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ORIFICE PRESSURE DROP DATA

No allowance has been made for viscosity effects, or regain of pressure downstream.

Orifice diameter, inches


1 1 1
64 32 16
4000
3
32

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

Specify Gravity of Fluid = .895


This equation becomes
Q(GPM) = 24.12  A(sq.in.)  
Pressure Drop (psi) when C  0.6
Orifice diameter, inches
3 1 5 3 7 1
32 8 32 16 32 4
4000

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

US Catalog 1/94 #999901892 14.15


CD #999-901-105 Rev. 01-Jan-96

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