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Low Pressure Gas Piping Pressure Loss Calculation

This document calculates the pressure loss for gas piping from a microturbine generator based on pipe diameter, length, flow rate, and number of elbows. It determines that a 6-inch pipe is required for the first section and a 3-inch pipe for the second section to maintain over 4 inches of water column pressure at the generator. The total pressure drop is calculated to be 0.88 inches, leaving over 6 inches of pressure from the gas supply.

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Low Pressure Gas Piping Pressure Loss Calculation

This document calculates the pressure loss for gas piping from a microturbine generator based on pipe diameter, length, flow rate, and number of elbows. It determines that a 6-inch pipe is required for the first section and a 3-inch pipe for the second section to maintain over 4 inches of water column pressure at the generator. The total pressure drop is calculated to be 0.88 inches, leaving over 6 inches of pressure from the gas supply.

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Microturbine GAS PIPING PRESSURE LOSS CALCULATION

Pipe sizing shall be based on equation 4-1 of Section 402.4 of the 2006 International Fuel & Gas Code.
Nominal Pipe Size Actual ID
0.381 10 10.02
Q
D 0.206
8 7.981
 H  6 6.065
19.17  

4 4.026
 Cr * L  3
2.5
3.068
2.469
2 2.067
D = Inside diameter of the pipe, inches. 1.5 1.61
Q = Input rate of the appliance(s), CFH. 1.25 1.38
L = Equivalent length of pipe, feet. 1 1.049
delta H = Pressure drop, in. of water column. 0.75 0.824
Cr = 0.6094

Generator 100% Cap. (Required Gas Pressure: 4"-7" w.c.)


Pipe Section Equiv. Length (ft.) Gas Load (CFH) Actual PD (in.of H2O) Req. Pipe Size (in.) Actual Pipe Size
A-B 44 11800 0.085682025 6.07 6.065
B-C 158 3300 0.796903734 3.07 3.068

Leaving Pressure from Gas Co. Regulator (in. of H2O): 6.9


Total Pressure Drop to Appliance (in. of H2O): 0.882585759
Delivered Gas Pressure to Appliance (in. of H2O): 6.017414241

A-B (Assumes 20 lf with (3) 90's at 8 equiv. lf/ea)


B-C (Assumes 130 lf with (7) 90's at 4 equiv. lf/ea)

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