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American Standard Pipe Dimensions*

 

The function provides information on common pipes used in the U.S.  The data are from:

 

http://academic.evergreen.edu/projects/biophysics/technotes/fabric/pipe.htm

 

Inputs:

Size is the accepted industry size specification in inches. 

Schedule is an integer that can be 10, 40, 80 or 160

 

Outputs:

OD is the nominal outer diameter in inches

ID is the inner diameter in inches

WallThickness is the wall thickness in inches

Flow area is the internal flow area in ft^2

 

Example:

Size = 1 [in]

Schedule=40

call AmericanPipeDimensions(Size, Schedule: OD, ID, WallThickness, FlowArea)

 

{Solution:

FlowArea=0.006002 [ft^2]

ID=1.049 [in]

OD=1.315 [in]

WallThickness=0.133 [in]}

 

 

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