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Pipe Reducer Head Loss Equation

Pipe Reducer Head Loss Equation

Pipe Reducer Head Loss Equation

(OP)
Hi All:
Can someone help me find the reference/source of this equation? It's for calculating the head loss through a reducer. It was posted by BigInch in 2006.
    
    Hf_Temp = (1 / CC - 1) ^ 2 * V2 ^ 2 / (2 * g_SI)
where
    CC = 0.582 + 0.418 / (1 - D2 / D1)

It seems to work, but I need the reference before I can confidently use it in my calculations.

Thanks

RE: Pipe Reducer Head Loss Equation

maybe Crane 410 manual

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RE: Pipe Reducer Head Loss Equation

(OP)
Finally, got a copy of Crane 410 and while it does have an equation of the resistant coefficient, it does not actually have an equation for the equivalent length

Any other ideas?

It was interesting though that this equation does not consider the quickness of the reduction/enlargement; i.e. the included angle. I know that in general, pipes have consistent reduction/expansion rates, but having the full story would be great as a teaching tool too.

Thanks

RE: Pipe Reducer Head Loss Equation

I do not recognize the equation you posted, but the equation which I generally use for reducers (in the contraction mode) also does not include the taper angle or fitting length. This equation comes from the article "Calculate head loss caused by change in pipe size" by William B. Hooper in Chem Eng, Nov 7, 1988, pgs 89-92.

Hooper's equation is K1 = [0.1 + 50/Re1][ (D1/D2)4 - 1]

where subscript 1 is for upstream and 2 for downstream.

Hooper implies that provided the corners of the reducer are well rounded the length is unimportant. Hooper pointed out that very little published data was available at the time. The data (published after Hooper's article) I referenced in thread378-307284: (Design) formulae for reducers - contraction angles etc. indicates that Hooper's numbers may be a little bit optimistic, but there is a large spread in the available data so it is hard to say who is accurate.

Crane, and basically every other book that talks about reducers, gives data for straight sided conical reducers which I have seen only very rarely out in the field.  It seems that conical reducers are only used by instrument engineers when installing a control valve smaller than the line size and where they want a minimum of pressure drop in the reducers. But I suspect it is more for historical reasons than good engineering. (Ducks and runs for cover as control engineers attack)

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RE: Pipe Reducer Head Loss Equation

I think that would be the
Piping Design Handbook
McKetta & Dekker 1992  

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RE: Pipe Reducer Head Loss Equation

Cameron Hydraulic Data also has it.

RE: Pipe Reducer Head Loss Equation

(OP)
Sweet. Thanks to all.

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