Friction Losses of Various Components Installed in Pipelines

The chart is calculated for fresh water at 15°C.
Use actual bores rather than nominal pipe size.
For stainless steel pipe multiply the numbers by 1.1.
For steel pipe multiply the numbers by 1.3 .
For cast iron pipe multiply the numbers by 1.7.

The losses are calculated for a fluid viscosity similar to fresh water

This chart will let you calculate the losses through various types of valves and fittings

Equivalent Length of Straight Pipe in Metres; For Calculating Friction Loss
Pipe Size (mm)	Normal Elbow	Long Radius Elbow	Short Radius Elbow	Return Bend ‘U’	Tee ‘T’	Gate Valve Open	Globe Valve Open	Swing Check	Foot Valve and Strainer
20	0.5	0.3	0.6	1.5	1.5	0.3	6.7	1.5	1.5
25	0.5	0.3	0.8	2	1.8	0.3	8.2	2	2.3
32	0.8	0.3	0.9	2.6	2.4	0.6	11.3	2.6	2.7
40	0.9	0.4	1.1	3.1	2.7	0.6	13.4	3.1	3.4
50	1.1	0.5	1.4	4	3.4	0.8	17.4	4	4.6
65	1.4	0.6	1.7	4.6	4.3	0.9	20.1	5.2	5.5
80	1.5	0.8	2.1	5.5	5.2	1.1	26	6.1	6.7
100	2.1	1.1	2.7	7.3	6.7	1.5	34	8.2	8.8
125	2.7	1.2	3.7	9.5	8.2	1.8	43	10	11
150	3.4	1.5	4.3	11	10	2.1	49	12.2	14
200	4.3	2.1	5.5	15	13.4	3.1	67	16.5	18
250	5.5	2.4	7.3	19	16.5	3.7	85.4	20	22
300	6.7	3.1	8.5	23	20	4.3	98	24.4	27.4

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