Air Pressure Loss per Foot in Steel Pipe Table
Fluids Flow Engineering
Hydraulic & Pneumatic Design Engineering
Air Pressure Flow Loss in Steel Pipe and Tubes
The following chart contains the estimated pressure drop at the given CFM of free air flow for steel pipe. This chart is applicable for designing compressed air systems.
All dimensions sizes given in inches.
CFM of Free Air |
Air Pressure Loss PSI in 100 Ft. of Steel Pipe - Based on 100 psi at pipe entrance |
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Nominal Pipe Diameter |
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1/2 |
3/4 |
1 |
1 1/4 |
1 1/2 |
2 |
2 1/2 |
3 |
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10 |
0.40 |
0.10 |
0.03 |
0.007 |
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20 |
1.40 |
0.35 |
0.10 |
0.026 |
0.012 |
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30 |
3.15 |
0.70 |
0.25 |
0.056 |
0.026 |
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40 |
5.50 |
1.30 |
0.40 |
0.096 |
0.044 |
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50 |
8.60 |
2.00 |
0.60 |
0.146 |
0.067 |
0.200 |
0.008 |
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60 |
2.80 |
0.85 |
0.210 |
0.095 |
0.027 |
0.011 |
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70 |
3.80 |
1.10 |
0.280 |
0.130 |
0.036 |
0.015 |
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80 |
5.00 |
1.40 |
0.360 |
0.160 |
0.046 |
0.019 |
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90 |
6.40 |
1.85 |
0.450 |
0.200 |
0.058 |
0.024 |
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100 |
7.80 |
2.20 |
0.550 |
0.250 |
0.069 |
0.029 |
0.010 |
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125 |
12.50 |
3.40 |
0.850 |
0.380 |
0.107 |
0.043 |
0.015 |
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150 |
18.00 |
4.90 |
1.200 |
0.540 |
0.150 |
0.061 |
0.021 |
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175 |
6.80 |
1.640 |
.0730 |
0.200 |
0.081 |
0.028 |
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200 |
8.80 |
2.120 |
0.950 |
0.260 |
0.105 |
0.036 |
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250 |
3.300 |
1.480 |
0.400 |
0.160 |
0.054 |
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300 |
4.710 |
2.100 |
0.570 |
0.230 |
0.075 |
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350 |
6.450 |
2.860 |
0.770 |
0.310 |
0.101 |
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400 |
8.300 |
3.700 |
0.990 |
0.400 |
0.131 |
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450 |
4.650 |
1.270 |
0.500 |
0.165 |
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500 |
5.790 |
1.560 |
0.620 |
0.200 |
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600 |
2.230 |
0.890 |
0.290 |
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700 |
3.000 |
1.180 |
0.390 |
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800 |
4.000 |
2.540 |
0.500 |
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900 |
5.050 |
1.950 |
0.630 |
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1000 |
6.200 |
2.370 |
0.780 |
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1200 |
9.050 |
3.450 |
1.120 |
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1500 |
14.500 |
5.390 |
1.730 |
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2000 |
9.660 |
3.090 |
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2500 |
4.850 |
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3000 |
6.980 |