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Golden_HVAC
Explorer
Aug 01, 2014

How many gallons of water in 600' of 6" diameter pipe?

I know there are a lot of smart people who can look this up quickly, but I am not one of them. I would like to know about how many gallons of water would be in a piping system that is 600' long, ...
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wca01
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Aug 01, 2014
If it is schedule 40 steel pipe, the OD is 6.625: and the ID is 6.031:
Then the correct equation for schedule 40 pipe is:

(6.031 / 2)^2 * pi * 600 * 12 / 231 = 890.408

Good Luck!
Wil

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