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Water at 10 m³/h in 2-inch schedule 40 pipe

Velocity, Reynolds number, and flow regime for 10 m³/h of water in 2-inch schedule 40 steel pipe (52.5 mm bore).

Inputs

Flow rate10 m³/h
Inside diameter52.5 mm
Density ρ998 kg/m³
Viscosity μ0.001 Pa·s

Result

Velocity1.283 m/s
Velocity4.210 ft/s
Reynolds number67232
Flow regimeTurbulent
Mass flow9980.0 kg/h
Flow area2164.8 mm²

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