Product Manual A

Prepared by: AAD Rev. #:0
Approved by: TED 2 Date:10/18/01
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Friction Loss in Fire Hose
Loss in PSI per 100 Feet of Hose
SIZE HOSE LINEN HOSE BEST RUBER LINED
HOSE
G.P.M. 1 1/2 2 2 1/2 3/4 1 1 1/2 2 2 1/2 3 3 1/2 2-2 1/2
10 1.0 13.5 3.5 0.5 .1
15 2.2 29.0 7.2 1.0 0.3
20 3.6 50.0 12.3 1.7 0.4
25 5.5 75.0 18.5 2.6 0.6
30 8.0 1.9 105.0 26.0 3.6 0.9
40 13.0 3.2 180.0 44.0 6.1 1.5
50 20.0 4.9 1.6 67.0 9.3 2.3
60 28.0 7.0 2.2 96.0 13.5 3.3
70 37.0 9.0 3.1 131.0 17.0 4..3
80 47.0 11.5 3.8 171.0 23.0 5.6
90 59.0 14.5 5.0 217.0 29.0 7.0
100 72.0 17.5 5.9 268.0 33.0 8.4
120 25.0 8.3 386.0 47.0 11.7
140 34.0 11.0 62.0 16.0 5.2 2.0 0.9 1.4
160 43.0 14.0 78.0 20.0 6.6 2.6 1.2 1.9
180 53.0 17.7 97.0 25.0 8.3 3.2 1.5 2.3
200 63.0 21.5 121.0 30.6 10.1 3.9 1.8 2.8
220 146.0 12.0 4.6 2.1 3.3
240 173.0 14.1 5.4 2.5 3.9
260 204.0 16.4 6.3 2.9 4.5
280 237.0 18.7 7.2 3.3 5.2
300 272.0 21.2 8.2 3.7 5.9
320 23.8 9.3 4.2 6.6
340 26.9 10.5 4.7 7.4
360 30.0 11.5 5.2 8.3
380 33.0 12.8 5.8 9.2
400 36.2 14.1 6.3 10.1
425 40.8 15..7 7.0 11.3
450 45.2 17.5 7.9 12.5
475 50.0 19.3 8.7 13.8
500 55.0 21.2 9.5 15.2
525 23.2 10.5 16.6
550 25.2 11.4 18.1
575 27.5 12.4 19.6
600 29.9 13.4 21.2
650 34.5 15.5 24.8
700 39.5 17.7 28.3
750 45.0 20.1 32.2
800 50.5 22.7 36.2
850 56.5 25.4 40.7
900 63.0 28.2 45.2
1000 76.5 34.3 55.0
Losses in rough walled, rubber hose may be 50% higher than values given above.