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Pipe Flow Calculators

This document describes several calculators for analyzing fluid flow through pipes and control valves. It includes calculators for pressure drop, flow rate, pipe diameter, control valve sizing, Venturi tubes, orifice plates, nozzles, compressible and incompressible fluid flow, Reynolds number, and resistance factors. The calculators can be used for liquids, gases, water, air, and other fluids in various pipe flow applications.

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Pipe Flow Calculators

This document describes several calculators for analyzing fluid flow through pipes and control valves. It includes calculators for pressure drop, flow rate, pipe diameter, control valve sizing, Venturi tubes, orifice plates, nozzles, compressible and incompressible fluid flow, Reynolds number, and resistance factors. The calculators can be used for liquids, gases, water, air, and other fluids in various pipe flow applications.

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Pipeflowcalculators

Pressure drop calculator

Calculate pressure drop for known flow rate

Calculate flow rate for known pressure drop

Friction factor calculation

Friction and minor losses calculation

Darcy equation based

Laminar and turbulent flow

Circular and rectangle pipe

For incompressible flow only

Calculation includes flow velocity

Pipe diameter calculator

Calculate pipe diameter for known flow rate and velocity

Calculate flow velocity for known pipe diameter and flow rate

For liquids and ideal gases

Convert from volumetric to mass flow rate

Calculate volumetric flow rate of ideal gas at different conditions of pressure and temperature

Gas control valve calculator

Calculate flow coefficient Cg or Kg of gas control valve or gas pressure regulator


Calculate maximum capacity of control valve or pressure regulator for known upstream and
downstream pressure

Calculate pressure drop that control valve is creating for known flow rate and flow coefficient Cg
or Kg

Select correct gas control valve or pressure regulator from manufacturer's flow table

Input either volumetric flow rate on standard conditions or mass flow rate

Air flow calculator

Isothermal (T=const.) flow of air in a closed pipe

Calculate air pressure drop for known flow rate in a pipe

Calculate air flow rate for know pressure drop in a pipe

Calculate flow velocities on the start and on the end of pipe

Friction factor calculation

Pressure drop due to minor losses and friction

Natural gas calculator

Pressure drop in natural gas pipeline

Applicable for natural gas lines over 1 bar

Calculate flow rate from known pressure diffference

Input either volumetric flow rate on standard conditions or mass flow rate

Calculate volumetric flow rate at upstream and downstream end of pipe line at real conditions

Calculate velocity at upstream and downstream end of pipe

Control valve sizing calculator

Select liquid control valve size

Calculate flow coefficient Cv or Kv of liquid control valve for known flow capacity and pressure
difference

Calculate maximum flow capacity of control valve for known flow coefficient Cv or Kv and
pressure difference

Calculate pressure difference for know flow coefficient Cv or Kv and flow capacity

Convert from volumetric to mass flow rate

Input either diameter or flow velocity

Venturi tube calculator

Calculate flow rate through Venturi tube based on the created pressure drop by Venturi effect

Calculate velocities on inlet and throat of Venturi tube

Calculate Venturi effect on pressure and velocity in Venturi tube

Convert from volumetric to mass flow rate

Calculate Reynolds number on inlet and throat of Venturi tube

For liquids and ideal gases

Orifice flow calculator

Calculate flow rate in pipe using orifice plate based on the created pressure drop

Calculate flow velocity in front of orifice plate and in the throat

Calculate orifice diameters

Discharge and expansion factor calculation included

Convert from volumetric to mass flow rate

Calculate Reynolds number

For liquids and ideal gases

For corner taps, 1 inch taps and D and D/2 taps

Nozzle and Venturi nozzle

Calculate flow rate through Nozzle based on the created pressure drop by Venturi effect

Calculate velocities on inlet and throat of Nozzle

Convert from volumetric to mass flow rate

Calculate Reynolds number on inlet and throat of Nozzle

For liquids and ideal gases

Thermal energy calculator

Calculate heat energy and thermal power for known flow rate

Calculate flow rate for known heat energy or thermal power

Convert from volumetric to mass flow rate

Applicable for boilers, heat exchangers, radiators, chillers, air heaters

Reynolds number calculator

Calculate Reynolds number

Determine if flow is laminar or turbulent

For liquids and ideal gases

Input either velocity, or volumetric, or mass flow rate and calculate Reynolds number

Compressible gas flow calculator

Isothermal (T=const.) flow of any real gas in a closed pipe

Calculate pressure drop for known flow rate in a pipe

Calculate flow rate for know pressure drop in a pipe

Calculate flow velocities on the start and on the end of pipe

Friction factor calculation

Pressure drop due to minor losses and friction

Prandtl probe - Pitot tube

Flow velocity, Mach number, flow rate, speed of sound calculation

Calculate velocity from dynamic pressure

Convert from volumetric to mass flow rate

For liquids and ideal gases

For subsonic and supersonic ideal gas flow

LPG flow calculator

LPG flow rate calculation for known heat power

LPG heat power calculation for known flow rate

Pipe diameter calculation for liquid and gas phase

LPG flow velocities calculation for liquid and gas phase

For propane and butane different mixture ratios

Resistance factor K calculator


Resistance factor calculation for:

elbows

bends

tees

pipe entrance

pipe exit

pipe contraction

pipe enlargement

Flow in pipes

Mean velocity and pipe diameter

Laminar and turbulent flow

Reynolds number

Bernoulli equation

Friction pressure drop - Darcy formula

Friction factor

Static, dynamic and total pressure

Heat power transfer

Flow in valves and fittings

Resistance coefficient K

Contraction and enlargement

Flow coefficient Cv

Flashing and cavitation

Chocked flow

Venturi, nozzle and orifice

Flow discharge

Gas pressure regulator capacity

Natural gas control valve

Compressible gas flow

Compressible flow in pipe

Isothermal compressible gas flow

Maximum flow rate and velocity

Flow of water steam

Fluid physical properties

Density

Specific volume

Specific gravity

Density of fluid mixture

Partial pressure

Dynamic or absolute viscosity

Kinematic viscosity

Pressure

Fluid properties table

Water

Air

Flue gas

Steam

Gas

Pipes SCH40 dimension

Pipes SCH80 dimension

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