Pipes - Water Content
Estimate water content in pipes - volume and weight
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| Nominal Pipe Size (in) | Water Content | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume | Weight (lb/ft) | Volume/Weight | ||
| (in3/ft) | (gallons/ft) | (liter/m, kg/m) | ||
| 1/4 | 0.59 | 0.003 | 0.02 | 0.030 |
| 3/8 | 1.33 | 0.006 | 0.05 | 0.074 |
| 1/2 | 2.36 | 0.010 | 0.09 | 0.13 |
| 3/4 | 5.30 | 0.023 | 0.19 | 0.28 |
| 1 | 9.43 | 0.041 | 0.34 | 0.51 |
| 1 1/4 | 14.7 | 0.064 | 0.53 | 0.79 |
| 1 1/2 | 21.2 | 0.092 | 0.77 | 1.1 |
| 2 | 37.7 | 0.163 | 1.36 | 2.0 |
| 2 1/2 | 58.9 | 0.255 | 2.13 | 3.2 |
| 3 | 84.8 | 0.367 | 2.31 | 3.4 |
| 4 | 150.8 | 0.653 | 5.44 | 8.1 |
| 5 | 235.6 | 1.02 | 8.50 | 13 |
| 6 | 339.3 | 1.47 | 12.2 | 18 |
| 8 | 603.2 | 2-61 | 21.8 | 32 |
| 10 | 942.5 | 4.08 | 34.0 | 51 |
| 12 | 1357.2 | 5.88 | 49.0 | 73 |
| 15 | 2120.6 | 9.18 | 76.5 | 114 |
Example - Water Content in Pipe
The water volume in a 12 m long 2" pipe can be calculated as
(2.0 liter/m) (12 m)
= 24 liter
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