Economic pipe-diameter and fluid-flow calculations

Journal Article · Mon Mar 12 04:00:00 EST 1984 · Oil Gas J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6730728

Talwar, M

This article presents a method and a hand-held calculator program for the determination of the economic diameter in pump and compressor discharge piping. Cost factors for various possible fittings were developed as a function of pipe diameter for carbon steel pipe, and correction factors are presented in appropriate tables. These cost factors reflect January 1983 prices. Each year the base cost factor (K /SUB fi/ ) for fittings or base cost factor (X) for pipe can be multiplied by a ratio of escalation indexes and the old value replaced by the corrected value. This approach makes it easy to correct for future changes in costs. One source for such changes is the OGJ-Morgan Oil Pipeline Cost Indexes and the OGJ-Morgan Gas Pipeline Cost Indexes. These sets of indexes are published quarterly in the Oil and Gas Journal.

• Research Organization: Ralph M. Parsons Co. Pasadena, CA
• OSTI ID: 6730728
• Journal Information: Oil Gas J.; (United States), Journal Name: Oil Gas J.; (United States) Vol. 82:11; ISSN OIGJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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