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" To find the head which will produce a given velocity of water through a pipe of a given diameter and length : Multiply the square of the velocity, expressed in feet per second, by the length of pipe multiplied by the quotient obtained by dividing 13.9... "
The Universal Modern Cambist, and Foreign and Domestic Commercial Calculator - Page 71
by Ezra S. Winslow - 1872 - 252 pages
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The Computist's Manual of Facts: And Merchant's and Mechanic's Calculator ...

Ezra S. Winslow - Business mathematics - 1853 - 264 pages
...any diameter, equal to the support of a given head of water. RULE. — Multiply the head, in feet, by the diameter of the pipe, in inches, and divide the product by the reliable cohesive force, per square inch, of the material of which the pipe is composed ; the...
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The Foreign and Domestic Commercial Calculator; Or, A Complete Library of ...

Ezra S. Winslow - Business mathematics - 1867 - 232 pages
...Multiply the square of the required velocity, in feet, per second, by the length of the pipe multiplied by the quotient obtained by dividing 13.9 by the diameter...obtained by 2500 ; the quotient will be the head in feet. EXAMPLE.—The length of a pipe lying horizontal and straight is 1340 feet, and its diameter is 5 inches...
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House drainage and water service in cities, villages, and rural neighborhoods

James Copper Bayles - 1878 - 382 pages
...this chargeo'pipe formula, find the discharge in gallons per minute by multiplying the head in inches by the diameter of the pipe in inches, and divide the product by the length of the pipe in inches — = — . In the following table find the number nearest 1 to...
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The Student's Hand-book of Forensic Medicine and Medical Policy

Henry Aubrey Husband - Medical jurisprudence - 1883 - 642 pages
...3'1416. To calculate the required thickness of a pipe. Multiply the pressure in pounds per square inch by the diameter of the pipe in inches, and divide the product by twice the tensile resistance of a square inch of the material of which the pipe is constructed....
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The Architect's and Builder's Pocket-book

Frank Eugene Kidder - Architecture - 1886 - 640 pages
...formula. In using this formula, find tin discharge in gallons per minute by multiplying the head in indie* by the diameter of the pipe in inches, and divide the product liy /// X (A the length of the pipe in inches ( — ; — ). In the following table. find the number...
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Morrison's Practical Engineer and Mechanics' Guide: Containing a Glance at ...

William A. Morrison - Steam engineering - 1887 - 224 pages
...of any diameter, equal to the support of a given head of water. RULE.— Multiply the head, in feet, by the diameter of the pipe, in inches. and divide the product by the reliable cohesive force, per square inch, of the material of which the pipe is composed; the...
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The Architect's and Builder's Pocket-book of Mensuration, Geometry ...

Frank Eugene Kidder - Architecture - 1892 - 1032 pages
...In using this formula, find the, discharge in gallons per minute by multiplying the head in inches by the diameter of the pipe in inches, and divide the product by /// X <1\ the length of the pipe in inches ( — . — ). In the following table, find the number...
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Morrison's Practical Engineer and Mechanics' Guide

William A. Morrison - Steam engineering - 1895 - 204 pages
...the square of the required velocit}', in feet, per second, by the length of the pipe multiplied by the quotient obtained by dividing 13.9 by the diameter...length of a pipe lying horizontal and straight is 1,'UO feet, and its diameter is 5 inches ; what head is necessary to cause the water to flow through...
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Questions and Answers on the Practice and Theory of Sanitary Plumbing

Robert Macy Starbuck - Plumbing - 1906 - 168 pages
...Multiply the square of the velocity, expressed in feet per second, by the length of pipe multiplied by the quotient obtained by dividing 13.9 by the diameter of the pipe in inches, and divide the result obtained by 2,500. The final amount will give the head in feet. Example.- — The horizontal...
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Practical Up-to-date Plumbing

George B. Clow - Plumbing - 1906 - 290 pages
...Multiply the square of the velocity, expressed in feet per second, by the length of pipe multiplied by the quotient obtained by dividing 13.9 by the diameter of the pipe in inches, and divide the result obtained by 2,500. The final amount will give the head in feet. Example.— The horizontal length...
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