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No allowance has been made for viscosity effects, or regain of pressure downstream.
3000
2500
2000
Pressure Drop psi
1500
1
1000 8
500
5
32
200 3
16
These charts are based on
7
the formula: 100
32
Q C A 2 gH
1
50
4
25 5
Where: 10 16
Q = Flow in Cu. Ft. per Sec. 3
0 8
C = Orifice Coefficient
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7
A = Area of Orifice in Sq. Ft. 1
16
H = Pressure Head in Ft. Flow GPM 2
3000 5
16
2500
2000
1500
Pressure Drop psi
3
8
1000
7
16
500
1
2
9
200 16
5
100 8
3
50 4
25 7
8
10 1
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Flow GPM