GAS PIPE FLOW: FLOW RATE CALCULATION FOR INCLINED PIPELINE
US Customary Units
INPUT DATA
Title
Elevation Difference
ft
Inlet pressure
psia
Outlet pressure
psia
Pressure, std. condition
psia
Temperature, std. condition
° F
Mean temperature
° F
Inside diameter
inches
Pipe length
miles
Gas relative density
 
Mean gas compressibility
 
Pipeline efficiency
 
Optional Data
Pipe effective roughness
10
-6
inch
Mean gas viscosity
cp
RESULTS
Gas Flow Equation  
Uphill Flow Rate
10
6
SCF/day  
"Horizontal" Flow Rate
10
6
SCF/day  
Computed Friction
factor ƒ
f
 
♦ Weymouth
51.29
80.13
0.00324
♦ Panhandle A
61.5
99.53
0.00209
♦ Panhandle B
64.89
102.29
0.00185
♦ AGA
67.0
104.69
0.00188
♦ Ohirhian
55.17
89.28
0.00258
SENSITIVITY: Gas rate Vs. Outlet Pressure
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