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Recommended flow velocity required on the delivery side of the pump in systems with boiling liquids
As a rule of thumb the following velocities can be used in design of piping and pumping systems for boiling liquids:
| Pipe Dimensions |
Boiling Liquids |
| inches |
mm |
m/s |
ft/s |
| 1 |
25 |
1 |
3.5 |
| 2 |
50 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
| 3 |
75 |
1.15 |
3.8 |
| 4 |
100 |
1.25 |
4 |
| 6 |
150 |
1.5 |
4.7 |
| 8 |
200 |
1.75 |
5.5 |
| 10 |
250 |
2 |
6.5 |
| 12 |
300 |
2 |
6.5 |
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