Fluid Mechanics · worked example

Water at 50 m³/h in 2-inch schedule 40 pipe

Velocity, Reynolds number, and flow regime for 50 m³/h of water in 2-inch schedule 40 steel pipe (52.5 mm bore).

Inputs

Flow rate	50 m³/h
Inside diameter	52.5 mm
Density ρ	998 kg/m³
Viscosity μ	0.001 Pa·s

Result

Velocity	6.416 m/s
Velocity	21.050 ft/s
Reynolds number	336162
Flow regime	Turbulent
Mass flow	49900.0 kg/h
Flow area	2164.8 mm²
Note	High liquid velocity

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