Major losses

roughness kin visc head loss

Q (m^3/s) D (m) (m) L (m) (m^2/s) (calculated) f R V (m/s)
0.022776 0.2032 1.20E-04 2500 1.52E-06 #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! 0.70
0.022776 0.1524 0.00012 1500 1.52E-06 #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE! 1.25

Minor Losses
head loss
Q (m^3/s) D (m) K Fitting (calculated)
0.022776 0.2032 1 entrance #VALUE!
0.022776 0.2032 0.9 elbow #VALUE!
0.022776 0.2032 0.9 elbow #VALUE!
0.022776 0.1524 0.2 contraction #VALUE!
0.022776 0.1524 0.9 elbow #VALUE!
0.022776 0.1524 0.19 valve #VALUE!
0.022776 0.1524 0.9 elbow #VALUE!
0.022776 0.1524 1 exit #VALUE!

actual
head loss percent
(m) error
total hl #VALUE! 25 #VALUE!
fitting K
globe valve (fully open) 10
Angle valve (fully open) 5
Swing check valve (fully open 2.5
Gate valve (fully open) 0.19
Close return bend 2.2
Standard tee 1.8
Standard elbow 0.72
Long sweep elbow 0.6

Contraction (A2/A1) Cc K (based on V2)

0.1 0.624 0.363
0.2 0.632 0.339
0.3 0.643 0.308
0.4 0.659 0.268
0.5 0.681 0.219
0.6 0.712 0.164
0.7 0.755 0.105
0.8 0.813 0.053
0.9 0.892 0.015
1 1 0.000

Expansion K
d1 6
d2 8
K 0.19
pipe material e (m)
glass, drawn brass, copper 1.5E-06
commercial steel or wrough iron 0.000045
PVC 0.00012
asphalted cast iron 0.00012
galvanized iron 0.00015
cast iron 0.00026
smooth concrete 0.00018
rough concrete 0.0006
riveted steel (smooth) 0.0009
riveted steel (rough) 0.009
corrugated metal 0.045
 kinematic
viscosity
T (m2/s)
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95 3.110E-07
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Use MKS units.
Enter known values from your problem in the blue cells. If you are solving for
head loss the equations will calculate head loss as soon as the known values for Q,
D, roughness, kinematic viscosity, and length are entered.
If you are solving for discharge or diameter enter all other values including the
total head loss. Enter a guess for the diameter or discharge.
Use goal seek or solver to set the error in the head loss (H15) to zero by changing
either the diameter or discharge.

If more than one pipe is connected in series additional major or minor losses can
be added by copying row 3 or row 9.

Minor losses can be eliminated by setting K to zero.

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