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Table 5 Head loss in PVC pipes (M/1000 m) [18]

From: Designing a solar and wind hybrid system for small-scale irrigation: a case study for Kalangala district in Uganda

Flow LPS

PVC pipe outer diameter and pressure rating

40 mm × 6 kg cm−2

50 mm × 6 kg cm−2

63 mm × 4 kg cm−2

75 mm × 4 kg cm−2

90 mm × 4 kg cm−2

110 mm × 4 kg cm−2

125 mm × 4 kg cm−2

140 mm × 4 kg cm−2

0.5

9.0

3.2

      

0.6

12.0

4.4

      

0.7

16.0

5.5

      

0.8

20.0

7.2

      

0.9

25.0

9.0

      

1.0

30.0

10.8

      

1.1

36.0

13.0

      

1.2

42.0

15.0

      

1.3

48.0

17.0

      

1.4

57.0

19.5

      

1.5

 

22.0

6.0

     

1.6

 

24.5

7.0

     

1.7

 

27.0

8.0

     

1.8

 

30.0

9.0

     

1.9

 

33.0

10.0

     

2.0

 

36.0

11.0

     

2.2

 

42.0

12.0

     

2.4

 

50.0

14.0

     

2.6

 

57.5

16.5

     

2.8

  

19.0

8.0

    

3.0

  

22.0

9.0

    

3.2

  

24.0

10.5

    

3.4

  

27.0

11.5

    

3.6

  

29.0

12.5

    

3.8

  

32.0

14.0

    

4.0

  

35.0

15.0

6.5

   

4.2

  

38.5

16.5

7.3

   

4.4

  

42.0

18.0

8.0

   

4.6

  

45.5

19.5

8.6

   

4.8

  

49.0

21.0

9.2