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Pipe Capacities For Propane and Natural Gas
Pipe Capacities For Propane in Thousands of BTUs Per Hour
For pressure drop of 0.5” W.C., based on low-pressure piping based on 6 oz. per
sq. in. pressure. Based on one Cubic Foot of Propane = 2500 BTUs.
LENGTH OF STRAIGHT PIPE IN FEET
SIZE
PIPE
INCHES
15
30
45
60
75
90
105
120
150
180
210
240
270
300
450
600
150
137.5
125
115
107.5
102.5
95
80
67.5
315
282.5
252.5
237.5
220
205
197.5
157.5
137.5
542.5
487.5
440
410
385
362.5
347.5
282.5
237.5
857.5
772.5
700
645
607.5
575
542.5
440
377.5
1732.5
1575
1417.5
1322.5
1245
1165
1117.5
897.5
770
4882.5
4252.5
3937.5
3622.5
3387.5
3232.5
3072.5
2520
2127.5
½
¾
1
1¼
1 ½
2
3
4
105
425
787.5
1542.5
2425
5040
13545
28035
77.5
300
615
1070
1700
3490
9607.5
19687.5
65
245
505
882.5
1402.5
2835
7875
16222.5
55
212.5
440
770
1212.5
2520
6772.5
14017.5
50
190
395
677.5
1070
2205
5985
12600
45
172.5
362.5
630
977.5
2047.5
5512.5
11497.5
40
160
330
582.5
912.5
1890
5197.5
10710
9922.5
8820
8032.5
7560
6930
6615
6300
5040
4410
Pipe Capacities For Natural Gas In Thousands of BTUs Per Hour
For pressure drop of 0.5” W.C. pressure. Based on one Cubic Foot on Natural
Gas = 100 BTUs.
LENGTH OF STRAIGHT PIPE IN FEET
SIZE
PIPE
INCHES
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
125
150
175
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
1000
½
170
118
95
80
71
64
60
55
52
49
44
40
37
34
27
23
21
19
¾
360
245
198
169
150
135
123
115
108
102
92
83
77
71
57
48
43
39
1
540
440
325
285
250
225
215
195
185
177
155
140
130
120
100
80
70
65
57
48
40
1 ¼
1125
790
660
570
510
465
440
410
390
375
355
305
280
260
205
180
165
140
125
115
100
1 ½
1700
1200
1000
865
780
720
670
620
600
570
510
455
430
400
315
265
240
215
195
180
150
2
3100
2225
1855
1600
1450
1375
1250
1175
1120
1075
970
880
820
760
610
530
470
420
390
365
320
2 ½
5040
3525
3000
2600
2350
2175
2025
1890
1810
1745
1570
1420
1315
1225
995
845
740
660
620
570
500
3
9100
6500
5300
4600
4435
3780
3530
3290
3140
3020
2905
2840
2450
2140
1640
1385
1210
1085
930
900
760
3 ½
9500
7880
6780
6140
5670
5280
4940
4685
4300
4000
3660
3380
3185
2500
2300
1890
1690
1545
1445
1245
4
9450
8500
7880
7325
6870
6550
6300
5600
5125
4760
4400
3145
3010
2870
2670
2400
2100
1800