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Pipe Table 3: Required Flow Rates to Achieve 2 ft/sec - SDR 11 Pipe*
Nominal
Diameter
(in.)
SDR 11
Flow Rate
(gpm)
SCH 40
FlowRate
(gpm)
SDR 17, IPS
Flow Rate
(gpm)
SDR-13.5
Flow Rate
(gpm)
3/4
4
3.3
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1
6
5.4
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4.5
1 1/4
9
9.3
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6.7
1 1/2
12
12.7
13.8
9.4
2
18
20.9
21.5
16.1
3
40
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* Adapted from
Closed-Loop/Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems Installation Guide. NRECA Research Project 86-1.
Oklahoma State University. 1988.
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