Rev. cjc. 31.01.

2017
File: Pipe dimensions and friction factor

0. Pipe Friction Factor

1. Carbon steel pipe with diameter input [mm]
2. Stainless steel pipe with diameter input [mm]
3. Carbon steel pipe with diameter input [in]
4. Stainless steel pipe with diameter input [in]
5. HDPE 100 pipe with diameter input [mm]
6. HDPE 100 pipe with diameter input [in]
7. HDPE 80 pipe with diameter input [mm]
8. HDPE 80 pipe with diameter input [in]
9. FRP pipe with diameter input [mm]
10 PVC pipe with diameter input [mm] from 15 [mm] to 375 [mm]. PN: 6, 8, 12, 1
11 PVC pipe with diameter input [in] from 1/2 [in] to 16 [in] and Sch: 40, 80, 120
12 Slurry_FL_McElvain
13 Slurry_HR_Factor
14 Pipe_Manning's_Coefficient
15 Slurry_Frict_Fac_Bingham
16 Atmospheric_Air_Properties
17 Saturated_Water_Properties
 375 [mm]. PN: 6, 8, 12, 15, 18
in] and Sch: 40, 80, 120
 Resume of pipe functions

1 Carbon steel (dn, SI units) Dn = 50 mm 7 HDPE PE80 (dn, SI un

SCH = 10 -
di = Pipe_SI_CS_Dint_dn_sch di = #VALUE! mm di =
de = Pipe_SI_CS_Dext_dn de = #VALUE! mm de =
s= Pipe_SI_CS_Thickness_dn_sch s= #VALUE! mm s=

2 Stainless steel (dn, SI units) Dn = 400 mm 8 HDPE PE80 (dn, Impe

SCH = 40S -
di = Pipe_SI_SS_Dint_dn_sch di = #VALUE! mm di =
de = Pipe_SI_SS_Dext_dn de = #VALUE! mm de =
s= Pipe_SI_SS_Thickness_dn_sch s= #VALUE! mm s=

3 Carbon steel (dn, Imperial units) Dn = 6 in 9 Fibre Reinforced Poly

SCH = 60 -
di = Pipe_Imp_CS_Dint_dn_sch di = #VALUE! mm di =
de = Pipe_Imp_CS_Dext_dn de = #VALUE! mm de =
s= Pipe_Imp_CS_Thickness_dn_sch s= #VALUE! mm s=

4 Stainless steel (dn Imperial units) Dn = 16 in 10 PVC (dn SI units)

SCH = 40S -
di = Pipe_Imp_SS_Dint_Dn_SCH di = #VALUE! mm di =
de = Pipe_Imp_SS_Dext_Dn de = #VALUE! mm de =
s= Pipe_Imp_SS_Thickness_Dn_SCH s= #VALUE! mm s=

5 HDPE PE100 (dn, SI units) Dn = 16 mm 11 Industrial PVC (dn Im

PN = 16 bar
di = Pipe_SI_HD100_Dint_Dn_PN di = #VALUE! mm di =
de = Pipe_SI_HD100_Dext_Dn(Dn) de = #VALUE! mm de =
s= Pipe_SI_HD100_Thickness_Dn_PN s= #VALUE! mm s=

6 HDPE PE100 (dn, Imperial units) Dn = 0.375 in

PN = 16 bar
di = Pipe_Imp_HD100_Dint_Dn_PN di = #VALUE! mm
de = Pipe_Imp_HD100_Dext_Dn de = #VALUE! mm
s= Pipe_Imp_HD100_Thickness_Dn_PN s= #VALUE! mm

Pipe friction factor (for Darcy-Weisbach equation) Manning's coefficient

Relative rugosity Rrel = 0.0001 -
Reynolds number RE = 5000 -
 f= Pipe_Friction_Factor_Rrel_Re #VALUE! -
N=

1 2
Carbon steel pipes Stainless steel pipes 4b
dn Sch dn Sch dn
mm - mm - in
6 STD 6 5S 3/8
8 ExStr 8 10S 1/2
10 XxStr 10 40S 3/4
15 10 15 80S 1
20 20 20 1 1/4
25 30 25 1 1/2
32 40 32 2
40 60 40 2 1/2
50 80 50 3
65 100 65 4
80 120 80 5
90 140 100 5 1/2
100 160 125 6
125 150
150 200 8
200 250
250 300 10
300 350
350 400 12
400 450 14
450 500 16
500 600 18
550 750 20
600 22
650 24
700 28
750 32
800 36
850 40
900 48
1050 54
64
 Carbon steel pipes
FRP dn
dn PN in
mm bar 1 1/ 2
300 Class4 SN5k 2 3/ 4
375 Class6 SN5k 3 1
450 Class6 SN10k 4 1 1/ 2
525 Class10 SN5k 5 2
600 Class10 SN10k 6 3
675 Class12.5 SN5k 7 4
750 Class12.5 SN10k 8 5
900 Class16 SN10k 9 6
1000 Class20 SN10k 10 8
1200 Class25 SN10k 11 10
12 12
13 14
14 16
15 18
16 20
17 22
18 24
19 26
20 28
21 30
22 32
23 34
24 36
25 38
26 40
27 42
28 44
29 46
30 48
31 54
32 60
33 66
34 72
35 78
36 84
37 90
38 96
39 102
40 108
41 120
42 144
 PVC industrial PVC
dn sch dn mm
in 15
1 0.5 40 20
2 0.75 80 25
3 1 120 32
4 1.25 40
5 1.5 50
6 2 65
7 2.5 80
8 3 100
9 4 125
10 5 150
11 6 200
12 8 225
13 10 250
14 12 300
15 14 375
16 16

dn[in]: 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16. Sch: 40, 80, 120
 Rev. cjc. 09.02.2017

Module:

HDPE PE80 (dn, SI units) Dn = 40 mm ' 0. Pipe Friction Factor

PN = 3.2 bar ' 1. Carbon steel pipe with diameter input in [mm
Pipe_SI_HD80_Dint_Dn_PN di = #VALUE! mm ' 2. Stainless steel pipe with diameter input in [mm
Pipe_SI_HD80_Dext_Dn de = #VALUE! mm ' 3. Carbon steel pipe with diameter input in [
Pipe_SI_HD80_Thickness_Dn_PN s= #VALUE! mm ' 4. Stainless steel pipe with diameter input in [
' 5. HDPE 100 pipe with diameter input in [mm
HDPE PE80 (dn, Imperial units) Dn = 1.25 in ' 6. HDPE 100 pipe with diameter input in [
PN = 3.2 bar ' 7. HDPE 80 pipe with diameter input in [mm
Pipe_Imp_HD80_Dint_Dn_PN di = #VALUE! mm ' 8. HDPE 80 pipe with diameter input in [i
Pipe_Imp_HD80_Dext_Dn de = #VALUE! mm ' 9. FRP pipe with diameter input in [mm]
Pipe_Imp_HD80_Thickness_Dn_PN s= #VALUE! mm ' 10 PVC pipe with diameter input in [mm] from 15
' 11 PVC pipe with diameter input in [in] from 1/2 [
Fibre Reinforced Polyethylene (FRP) Dn = 600 mm ' 12 Slurry_FL_McElvain
PN = Class20 SN10k bar ' 13 Slurry_HR_Factor
Pipe_FRP_Dint_dn_sch di = #VALUE! mm ' 14 Pipe_Manning's_Coefficient
Pipe_FRP_Dext_dn de = #VALUE! mm ' 15 Slurry_Frict_Fac_Bingham
Pipe_FRP_Thickness_dn_sch s= #VALUE! mm ' 16 Atmospheric_Air_Properties
' 17. Saturated_Water_Properties
PVC (dn SI units) Dn = 100 mm
PN = 12
Pipe_PVC_Dint_dn_PN di = #VALUE! mm
Pipe_PVC_Dext_dn de = #VALUE! mm
Pipe_PVC_Thickness_dn_PN s= #VALUE! mm

Industrial PVC (dn Imperial units) dn = 6 in

Sch = 80 -
Pipe_Imp_PVC_Dint_dn_sch di = #VALUE! mm
Pipe_Imp_PVC_Dext_dn de = #VALUE! mm
Pipe_Imp_PVC_Thickness_dn_sch s= #VALUE! mm

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Manning's coefficient (For circular pipes)

Pipe diameter d= 150 mm
Pipe absolute rugosity Rabs = 0.1 mm
Reynolds number Re = 150,000 -
Pipe_Manning_coefficient_Circular_pipe_d_Rabs_Re #VALUE! -

HDPE PE100 HDPE 80 DIN 8074

4a 4c 4d
dn PN dn dn PN
mm bar in mm bar
16 4 3/8 16 2.5 HDPE PE100 pipe. Thickness [mm]
20 6 1/2 20 3.2 dn [in]: 3/8, 1/2, 384, 1, 1 1/4, 1 1/2, 3, 4, 5,
25 8 3/4 25 4
32 10 1 32 6
40 12.5 1 1/4 40 10 HDPE PE100 pipe. Thickness [mm]
50 16 1 1/2 50 16 dn [in]: 3/8, 1/2, 384, 1, 1 1/4, 1 1/2, 3, 4, 5,
63 20 2 63
75 2 1/2 75 HDPE PE100 pipe. Thickness [mm] dn [in]:
90 3 90
110 4 110
125 5 125
140 5 1/2 140 HDPE PE80. Thickness [mm]
160 6 160 dn [in]: 3/8, 1/2,3/4,1,1 1/4,1 1/2,2 2 1/2, 3,
180 180
200 8 200
225 225
250 10 250
280 280
315 12 315
355 14 355
400 16 400
450 18 450
500 20 500
560 22 560
630 24 630
710 28 710
800 32 800
900 36 900
1000 40 1000
1200 1100
1400 48 1200
1600 54 1400
64 1600
Carbon steel pipes Stainless steel (Imp)
Sc - dn Sch
in -
5 1 0.125 5S
10 2 0.25 10S
20 3 0.375 40S
30 4 0.5 80S
40 5 0.75
60 6 1
80 7 1.25
100 8 1.5
120 9 2
140 10 2.5
160 11 3
STD 12 3.5
XS 13 4
XXS 14 5
6.35 15 6
7.14 16 8
7.92 17 10
8.74 18 12
9.53 19 14
10.31 20 16
11.13 21 18
11.91 22 20
12.7 23 22
14.27 24 24
15.88 25 30
16.66 26
17.48 27
19.05 28
22.23 29
25.4 30
PN
4.5 6 9 12 15 18
steel pipe with diameter input in [mm]

s steel pipe with diameter input in [mm]

steel pipe with diameter input in [in]
s steel pipe with diameter input in [in]
00 pipe with diameter input in [mm]
00 pipe with diameter input in [in]
0 pipe with diameter input in [mm]
0 pipe with diameter input in [in]
e with diameter input in [mm]
pe with diameter input in [mm] from 15 [mm] to 375 [mm]. PN: 6, 8, 12, 15, 18
e with diameter input in [in] from 1/2 [in] to 16 [in] and Sch: 40, 80, 120

anning's_Coefficient
Frict_Fac_Bingham
heric_Air_Properties
ed_Water_Properties

sions_and_friction_factor
pipe. Thickness [mm]
2, 384, 1, 1 1/4, 1 1/2, 3, 4, 5, 5 1/2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40. 48, 54, 64. PN [bar]: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12.5, 16, 20

pipe. Thickness [mm]

2, 384, 1, 1 1/4, 1 1/2, 3, 4, 5, 5 1/2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40. 48, 54, 64. PN [bar]: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12.5, 16, 20

pipe. Thickness [mm] dn [in]: 3/8,1/2, 3/4,1,1 1/4,1 1/2,3,4, 5, 5 1/2,6,8,10,12,14 16,18,20,22,24 28 32,36,40, 48,54,64. PN [bar]: 4, 6, 8, 1

Thickness [mm]
2,3/4,1,1 1/4,1 1/2,2 2 1/2, 3, 4, 5, 5 1/2,6 8 10 12 14,16 18 20 22,24 28,32,36 40,48,54,64. PN bar]:2.5,3.2,4,6,10,16
4, 6, 8, 10, 12.5, 16, 20

4, 6, 8, 10, 12.5, 16, 20

0, 48,54,64. PN [bar]: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12.5, 16, 20

 16 2.2 3/8
20 1.9 2.8 1/2
25 2.3 3.5 3/4
32 1.8 2.9 4.4 1
40 1.8 2.3 3.7 5.5 1 1/4
50 1.8 2.0 2.9 4.6 6.9 1 1/2
63 1.8 2.0 2.5 3.6 5.8 8.6 2
75 1.9 2.3 2.9 4.3 6.8 10.3 2 1/2
90 2.2 2.8 3.5 5.1 8.2 12.3 3
110 2.7 3.4 4.2 6.3 10.0 15.1 4
125 3.1 3.9 4.8 7.1 11.4 17.1 5
140 3.5 4.3 5.4 8.0 12.7 19.2 5 1/2
160 4.0 4.9 6.2 9.1 14.6 21.9 6
180 4.4 5.5 6.9 10.2 16.4 24.6
200 4.9 6.2 7.7 11.4 18.2 27.4 8
225 5.5 6.9 8.6 12.8 20.5 30.8
250 6.2 7.7 9.6 14.2 22.7 34.2 10
280 6.9 8.6 10.7 15.9 25.4 38.3
315 7.7 9.7 12.1 17.9 28.6 43.1 12
355 8.7 10.9 13.6 20.1 32.2 48.5 14
400 9.8 12.3 15.3 22.7 36.3 54.7 16
450 11.0 13.8 17.2 25.5 40.9 61.5 18
500 12.3 15.3 19.1 28.4 45.4 68.3 20
560 13.7 17.2 21.4 31.7 50.8 22
630 15.4 19.3 24.1 35.7 57.2 24
710 17.4 21.8 27.2 40.2 64.5 28
800 19.6 24.5 30.6 45.3 32
900 22.0 27.6 34.4 51.0 36
1000 24.5 30.6 38.2 56.7 40
1100 26.9 33.7 42.0 62.4
1200 29.4 36.7 45.9 68.0 48
1400 34.4 42.9 53.5 54
1600 39.2 49.0 61.2 64
Dn [mm] 2 1/2 3.2 4 6 10 16
Presiones nominales PN [bar]
HDPE PE80 DIN 8074 / ISO 4427
Espesor [mm]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
2

3 Pipe Thickness [mm], according ASME B36.10M

4
5 ASME B36.10M SCHEDULE / IDENTIFICATION
6 Size d ext 5 10 20 30 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 STD XS XXS 6.35
7 1/ 2 21.3 1.65 2.11 - 2.41 2.77 - 3.73 - - - 4.78 2.77 3.73 7.47 -
8 3/ 4 26.7 1.65 2.11 - 2.41 2.87 - 3.91 - - - 5.56 2.87 3.91 7.82 -
9 1 33.4 1.65 2.77 - 2.9 3.38 - 4.55 - - - 6.35 3.38 4.55 9.09 -
10 1 1/ 4 42.2 1.65 2.77 - 2.97 3.56 - 4.85 - - - 6.35 3.56 4.85 9.7 -
11 1 1/ 2 48.3 1.65 2.77 - 3.18 3.68 - 5.08 - - - 7.14 3.68 5.08 10.15 -
12 2 60.3 1.65 2.77 - 3.18 3.91 - 5.54 - - - 8.74 3.91 5.54 11.07 -
13 2 1/ 2 73 2.11 3.05 - 4.78 5.16 - 7.01 - - - 9.53 5.16 7.01 14.02 -
14 3 88.9 2.11 3.05 - 4.78 5.49 - 7.62 - - - 11.13 5.49 7.62 15.24 -
15 3 1/ 2 101.6 2.11 3.05 - 4.78 5.74 - 8.08 - - - - 5.74 8.08 - -
16 4 114.3 2.11 3.05 - 4.78 6.02 - 8.56 - - - 13.49 6.02 8.56 17.12 -
17 5 141.3 2.77 3.4 - - 6.55 - 9.53 - - - 15.88 6.55 9.53 19.05 -
18 6 168.3 2.77 3.4 - - 7.11 - 10.97 - - - 18.26 7.11 10.97 21.95 -
19 8 219.1 2.77 3.76 6.35 7.04 8.18 10.31 12.7 15.09 18.26 20.62 23.01 8.18 12.7 22.23 -
20 10 273 3.4 4.19 6.35 7.8 9.27 12.7 15.09 18.26 21.44 25.4 28.58 9.27 12.7 25.4 -
21 12 323.8 3.96 4.57 6.35 8.38 10.31 14.27 17.48 21.44 25.4 28.58 33.32 9.53 12.7 25.4 -
22 14 355.6 3.96 6.35 7.92 9.53 11.13 15.09 19.05 23.83 27.79 31.75 35.71 9.53 12.7 - -
23 16 406.4 4.19 6.35 7.92 9.53 12.7 16.66 21.44 26.19 30.96 36.53 40.49 9.53 12.7 - -
24 18 457 4.19 6.35 7.92 11.13 14.27 19.05 23.83 29.36 34.93 39.67 45.24 9.53 12.7 - -
25 20 508 4.78 6.35 9.53 12.7 15.09 20.62 26.19 32.54 38.1 44.45 50.01 9.53 12.7 - -
26 22 559 4.78 6.35 9.53 12.7 - 22.23 28.58 34.93 41.28 47.63 53.98 9.53 12.7 - -
27 24 610 5.54 6.35 9.53 14.27 17.48 24.61 30.96 38.89 46.02 52.37 59.54 9.53 12.7 - -
28 26 660 - 7.92 12.7 15.88 - - - - - - - 9.53 12.7 - -
29 28 711 - 7.92 12.7 - - - - - - - - 9.53 12.7 - -
30 30 762 6.35 7.92 12.7 15.88 - - - - - - - 9.53 12.7 - -
31 32 813 - 7.92 12.7 15.88 17.48 - - - - - - 9.53 12.7 - -
32 34 864 - 7.92 12.7 15.88 17.48 - - - - - - 9.53 12.7 - -
33 36 914 - 7.92 12.7 15.88 19.05 - - - - - - 9.53 12.7 - -
34 38 965 - - - - - - - - - - - 9.53 12.7 - -
35 40 1016 - - - - - - - - - - - 9.53 12.7 - -
36 42 1067 - - - - - - - - - - - 9.53 12.7 - -
37 44 1118 - - - - - - - - - - - 9.53 12.7 - -
38 46 1168 - - - - - - - - - - - 9.53 12.7 - -
39 48 1219.2 - - - - - - - - - - - 9.53 12.7 - -
Saturated water properties   Dry air properties

Input data: Temperature t= 35 ºC Input data: Temperature

Function used Results Function used

SaturatedWaterConductivity_t k= #VALUE! W/(m*K) AirConductivity_t
SaturatedWaterSpecificHeat_t Cp = #VALUE! kJ/kg AirSpecificHeat_t
SaturatedWaterPrandtl_t Pr = #VALUE! - AirPrandtl_t
SaturatedWaterDensity_t r= #VALUE! kg/m3 AirDensity_t
SaturatedWaterAbsoluteViscosity_t m= #VALUE! Pa*s AirAbsoluteViscosity
SaturatedWaterKinematicViscosity_t n= #VALUE! m2/s AirKinematicViscosity_t
SaturatedWaterThermalDiffusivity_t a= #VALUE! m /s
2
AirThermalDiffusivity_t
Dry air properties

Input data: Temperature t= 35 ºC

Function used Results

AirConductivity_t k= #VALUE! W/(m*K)
AirSpecificHeat_t Cp = #VALUE! kJ/kg
AirPrandtl_t Pr = #VALUE! -
AirDensity_t r= #VALUE! kg/m3
AirAbsoluteViscosity m= #VALUE! Pa*s
AirKinematicViscosity_t n= #VALUE! m2/s
AirThermalDiffusivity_t a= #VALUE! m2/s
Mc Elvain and Cave "FL" correction factor
Mc Elvain & Cave D
Fl = Slurry_Fl_McElvain_d50_Cv(D50, Cv)
d50 = mm
12.4
800 Cv : Volume
F
Cv = 40 % concentration
10.4 Cv =30 %
Fl = #VALUE! f
a
c 8.4
Validity t
10 mm ≤ d50 ≤ 3,000 mm o 10 %
6.4
5 % ≤ Cv ≤ 40 % r 5%
4.4
Friction factor for Bingham fluid

2.4
fB = Slurry_Friction_Factor_Bingham_Re_He
Re = 10,000
He = 5,000 0.4
fB = 10
#VALUE! Particle diameter d5
.

Validity
Friction factor f

100 <= Re <= 1,000,000

1000 <= He <= 1,000,000
Friction factor for Bingham flui
Weir HR-factor 10

HR = Slurry_HR_factor_Ss_Cw_d50
Ss = 4.0 -
Cw = 50 %
d= 100 mm
HR 0.820

Validity
1 <= Ss <= 6
1 <= Cw <= 70% 1
20 mm <= d <= 10,000 mm 100 Reynolds n
 Mc Elvain & Cave Diagram

Cv =30 %

20 % y 40%
10 %
5%

100
Particle diameter d50 [microns]

on factor for Bingham fluids. Parameter, Hedstrom number "He"

He = 1.000
He = 10.000
He = 100.000
He =
1.000.000

Reynolds number Re 1000

 Re 1,000 10,000 100,000 1,000,000 He
100 0.420
200 0.140 0.6650
300 0.083 0.3195
400 0.056 0.1910
500 0.042 0.1387 0.9223
600 0.033 0.0944 0.6542
700 0.028 0.0720 0.4893
800 0.023 0.0587 0.3805
900 0.021 0.0491 0.3048
1,000 0.0184 0.0420 0.2499
2,000 0.0080 0.0143 0.0707 0.5499
3,000 0.0062 0.0080 0.0338 0.2506
4,000 0.0056 0.0062 0.0200 0.1435
5,000 0.0052 0.0057 0.0137 0.0931
6,000 0.0050 0.0056 0.0100 0.0654
7,000 0.0048 0.0054 0.0077 0.0485
8,000 0.0048 0.0053 0.0070 0.0374
9,000 0.0046 0.0051 0.0068 0.0298
10,000 0.0045 0.0050 0.0067 0.0243
20,000 0.0039 0.0044 0.0059 0.0083
30,000 0.0036 0.0040 0.0054 0.0063
40,000 0.0034 0.0038 0.0052 0.0056
50,000 0.0032 0.0036 0.0049 0.0054
60,000 0.0031 0.0035 0.0048 0.0052
70,000 0.0030 0.0034 0.0046 0.0050
80,000 0.0029 0.0034 0.0045 0.0049
90,000 0.0029 0.0033 0.0044 0.0047
100,000 0.0028 0.0032 0.0043 0.0046
200,000 0.0025 0.0028 0.0038 0.0040
300,000 0.0023 0.0026 0.0035 0.0037
400,000 0.0022 0.0025 0.0033 0.0035
500,000 0.0021 0.0024 0.0032 0.0033
600,000 0.0021 0.0023 0.0031 0.0032
700,000 0.0020 0.0022 0.0030 0.0031
800,000 0.0020 0.0022 0.0029 0.0030
900,000 0.0019 0.0021 0.0029 0.0030
1,000,000 0.0019 0.0021 0.0028 0.0029