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Gas Pipe Sizer

Natural gas, copper tube. Checks each pipe section against the BS 6891 discharge table and totals the pressure drop from meter to appliance.

Index Run Result

Total pressure drop (index run)

0.64 mbar of 1.0 allowed

Pass — within the 1 mbar allowed between meter and appliance

Index run sections

Meter to tee0.295 mbar
Tee to boiler0.348 mbar
1

Pipe size

Length (m)

Load (kW net)

Fittings

Elbows (+0.5 m)

Tees (+0.5 m)

90° bends (+0.3 m)

Eff. length

5.0 m

Flow

3.672 m³/h

Capacity

6.767 m³/h

Drop

0.295 mbar

Size OK
2

Pipe size

Length (m)

Load (kW net)

Fittings

Elbows (+0.5 m)

Tees (+0.5 m)

90° bends (+0.3 m)

Eff. length

8.0 m

Flow

2.950 m³/h

Capacity

5.000 m³/h

Drop

0.348 mbar

Size OK
3

Pipe size

Length (m)

Load (kW net)

Fittings

Elbows (+0.5 m)

Tees (+0.5 m)

90° bends (+0.3 m)

Eff. length

6.0 m

Flow

0.722 m³/h

Capacity

1.900 m³/h

Drop

0.144 mbar

Size OK

Pressure drop per section is estimated as (flow / table capacity)² × 1 mbar. This is a training and checking aid: always confirm final sizing to BS 6891 and the appliance manufacturer's instructions.

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