Section Total 0.00 0.000 0.00

Section I
ID GPM
3
PVC Type Sched. 40
Water Velocity
(ft/sec)
0.00
Section Total 0.00 0.000 0.00

Valves
Flow Rate: GPM Valve Description Number Diameter Cv Value Head Loss

Section Total

Friction Head (ft) 0.00

Elevation Head (ft)

Total Dynamic Head (ft) 0.00 ft

or, 0 inches
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 Fittings Equivalent F
Diameter 1/2" 3/4" 1" 1 1/4" 1 1/2"
0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5
elbow, 45-degree 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.6 2.0
elbow, long, sweep 1.1 1.4 1.7 2.4 2.8
elbow, medium sweep 1.4 1.8 2.3 3.0 3.6
elbow, standard 1.5 2.2 2.7 3.7 4.3
Entrance, Rounded 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3
Entrance, Sharp-edge 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.3 2.8
straight pipe 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
sudden contraction, 1/2 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.5
sudden contraction, 1/4 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.6 2.0
sudden contraction, 2/3 0.4 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.1
sudden contraction, 3/4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.0
sudden expansion, 1/2 1.0 1.3 1.7 2.2 2.6
sudden expansion, 1/4 1.5 2.2 2.7 3.7 4.3
sudden expansion, 2/3 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.5
sudden expansion, 3/4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.0
tee, branch run 3.4 4.5 5.8 7.8 9.0
tee, straight run 1.1 1.4 1.7 2.4 2.8

Table of Cv Values for Selected Valve

Cv Val
Valves 1/2" 3/4" 1" 1 1/4" 1 1/2"
0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5
Utility Ball Valve 46 91 160 306 429
Single Entry Ball Valve 38 76 146 292 412
True Union Ball Valve 25 51 97 204 285
Butterfly Valve - 15° Open N/A N/A N/A N/A 2
Butterfly Valve - 30° Open N/A N/A N/A N/A 8
Butterfly Valve - 45° Open N/A N/A N/A N/A 20
Butterfly Valve - 60° Open N/A N/A N/A N/A 36
Butterfly Valve - 75° Open N/A N/A N/A N/A 61
Butterfly Valve - 90° Open N/A N/A N/A N/A 81
Gate Valve 19 37 44 128 144
Swing Check Valve 11 18 24 N/A 70
Ball Check Valve 11 18 32 58 94

The Cv value is the flow rate through the valve that results in a 1 psi pressure drop (3.21 ft head loss).
∆P = ( Q / V )2 , where ∆P = pressure drop (psi), and Q = flow rate (gpm)

Friction Losses

Friction losses in pipes is commonly calculated with the Darcy-Weisbach

equation, in which:

L V2
hf = f x D x 2g

hf = friction loss in feet of liquid f = friction factor—a dimensionless

number which has been determined experimentally and for turbulent
flow depends on the roughness of the pipe's interior surface and the
Reynolds number. L = pipe length in feet D = average inside diameter
of pipe in feet V = average pipe velocity in ft/sec g = gravitational
constant (32.174 ft/sec2)

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 Equivalent Feet of Straight Pipe
2" 2 1/2" 3" 4" 6" 8" 10" 12"
2 2.5 3 4 6 8 10 12
2.5 3.0 3.8 5.0 7.7 10.0 13.0 15.0
3.5 4.2 5.1 7.0 11.0 14.0 17.0 20.0
4.6 5.4 6.8 9.1 14.0 18.0 22.0 26.0
5.5 6.5 8.1 11.0 16.0 21.0 26.0 32.0
0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.1 1.5 1.8 2.2
3.7 4.6 5.5 7.3 11.0 14.7 18.3 22.0
1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
2.0 2.5 2.9 3.9 5.6 7.3 9.5 12.0
2.5 3.0 3.8 5.0 7.7 10.0 13.0 15.0
1.4 1.8 2.1 2.8 4.2 5.4 7.0 8.5
1.2 1.4 1.7 2.3 3.5 4.5 5.7 6.7
3.2 4.0 4.9 6.5 10.0 13.0 16.0 18.5
5.5 6.5 8.1 11.0 16.0 21.0 26.0 32.0
1.9 2.3 2.8 3.7 5.7 7.3 9.1 10.6
1.2 1.4 1.7 2.3 3.5 4.5 5.7 6.7
11.0 14.0 17.0 22.0 33.0 43.0 56.0 66.0
3.5 4.2 5.1 7.0 11.0 14.0 17.0 20.0

Values for Selected Valves

Cv Value
2" 3" 4" 6" 8" 10" 12"
2 3 4 6 8 10 12
755 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
720 1660 3104 N/A N/A N/A N/A
540 1294 2629 N/A N/A N/A N/A
3 9 10 28 56 111 173
11 35 41 113 225 444 690
27 86 103 281 562 1110 1726
49 155 185 506 1012 1998 3106
82 259 308 844 1687 3330 5177
109 345 411 1125 2249 4440 6903
333 335 583 N/A N/A N/A N/A
95 300 480 1100 1900 N/A N/A
153 378 551 N/A N/A N/A N/A

drop (3.21 ft head loss).

 Actual I.D.
Nominal ID Sched. 40 Sched. 80 SDR 26
0.5 0.608 0.528
0.75 0.81 0.724
1 1.033 0.935 1.175
1.25 1.364 1.256 1.512
1.5 1.592 1.476 1.734
2 2.049 1.913 2.173
2.5 2.445 2.289 2.635
3 3.042 2.864 3.21 3.042 2.864 3.21
4 3.998 3.786 4.134
6 6.031 5.709 6.085
8 7.943 7.565 7.921 0.050471
10 9.976 9.492 9.874
12 11.89 11.294 11.71
14 13.072 12.41 12.86 20.0508
16 14.94 14.214 14.696
18 16.809 16.014 16.534 6.621167
20 18.743 17.814 18.37