pipe_head_losses

PE pipes head losses

Irrigation polyethylene pipe head losses table

PE is common pipe for drip irrigation systems and mini sprinklers systems.

Main usage of Low Density Polyethylene pipe is for online emitters laterals and small systems sub and main lines.


LD PE Head losses table, in meters for each meter of pipe length.

External diameter

Flow Rate

12 mm

16 mm

20 mm

25 mm

32 mm

M3/H

class 4

class 4

class 4

class 4

class 4

0.10

0.035

0.017

0.20

0.120

0.027

0.009

0.30

0.250

0.056

0.017

0.40

0.400

0.092

0.028

0.009

0.50

0.600

0.131

0.042

0.013

0.60

0.800

0.186

0.058

0.018

0.70

0.240

0.075

0.024

0.80

0.310

0.096

0.030

0.010

0.90

0.380

0.120

0.037

0.012

1.00

0.450

0.140

0.045

0.014

1.20

0.630

0.194

0.060

0.019

1.40

0.820

0.260

0.080

0.025

1.60

0.320

0.100

0.034

1.80

0.100

0.120

0.038

2.00

0.490

0.150

0.046

2.25

0.600

0.180

0.056

2.50

0.720

0.220

0.068

2.75

0.850

0.260

0.080

3.00

0.300

0.093

3.50

0.400

0.120

4.00

0.500

0.150

5.00

0.750

0.230

6.00

0.310

7.00

0.410

 

Main usage of High Density Polyethylene pipes is for sub-main and main lines in irrigation systems.


HD PE Head losses table, in meters for each meter of pipe length.

Flow Rate

External diameter

M3/H

40 mm

50 mm

63 mm

75 mm

90 mm

 

class 4

class 4

class 4

class 4

class 4

10.00

0.180

0.061

0.020

15.00

2.000

0.041

0.017

20.00

0.070

0.029

25.00

0.105

0.044

0.010

30.00

0.145

0.060

0.018

35.00

0.190

0.079

0.024

40.00

0.235

0.100

0.031

50.00

0.150

0.046

60.00

0.210

0.063

70.00

0.084

80.00

0.105

90.00

0.130

 

Head losses in multi branch outlet irrigation pipe
Calculate the theoretical head losses as the pipe have no outlets.
Than multiply the result with the appropriate coefficient from the following table.
There are 2 types of coefficients:
1st outlet distance is equal to all other outlets distances.
1st outlet distance is equal to the half of all other outlets distances.


Correction coefficient table of
head losses in Lateral branches

Number of outlets, N

1st. outlet distance, equal distance outlets distances

1st. outlet distance, is half of  the outlets distances

1

1.000

1.000

2

0.639

0.532

3

0.535

0.455

4

0.486

0.426

5

0.457

0.410

6

0.435

0.401

7

0.425

0.395

8

0.415

0.390

9

0.409

0.387

10

0.402

0.384

12

0.394

0.380

14

0.387

0.378

16

0.382

0.376

18

0.379

0.374

20

0.376

0.373

25

0.371

0.371

30

0.368

0.370

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utility links:

Irrigation piping bsp and npt standarts  

irrigation pe piping metric standarts 

irrigation pe piping head losses 

inches to metric conversion table