Re: pipe size calculation

you mean to find out for discharge of the pipe. Generally pipes are designed for quantity of discharge. Discharge=area*velocity
velocity will effect your friction inside the pipe(friction is proportional to square the velocity of the fluid).If you want to go for less velocity then you must choose large diameter pipes. once you decide your diameter for particular discharge then pressure will decide your thickness of the pipe,means which schedule pipe you want to use for particular case.
all above considerations are primary.
If you want to calculate exact diameter and thickness you must consider all elbow,fittings ,contraction and expansion losses as well as work done on the fluid for moving fluid from place to place then only you will get exact dimensions of the pipes.
hope this may help you. Received on Wed Mar 31 23:30:00 2004