{"id":276,"date":"2024-01-21T20:20:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T13:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/driptec.com\/?post_type=knowledge&#038;p=276"},"modified":"2024-05-28T18:24:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T11:24:47","slug":"water-velocity-in-pipe","status":"publish","type":"knowledge","link":"https:\/\/driptec.com\/knowledge\/water-velocity-in-pipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Water velocity in pipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1445202265\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-1383772382\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-227251464\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4256570901\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2 class=\"heading-slide\"><strong>water velocity in pipe <span style=\"color: #4dbeee;\">IN AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4256570901 {\n  font-size: 2.2rem;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-4256570901 {\n    text-align: left;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1992775409\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1992775409 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-1992775409 {\n    padding-top: 20px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div>The water velocity in pipes and irrigation systems is suggested by experts to reach 1.2m\/sec to 1.5m\/sec (4-5ft\/sec). If the water velocity is lower than 1.2m\/s, it means the pipe is large, whereas if it is more than 1.5m\/s, it means the pipe diameter is smaller than the optimal level.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The water velocity in the pipeline is directly related to determining the size of the pipeline in the irrigation system, the pressure loss on the pipeline, which in turn directly affects the performance of the irrigation system.<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-332504267\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-332504267 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-332504267 {\n    padding-top: 20px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nhabeagri.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button primary lowercase\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"border-radius:15px;padding:9px 65px 9px 65px;\">\n    <span>Support more<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-562863249\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6 small-col-first\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_772342612\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/driptec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/water-velocity-in-pipe-driptec.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"water velocity in pipe driptec\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_772342612 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1722491410\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1722491410 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1445202265 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n  padding-bottom: 10px;\n  min-height: 209px;\n  background-color: rgb(239, 242, 237);\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #section_1445202265 {\n    min-height: 462px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_999774515\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-1734454194\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1669999616\" class=\"col pb-0 medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3676280908\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2 class=\"heading-title heading-arrow-left mb-0\">Variables<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3676280908 {\n  font-size: 1.25rem;\n  color: rgb(77, 190, 238);\n}\n#text-3676280908 > * {\n  color: rgb(77, 190, 238);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-787739019\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-787739019 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<ul>\n<li>Flow rate: how many water outcome in one second, one hour (litre\/second, c.m\/hour)<\/li>\n<li>Pipe size: ID &#8211; inside diameter (mm)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<div id=\"text-3634432569\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2 class=\"heading-title heading-arrow-left mb-0\">Water velocity in pipe<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3634432569 {\n  font-size: 1.25rem;\n  color: #4dbeee;\n}\n#text-3634432569 > * {\n  color: #4dbeee;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Discover the significance of water flow rate within pipelines, its impact on effective water dispersal, and effective techniques to enhance its optimization. Expand your comprehension of plumbing principles today.<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-233202251\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-233202251 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"form-tinh-toan\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<form action=\"\">\n<div class=\"row\">Flow Rate:<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"><input name=\"flowRate\" type=\"text\" \/><select name=\"flowRateUnits\" onchange=\"calc_waterVelocity( this.form )\"><option value=\"1\">gpm<\/option><option value=\"448.8311688\">cfs<\/option><option value=\"18.85714286\">acre-in\/day<\/option><option value=\"226.2857143\">acre-ft\/day<\/option><option value=\"15.85032314\">lps<\/option><option value=\"15850.32314\">cms<\/option><\/select><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">Pipe Inside Diameter:<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"><input name=\"diameter\" type=\"text\" \/><select name=\"diameterUnits\" onchange=\"calc_waterVelocity( this.form )\"><option value=\".083333333\">ft<\/option><option selected=\"selected\" value=\"1\">in<\/option><option value=\"25.4\">mm<\/option><option value=\"2.54\">cm<\/option><option value=\".0254\">m<\/option><\/select><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"><input type=\"button\" value=\"Calculate\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">Water Velocity:<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"><input name=\"waterVelocity\" type=\"text\" \/> ft\/sec (fps)<\/div>\n<\/form>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1444812768\" class=\"col pb-0 hide-for-small medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_50723490\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"362\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/driptec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/water-velocity-in-pipe-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"water velocity in pipe 2\" 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class=\"row\">Flow Rate In The Pipe:<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"><input name=\"flow\" type=\"text\" \/><select name=\"flowUnits\" onchange=\"calc_pipefriction( this.form )\"><option selected=\"selected\" value=\"1\">gpm<\/option><option value=\"448.8312\">cfs<\/option><option value=\"18.85714\">acre-in\/day<\/option><option value=\"452.5714\">acre-in\/hour<\/option><option value=\"226.2857\">acre-ft\/day<\/option><option value=\"15.85032\">lps<\/option><option value=\"15850.32\">cms<\/option><\/select><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">Pipe Inside Diameter:<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"><input name=\"diameter\" type=\"text\" \/><select name=\"diameterUnits\" onchange=\"calc_pipefriction( this.form )\"><option selected=\"selected\" value=\"2.54\">in<\/option><option value=\"30.48\">ft<\/option><option value=\".1\">mm<\/option><option value=\"1\">cm<\/option><option value=\"100\">m<\/option><\/select><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">Pipe Length:<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"><input name=\"length\" type=\"text\" \/><select name=\"lengthUnits\" onchange=\"calc_pipefriction( this.form )\"><option selected=\"selected\" value=\"1\">ft<\/option><option value=\"0.08333333333\">in<\/option><option value=\"3.28083989501\">m<\/option><\/select><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">Pipe Material:<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"><select name=\"material\" onchange=\"calc_pipefriction( this.form )\"><option value=\"150\">Plastic<\/option><option value=\"145\">Epoxy coated steel<\/option><option value=\"140\">Cement asbestos<\/option><option value=\"135\">Galvanized steel<\/option><option value=\"130\">New steel<\/option><option value=\"120\">Aluminum with couplers<\/option><option value=\"100\">15 year old steel<\/option><\/select><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"><input type=\"button\" value=\"Calculate\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">Pressure Loss:<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"><input name=\"pressureLoss\" type=\"text\" \/><select name=\"pressureLossUnits\" onchange=\"calc_pipefriction( this.form )\"><option selected=\"selected\" value=\"1\">psi<\/option><option value=\"6.8947625\">kPa<\/option><option value=\"2.306661407\">feet of water<\/option><option value=\"0.068947573\">bar<\/option><option value=\".70309\">m of water<\/option><\/select><\/div>\n<\/form>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1721715833\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2521313570\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2 class=\"heading-title heading-arrow-left mb-0\">Pressure loss in pipeline<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2521313570 {\n  font-size: 1.25rem;\n  color: #4dbeee;\n}\n#text-2521313570 > * {\n  color: #4dbeee;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Pipeline pressure loss calculator is an important formula that helps you calculate and design your irrigation system accurately.<\/p>\n<div>Water pressure on a pipe is understood as a force exerted by a unit of water flowing in the pipe on the inner surface of the pipe wall.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Loss of pressure on the pipe is understood as during the process of conveying water in the pipe, part of the pressure will be lost. This pressure loss is mainly due to the friction between the water volume and the pipe wall.<\/div>\n<div>This is the major factor in irrigation system to chose the pipe size and calculate the pump.<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_999774515 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:30px;background-color:rgb(242, 242, 242);\"><\/div>\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1302274699\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-equal\"  id=\"row-1117307800\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-295718339\" class=\"col pb-0 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-437890436\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2 class=\"heading-title heading-arrow-left mb-0\">RELATED CALCULATORS<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-437890436 {\n  font-size: 1.25rem;\n  text-align: left;\n  color: #4dbeee;\n}\n#text-437890436 > * {\n  color: #4dbeee;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-1227561655\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1230444905\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover img-width-auto x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1219186235\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/driptec.com\/knowledge\/pipeline-pressure-loss-calculator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:250px;\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/driptec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Pipeline-pressure-loss-driptec.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Pipeline pressure loss driptec\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1219186235 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-523638087\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Pipeline pressure loss calculator<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Used to calculate the velocity of water in a pipe. Bigger pipe is more expensive, but keeping the water velocity low is important to limit pressure losses due to friction, water hammer, and pipe movement due to water momentum changes inside the pipe.<\/p>\n<p>Link: <a title=\"Pipeline pressure loss calculator\" href=\"https:\/\/driptec.com\/knowledge\/pipeline-pressure-loss-calculator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pipeline pressure loss calculator<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1194994195\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1662083060\" class=\"col pb-0 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:1px;background-color:rgb(189, 189, 189);\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-1919867475\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-216817438\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover img-width-auto x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1639588471\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/driptec.com\/knowledge\/pipe-size-calculator-in-irrigation-system\/\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:250px;\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/driptec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Pipe-size-calculator-1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Pipe size calculator driptec\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1639588471 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-122158531\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Pipe size calculator<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This calculates the pressure or friction loss along a given length of pipeline with a specified inside diameter and flow rate.<\/p>\n<p>Link: <a title=\"Pipe size calculator in irrigation system\" href=\"https:\/\/driptec.com\/knowledge\/pipe-size-calculator-in-irrigation-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pipe size calculator in irrigation system<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-331839392\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-258066989\" class=\"col pb-0 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:1px;background-color:rgb(189, 189, 189);\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1302274699 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1798908943\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-equal\"  id=\"row-1807870822\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1927118214\" class=\"col pb-0 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-421964918\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-421964918 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1798908943 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n","protected":false},"featured_media":537,"template":"","knowledge-category":[13],"class_list":["post-276","knowledge","type-knowledge","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","knowledge-category-irrigation-calculator"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/driptec.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge\/276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/driptec.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/driptec.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/knowledge"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/driptec.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/driptec.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"knowledge-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/driptec.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge-category?post=276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}