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pipe sizing

pipe sizing

pipe sizing

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Please, can anyone assist me with an Excel spreadsheet template for pipe sizing as per ASME B31.3

Thanks
Chitel

RE: pipe sizing

B31.3 really has no "sizing" criteria.  You can make the diameter as large or as small as you like.

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"What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know, its what we know for sure" - Mark Twain

RE: pipe sizing

chitel...

Big Inch is correct.....

Pipe size is based on process flow demands, and/or to minimize pressure drop in a long system. ASME B31.1 and B31.3 only provide rules for pipe materials, wall thickness, valve selection, pipe supports etc..etc

The ASME B31.1/B31.3 codes assure system structural integrity.

Rules for pipe sizing are commonly developed on a project-by-project basis.

For most liquids, a velocity of 6-10 ft/second is suitable.... but pump suctions should be sized for 2-5 ft/second. There are exceptions..

More information can be found in "The Piping Handbook" by Nayyar and in the Crane, "Flow of Fluids" Manual #410.

Is this your first time sizing piping ?

-MJC


 

   

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