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Suggested
Pipe & Pipeline
Pigging
Pressures & Flows
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Pipe I.D. |
Typical Pigging Pressure in psi |
Liquid Flow gpm |
Gaseous Flow scfm |
| Launching |
Running |
3
fps |
5
fps |
5
fps |
10
fps |
| 2" |
100-200 |
40-100 |
30 |
50 |
21 |
98 |
| 3" |
100-150 |
35-85 |
70 |
100 |
46 |
172 |
| 4" |
75-125 |
30-80 |
120 |
200 |
70 |
273 |
| 6" |
50-100 |
30-75 |
250 |
450 |
134 |
498 |
| 8" |
30-80 |
25-70 |
450 |
800 |
238 |
749 |
| 10" |
30-60 |
25-50 |
750 |
1,250 |
317 |
957 |
| 12" |
30-50 |
20-45 |
1,000 |
1,800 |
458 |
1,223 |
| 14" |
20-50 |
15-40 |
1,400 |
2,500 |
518 |
1,665 |
| 16" |
15-45 |
10-40 |
1,800 |
3,000 |
540 |
1,901 |
| 18" |
15-40 |
10-30 |
2,000 |
4,000 |
683 |
2,406 |
| 20" |
10-25 |
5-20 |
2,800 |
5,000 |
843 |
2,542 |
| 24" |
10-25 |
5-20 |
4,000 |
7,000 |
1,214 |
3,661 |
| 30" |
10-20 |
5-15 |
7,000 |
11,000 |
1,897 |
4,757 |
| 36" |
10-20 |
5-10 |
10,000 |
16,000 |
2,732 |
6,850 |
| 40" |
10-20 |
5-10 |
12,000 |
20,000 |
3,373 |
8,457 |
| 42" |
10-20 |
5-10 |
13,000 |
22,000 |
3,718 |
9,324 |
| 48" |
10-20 |
5-10 |
17,000 |
27,500 |
4,857 |
12,178 |
| 54" |
10-20 |
5-10 |
22,000 |
38,000 |
6,147 |
15,413 |
| 60" |
10-20 |
5-10 |
26,000 |
42,000 |
7,588 |
19,029 |
| 72" |
10-20 |
5-10 |
37,000 |
65,000 |
10,927 |
27,402 |
Notes: Volumes and pressures are approximate
and guidelines only. These are not to be considered as absolute
requirements. Requirements will vary according to type of pipe,
fluid, materials in the pipe, viscosity, temperature and type of pig.
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