Fired Heater Learning Center
This calculator allows the user to input the average fluid temperature, pressure, percent vapor, flow rate, pipe size, number of passes, and the necessary fluid properties. The calculator then determines the velocity, the Reynolds number, the Fanning friction factor, the pipe friction factor,the pipe velocity head and the pipe friction loss in psi.
These correlations may be used for compressible fluids or mixtures, but should be used with caution since average conditions, not actual inlet and outlet properties are being used. In general, if the pressure drop is greater than 40% of the inlet conditions, these equations should not be used. If wall film temperature and viscosity are not known, input bulk properties.
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The formulas, correlations, and methods presented herein should not be considered as being recommended by or used by the sponsors of this site. The purpose of this site is educational and the methods may or may not be suitable for actual design of equipment. Only a fired heater design engineer is qualified to decide if a calculation or procedure is correct for an application.