ASHRAE F22-2009 (I-P)

This chapter includes tables and charts to size piping for various fluid flow systems. Further details on specific piping systems can be found in appropriate chapters of the ASHRAE Handbook. Two related but distinct concerns emerge when designing a fluid flow system: sizing the pipe and determining the flow-pressure relationship. The two are often confused because they can use the same equations and design tools. Nevertheless, they should be determined separately. The emphasis in this chapter is on the problem of sizing the pipe, and to this end design charts and tables for specific fluids are presented in addition to the equations that describe the flow of fluids in pipes. Once a system has been sized, it should be analyzed with more detailed methods of calculation to determine the pump head required to achieve the desired flow. Computerized methods are well suited to handling the details of calculating losses around an extensive system.

Chapter Table of Contents

Pressure Drop Equations
WATER PIPING
Flow Rate Limitations
Hydronic System Piping
Service Water Piping
STEAM PIPING
Low-Pressure Steam Piping
High-Pressure Steam Piping
Steam Condensate Systems
GAS PIPING
FUEL OIL PIPING

ISBN: 978-1-933742-54-0
ISSN: 1523-7222

Units: I-P

Citation: 2009 ASHRAE Handbook -- Fundamentals: Chapter 22, Pipe Sizing



Product Code(s): D-F222009IP