Auspex Fire
Pressure Loss
The Auspex Fire pipe and fitting system provides a revolutionary solution to meet new standard requirements in the fire industry.
Water Pressure Loss
Calculation of Potable Water – Principals
The following tables show Pressure Loss for Auspex Fire pipe at a fluid temperature of 10°C.
20mm to 32mm Pipe
Pipe Size | 20mm | 25mm | 32mm | |||
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Flow Velocity (m/s) |
Volumetric Flow (L/s) |
Pressure Loss (kPa) |
Volumetric Flow (L/s) |
Pressure Loss (kPa/m) |
Volumetric Flow (L/s) |
Pressure Loss (kPa) |
0.5 | 0.09 | 0.26 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.15 |
0.6 | 0.11 | 0.37 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.21 |
0.7 | 0.13 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.28 |
0.8 | 0.14 | 0.63 | 0.23 | 0.47 | 0.38 | 0.36 |
0.9 | 0.16 | 0.78 | 0.26 | 0.59 | 0.43 | 0.45 |
1.0 | 0.18 | 0.96 | 0.29 | 0.72 | 0.47 | 0.55 |
1.2 | 0.21 | 1.34 | 0.35 | 1.00 | 0.57 | 0.76 |
1.4 | 0.25 | 1.78 | 0.41 | 1.33 | 0.66 | 1.01 |
1.6 | 0.29 | 2.28 | 0.47 | 1.71 | 0.76 | 1.30 |
1.8 | 0.32 | 2.83 | 0.53 | 2.12 | 0.85 | 1.61 |
2.0 | 0.36 | 3.43 | 0.59 | 2.58 | 0.95 | 1.96 |
2.5 | 0.44 | 5.2 | 0.73 | 3.90 | 1.18 | 2.96 |
3.0 | 0.53 | 7.29 | 0.88 | 5.45 | 1.41 | 4.14 |
3.5 | 0.62 | 9.73 | 1.00 | 7.28 | 1.65 | 5.51 |
4.0 | 0.71 | 12.43 | 1.17 | 9.31 | 1.89 | 7.06 |
4.5 | 0.80 | 15.44 | 1.32 | 11.58 | 2.12 | 8.79 |
5.0 | 0.89 | 18.81 | 1.46 | 14.08 | 2.36 | 10.68 |
Size | Mean OD | Min Wall | Max Mean ID |
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20mm | 20.0 | 2.3 | 15.7 |
25mm | 25.0 | 2.8 | 19.7 |
32mm | 32.0 | 3.7 | 24.5 |
Factor | 1.20 | 1.14 | 1.10 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 0.95 |
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Water °C | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 80 | 90 |