Propane Gas - Pipe Sizing

Sizing low pressure propane gas pipe lines - metric units

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The tables below can be used for propane gas pipe sizing.

Steel Pipe - Schedule 40

propane pipe sizing diagram

Capacity of Pipe (kW)
Pipe Size (in)	Pipe Length (m)
Pipe Size (in)	3	6	12	24	50
1/2	70	48	33	22	15
3/4	145	100	69	47	32
1	274	188	130	89	60
1 1/4	560	387	265	182	123
1 1/2	840	580	400	274	184
2	1625	1117	768	527	354
2 1/2	2590	1780	1223	841	565
3	4580	3145	2160	1487	1000
4	9340	6415	4410	3030	2040
5	16900	11615	7980	5485	3690
6	27360	18800	12920	8880	5970
8	56220	38640	26560	18250	12270

pressure less than 10 kPa
fittings factor 1.5 - equivalent pipe length = pipe length + 50%
pressure drop 125 Pa
energy content in propane gas 94 MJ/m³
steel pipes schedule 40

Copper Tubing - type K

propane gas pipe sizing diagram

Capacity of Pipe (kW)
Nominal Pipe Size (O.D) (in)	Pipe Length (m)
Nominal Pipe Size (O.D) (in)	3	6	12	24
1/4 (3/8)	11	7	5	3
3/8 (1/2)	22	15	11	7
1/2 (5/8)	45	31	21	15
5/8 (3/4)	79	54	37	26
3/4 (7/8)	112	77	53	36
1 (1 1/8)	239	165	113	77
1 1/4 (1 3/8)	430	295	203	140

pressure less than 10 kPa
fittings factor 1.5 - equivalent pipe length = pipe length + 50%
pressure drop 125 Pa
energy content in propane gas 94 MJ/m³
copper tubing type K

Copper Tubing - type L

Capacity of Pipe (kW)
Nominal Pipe Size (O.D) (in)	Pipe Length (m)
Nominal Pipe Size (O.D) (in)	3	6	12	24
1/4 (3/8)	12	8	5	4
3/8 (1/2)	26	18	12	8
1/2 (5/8)	50	34	23	16
5/8 (3/4)	83	57	39	27
3/4 (7/8)	128	88	60	41
1 (1 1/8)	258	177	122	83
1 1/4 (1 3/8)	450	308	211	145

pressure less than 10 kPa
fittings factor 1.5 - equivalent pipe length = pipe length + 50%
pressure drop 125 Pa
energy content in propane gas 94 MJ/m³
copper tubing type L

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