Light Oil Pumping - Flow Velocities

Recommended max. flow velocities on the delivery side when pumping light oils. Reference table for piping and pumping system design.

Pipe Dimension (inches)	Pipe Dimension (mm)	Light Oil Velocity (m/s)	Light Oil Velocity (ft/s)
1	25	1	3.5
2	50	1.1	3.6
3	75	1.15	3.8
4	100	1.25	4
6	150	1.5	4.7
8	200	1.75	5.5
10	250	2	6.5
12	300	2	6.5

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Pipe Dimension

Flow Velocity-- m/s

Flow Velocity-- ft/s