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Table 3f: 1” Rubber Hose Pressure Drop per 100ft of Hose
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Flow
Rate
Methanol* Propylene Glycol* Ethanol* Water*
PD (ft) Vel (ft/s) Re PD (ft) Vel (ft/s) Re PD (ft) Vel (ft/s) Re PD (ft) Vel (ft/s) Re
1 0.12 0.35 895 0.14 0.35 507 0.13 0.35 807 0.12 0.35 923
2 0.42 0.70 1789 0.48 0.70 1013 0.43 0.70 1614 0.42 0.70 1847
3 0.85 1.06 2709 0.98 1.06 1534 0.88 1.06 2444 0.85 1.06 2796
4 1.41 1.41 3604 1.63 1.41 2041 1.45 1.41 3251 1.40 1.41 3720
5 2.09 1.76 4499 2.41 1.76 2548 2.14 1.76 4058 2.07 1.76 4643
6 2.87 2.11 5393 3.31 2.11 3054 2.95 2.11 4864 2.85 2.11 5567
7 3.76 2.47 6314 4.33 2.47 3575 3.86 2.47 5694 3.73 2.47 6516
8 4.75 2.82 7208 5.47 2.82 4082 4.87 2.82 6501 4.71 2.82 7440
9 5.84 3.17 8103 6.73 3.17 4589 5.99 3.17 7308 5.79 3.17 8363
10 7.02 3.52 8997 8.09 3.52 5095 7.20 3.52 8115 6.96 3.52 9286
11 8.29 3.87 9892 9.56 3.87 5602 8.51 3.87 8922 8.23 3.87 10210
12 9.65 4.23 10812 11.13 4.23 6123 9.91 4.23 9752 9.58 4.23 11160
13 11.11 4.58 11707 12.80 4.58 6630 11.40 4.58 10559 11.02 4.58 12083
14 12.65 4.93 12602 14.58 4.93 7136 12.98 4.93 11366 12.55 4.93 13006
15 14.27 5.28 13496 16.45 5.28 7643 14.64 5.28 12173 14.16 5.28 13930
16 15.97 5.64 14416 18.41 5.64 8164 16.39 5.64 13003 15.85 5.64 14879
17 17.76 5.99 15311 20.48 5.99 8670 18.23 5.99 13810 17.62 5.99 15803
18 19.63 6.34 16206 22.63 6.34 9177 20.15 6.34 14616 19.48 6.34 16726
19 21.58 6.69 17100 24.88 6.69 9684 22.15 6.69 15423 21.41 6.69 17650
20 23.61 7.04 17995 27.22 7.04 10190 24.23 7.04 16230 23.42 7.04 18573
*Notes:
1. Methanol is at 20% by volume; propylene glycol is at 25% by volume; ethanol is at 25% by volume.
2. Percentage by volume, shown above is 15°F [-9.4°C] low temperature protection.
3. All fl uids with antifreeze are shown at 30°F [-1°C]; water is at 50°F [10°C].