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Water Data and Formulas
1 gallon water = 231 cubic inches = 8.333 pounds
1 pound of water = 27.7 cubic inches
1 cubic foot water = 7.5 gallons = 62.5 pounds (salt water weighs approximately 64.3 pounds per cubic foot)
Pounds per square inch at bottom of a column of water = height of column in feet x .434
1 miner's inch = 9 to 12 gallons per minute
Horsepower to Raise Water
If pumping liquid other than water, multiply the gallons per minute below by the liquids specific gravity
Horsepower | = | gallons per minute x total head in feet |
| 3960 |
Gallons Per Minute through a Pipe
GPM = .0408 x pipe diameter inches2 x feet/minute water velocity
Weight of Water in a Pipe
Pounds water = pipe length feet x pipe diameter inches2 x .34
| Distance (inches) | Gallons per Minute Discharge for a Given Nominal Pipe Diameter (inches) | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
| 5 | 163 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 | 195 | 285 | --- | --- | --- |
| 7 | 228 | 334 | 580 | --- | --- |
| 8 | 260 | 380 | 665 | 1060 | --- |
| 9 | 293 | 430 | 750 | 1190 | 1660 |
| 10 | 326 | 476 | 830 | 1330 | 1850 |
| 11 | 360 | 525 | 915 | 1460 | 2020 |
| 12 | 390 | 570 | 1000 | 1600 | 2220 |
| 13 | 425 | 620 | 1080 | 1730 | 2400 |
| 14 | td> 456670 | 1160 | 1860 | 2590 | |
| 15 | 490 | 710 | 1250 | 2000 | 2780 |
| 16 | 520 | 760 | 1330 | 2120 | 2960 |
| 17 | 550 | 810 | 1410 | 2260 | 3140 | /tr>
| 18 | 590 | 860 | 1500 | 2390 | 3330 |
| 19 | 620 | 910 | 1580 | 2520 | 3500 |
| 20 | 650 | 950 | 1660 | 2660 | 3700 |
| 21 | 685 | 1000 | 1750 | 2800 | 3890 |
| 22 | 720 | 1050 | 1830 | 2920 | 4060 |
| 23 | 750 | 1100 | 1910 | 3060 | 4250 |
| 24 | --- | 1140 | 2000 | 3200 | 4440 |