VALVES AND FITTINGS LOSSES IN EQUIVALENT FEET OF PIPE

Swing Flow-
Globe 60º-Y 45º-Y Angle Gate
Nominal Check Y-Strainer 90º Elbow 45º Elbow Thru
Valve Valve Valve Valve Valve
Pipe Size Valve Branch
(in)

15 1/2 18.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 0.7 6.0 3.0 1.6 0.8 3.0
20 3/4 22.0 11.0 9.0 9.0 0.9 8.0 4.0 2.0 0.9 4.0
25 1 29.0 15.0 12.0 12.0 1.0 10.0 5.0 2.6 1.3 5.0
32 1 1/4 38.0 20.0 15.0 15.0 1.5 14.0 9.0 3.3 1.7 7.0
40 1 1/2 43.0 24.0 18.0 18.0 1.8 16.0 10.0 4.0 2.1 8.0
50 2 55.0 30.0 24.0 24.0 2.3 20.0 27.0 5.0 2.6 10.0
65 2 1/2 69.0 35.0 29.0 29.0 2.8 25.0 28.0 6.0 3.2 12.0
80 3 84.0 43.0 35.0 35.0 3.2 30.0 42.0 7.5 4.0 15.0
90 3 1/2 100.0 50.0 41.0 41.0 4.0 35.0 48.0 9.0 4.7 18.0
100 4 120.0 58.0 47.0 47.0 4.5 40.0 60.0 10.0 5.2 21.0
125 5 140.0 71.0 58.0 58.0 6.0 50.0 80.0 13.0 6.5 25.0
150 6 170.0 88.0 70.0 70.0 7.0 60.0 110.0 16.0 7.9 30.0
200 8 220.0 115.0 85.0 85.0 9.0 80.0 150.0 20.0 10.0 40.0
250 10 280.0 145.0 105.0 105.0 12.0 100.0 190.0 25.0 13.0 50.0
300 12 320.0 165.0 130.0 130.0 13.0 120.0 250.0 30.0 16.0 60.0
350 14 360.0 185.0 155.0 155.0 15.0 135.0 - 34.0 18.0 68.0
400 16 410.0 210.0 180.0 180.0 17.0 150.0 - 38.0 20.0 78.0
450 18 460.0 240.0 200.0 200.0 19.0 165.0 - 42.0 23.0 85.0
500 20 520.0 275.0 235.0 235.0 22.0 200.0 - 50.0 26.0 100.0
600 24 610.0 320.0 265.0 265.0 25.0 240.0 - 60.0 30.0 115.0

Ref. [Carrier Binder - Chapter 3. Piping Design]

 VALVES AND FITTINGS LOSSES IN EQUIVALENT METER OF PIPE

Swing Flow-
Globe 60º-Y 45º-Y Angle Gate
Nominal Check Y-Strainer 90º Elbow 45º Elbow Thru
Valve Valve Valve Valve Valve
Pipe Size Valve Branch
(mm)

15 5.5 2.7 2.1 2.1 0.2 1.8 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.9
20 6.7 3.4 2.7 2.7 0.3 2.4 1.2 0.6 0.3 1.2
25 8.8 4.6 3.7 3.7 0.3 3.0 1.5 0.8 0.4 1.5
32 11.6 6.1 4.6 4.6 0.5 4.3 2.7 1.0 0.5 2.1
40 13.1 7.3 5.5 5.5 0.5 4.9 3.0 1.2 0.6 2.4
50 16.8 9.1 7.3 7.3 0.7 6.1 8.2 1.5 0.8 3.0
65 21.0 10.7 8.8 8.8 0.9 7.6 8.5 1.8 1.0 3.7
80 25.6 13.1 10.7 10.7 1.0 9.1 12.8 2.3 1.2 4.6
90 30.5 15.2 12.5 12.5 1.2 10.7 14.6 2.7 1.4 5.5
100 36.6 17.7 14.3 14.3 1.4 12.2 18.3 3.0 1.6 6.4
125 42.7 21.6 17.7 17.7 1.8 15.2 24.4 4.0 2.0 7.6
150 51.8 26.8 21.3 21.3 2.1 18.3 33.5 4.9 2.4 9.1
200 67.1 35.1 25.9 25.9 2.7 24.4 45.7 6.1 3.0 12.2
250 85.4 44.2 32.0 32.0 3.7 30.5 57.9 7.6 4.0 15.2
300 97.6 50.3 39.6 39.6 4.0 36.6 76.2 9.1 4.9 18.3
350 109.8 56.4 47.3 47.3 4.6 41.2 - 10.4 5.5 20.7
400 125.0 64.0 54.9 54.9 5.2 45.7 - 11.6 6.1 23.8
450 140.2 73.2 61.0 61.0 5.8 50.3 - 12.8 7.0 25.9
500 158.5 83.8 71.6 71.6 6.7 61.0 - 15.2 7.9 30.5
600 186.0 97.6 80.8 80.8 7.6 73.2 - 18.3 9.1 35.1
Ref. [Carrier Binder - Chapter 3. Piping Design]