Licensed copy:Southbank University, 13/05/2008, Uncontrolled Copy, BSI

Table D.4

Example of pipe sizing calculations for cold water services

CO

a
to

o
o
05

Pipe

Flow rate

reference

Total

Pipe
size

Velocity V

Design

m
1

Head
lossiJ

Drop +
Rise

Available
head (7 +
14)

Pipe length

LU

Vs

DN

m/s

kPa/m

kPa

kPa

Main service pipe - for this example the minimum head in main =
9 + list 0.6 + 0.3
0.9
6 + list 0.4 + 0.2
0.6
3 + list 0.2 +0.1
0.3
3 + list 0.3

1 to 2
2 to 3
3 to 4
4 to 5

Actual

Head loss
Effective

Pipe
(10x6)
kPa

Valves*)
kPa

10

11

12

2 SV = 21

300 kPa (3 bar)

28

1.7

1.4

-50

250

25

35

49

22

2.0

2.5

-30

150

4.2

11

15

2.2

-30

109

4.2

21

15

2.2

+ 10

98

1.4

5 to 6

0.2

15

1.5

2.3

+ 10

83

8.4

20

SV = 18

5 to 7

0.1

15

0.75

0.6

-5

68

1.4

+20

20

5.6

1.4

Cold water distributing pipes in flats

Cl to C2

13.5

0.35

28

0.63

0.25

C2 to C3

11.5

0.32

22

0.8

18.6

1.4

C3 to C4

10.0

0.30

22

0.9

0.65

-6

11.4

1.5

2.1

1.4

C3 to C5

1.5

0.15

15

1.1

1.3

-7

10.4

0.7

1.0

1.3

C2 to C6

2.0

0.10

15

0.7

0.6

-7

11.6

1.4

0.9

1.2

Gate valve
=0

oss

Residual
Total (11 +
12)
kPa

Available (8 - Fitting type

13)
kPa

Required

Surplus

kPa

kPa

13

14

15

16

17

70

180

11

139

21

88

25

73

20

63

sink float

58

67

valve (5 mm
4>)

30

37

1.4

18.6

1.2

17.4

1.4

10

bath

1.3

9.1

wash basin

1.1

10.7

WC cistern
(6.5mm )

10

0.7

0.9