Eclipse Combustion Engineering Guide - Burnerparts

OIL PIPING PRESSURE LOSSES (Cont’d)
Pressure Drop, psi per
100 feet of equivalent
pipe length
10
5
100 SSU Intermediate Oil
1/2" 3/4" 1"
1-1/4"
1-1/2"
0
0 5 10 15 20
Oil Flow, gpm
20
1000 SSU Heavy Oil
1" 1-1/4"
1-1/2"
Pressure Drop
Correction Factors
for Other Viscosities
Pressure Drop, psi per 100 feet
of equivalent pipe length
15
10
5
2"
2-1/2"
Viscosity, Correction
SSU Factor
200 0.2
300 0.3
400 0.4
500 0.5
600 0.6
700 0.7
800 0.8
900 0.9
1200 1.2
1500 1.5
2000 2.0
2500 2.5
0
0 5 10 15 20
Oil Flow, gpm
20
10,000 SSU Heavy Oil
2" 2-1/2"
Pressure Drop
Correction Factors
for Other Viscosities
Pressure Drop, psi per 100 feet
of equivalent pipe length
15
10
5
3"
4"
Viscosity, Correction
SSU Factor
2000 0.2
3000 0.3
4000 0.4
5000 0.5
6000 0.6
7000 0.7
8000 0.8
9000 0.9
12000 1.2
15000 1.5
0
0 5 10 15 20
Oil Flow, gpm
28