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]}