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LPG CALCULATIONS

Q=(0.001978*(d^2)*(sqrt((H*d)/(S*L))))

Description Symbol Unit Value

Pressure drop H mbar 1

Diameter of pipe d mm 15

Specific Gravity S (0.58-0.59) 0.585

Length of pipe L m 1

Volume flow rate Q lps 2.2535982766

Q cum/h 8.1129537958
LPG CALCULATIONS

1978*(d^2)*(sqrt((H*d)/(S*L))))

Comments
Minimum Recommended Pressure loss as per CIBSE

Minimum diameter for kitchen connection.

Specific gravity of gas

Length as per kitchen layout.

Answer
Q 0.064 0.004096
s 0.57 0.57
l 50 50
D 6 7776

H 0.297805

H 2.5 2.5
s 0.57 0.57
l 1 1
D 22 5153632

Q 33.75574

Dia of
Sl no. Description pipe in
mm
1 Central heating boilers 22 33.75574
2 Cookers, domestic 15 12.95744
3 Lights 6 1.3112
4 Portable fires 10 4.70209
5 Fixed fires 10 4.70209
6 Water heaters 0
a) Single point instantaneous 10 4.70209
b) multi point instantaneous 15 12.95744
c) Bath heaters 15 12.95744
d) Optional single or multi point 10 4.70209
e) Sink storage 6 1.3112
f) Circulators 6 1.3112

1 2 5 10
6 1.3112 0.927159 0.586387 0.414638
8 2.691633 1.903272 1.203735 0.851169
10 4.70209 3.32488 2.102839 1.486931
12 7.417269 5.244801 3.317104 2.345546
15 12.95744 9.162291 5.794742 4.097501
22 33.75574 23.86891 15.09603 10.6745
28 61.68591 43.61853 27.58678 19.5068
32 86.13227 60.90471 38.51952 27.23741
42 169.9864 120.1985 76.02022 53.75442
54 318.6217 225.2996 142.4919 100.757
66.7 540.2634 382.0239 241.6131 170.8463
76.1 751.1948 531.1749 335.9445 237.5487
108 1802.396 1274.487 806.0562 569.9678
1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
20 40 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 250
0.293193 0.207319 0.185432 0.151404 0.13112 0.117277 0.107059 0.099117 0.092716 0.082928
0.601868 0.425585 0.380654 0.310803 0.269163 0.240747 0.219771 0.203468 0.190327 0.170234
1.051419 0.743466 0.664976 0.542951 0.470209 0.420568 0.383924 0.355445 0.332488 0.297386
1.658552 1.172773 1.04896 0.856472 0.741727 0.663421 0.605617 0.560693 0.52448 0.469109
2.897371 2.048751 1.832458 1.496196 1.295744 1.158948 1.05797 0.97949 0.916229 0.8195
7.548013 5.337251 4.773782 3.897777 3.375574 3.019205 2.756145 2.551694 2.386891 2.1349
13.79339 9.753399 8.723706 7.122876 6.168591 5.517356 5.036634 4.663017 4.361853 3.90136
19.25976 13.61871 12.18094 9.945697 8.613227 7.703904 7.03267 6.510987 6.090471 5.447483
38.01011 26.87721 24.03971 19.62834 16.99864 15.20404 13.87933 12.84976 12.01985 10.75088
71.24597 50.37851 45.05991 36.79126 31.86217 28.49839 26.01535 24.08554 22.52996 20.1514
120.8066 85.42314 76.40478 62.38424 54.02634 48.32262 44.11232 40.84007 38.20239 34.16925
167.9723 118.7743 106.235 86.7405 75.11948 67.1889 61.3348 56.78499 53.11749 47.50973
403.0281 284.9839 254.8973 208.1228 180.2396 161.2112 147.1651 136.2484 127.4487 113.9936
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
300 400 500 1000
0.075702 0.06556 0.058639 0.041464
0.155402 0.134582 0.120374 0.085117
0.271475 0.235104 0.210284 0.148693
0.428236 0.370863 0.33171 0.234555
0.748098 0.647872 0.579474 0.40975
1.948889 1.687787 1.509603 1.06745
3.561438 3.084296 2.758678 1.95068
4.972849 4.306613 3.851952 2.723741
9.814169 8.49932 7.602022 5.375442
18.39563 15.93108 14.24919 10.0757
31.19212 27.01317 24.16131 17.08463
43.37025 37.55974 33.59445 23.75487
104.0614 90.11982 80.60562 56.99678
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3
IF Q & V are known

Discharge Q 10 cum/hr Discharge Q 250


0.002778 cum/s 0.004167
Velocity V 1.25 m/s Velocity V 1
Area A 0.002222 sqm Area A 0.004167

Diameter d 0.053206 m Diameter d 0.072855


53.20579 mm 72.85503

IF Q & d are known

Discharge Q 10 cum/hr
0.002778 cum/s
Diameter d 65 mm
Area A 0.003317 sqm

Velocity V 0.837531 m/s

IF V & d are known

Diameter d 65 mm
0.065 m
Velocity V 1.25 m/s
Area A 0.003317 sqm

Discharge Q 0.004146 cum/s


14.92481 cum/hr
lpm Discharge Q 7.5 lps
cum/s 0.0075 cum/s
m/s Velocity V 1 m/s
sqm Area A 0.0075 sqm

m Diameter d 0.097745 m
mm 97.74528 mm

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