Fitting |
Types |
Coefficient |
45° Elbow |
Standard (R/D = 1) |
0.35 |
Long Radius (R/D =
1.5) |
0.2 |
90° Elbow Curved |
Standard (R/D = 1) |
0.75 |
Long Radius (R/D =
1.5) |
0.45 |
90° Elbow Square
or Mitred |
|
1.3 |
180° Bend |
Close Return |
1.5 |
Tee, Run Through |
Branch Blanked |
0.4 |
Tee, as Elbow |
Entering in run |
1 |
Tee, as Elbow |
Entering in branch |
1 |
Tee, Branching
Flow |
|
1 |
Coupling |
|
0.04 |
Union |
|
0.04 |
Gate valve |
Fully Open |
0.17 |
3/4 Open |
0.9 |
1/2 Open |
4.5 |
1/4 Open |
24 |
Diaphragm valve |
Fully Open |
2.3 |
3/4 Open |
2.6 |
1/2 Open |
4.3 |
1/4 Open |
21 |
Globe valve, Bevel
Seat |
Fully Open |
6 |
1/2 Open |
9.5 |
Globe Valve,
Composition seat |
Fully Open |
6 |
1/2 Open |
8.5 |
Plug disk |
Fully Open |
9 |
3/4 Open |
13 |
1/2 Open |
36 |
1/4 Open |
112 |
Angle valve |
Fully Open |
2 |
Y valve or blowoff
valve |
Fully Open |
3 |
Plug cock |
\thetaθ = 5° |
0.05 |
\thetaθ = 10° |
0.29 |
\thetaθ = 20° |
1.56 |
\thetaθ = 40° |
17.3 |
\thetaθ = 60° |
206 |
Butterfly valve |
\thetaθ = 5° |
0.24 |
\thetaθ = 10° |
0.52 |
\thetaθ = 20° |
1.54 |
\thetaθ = 40° |
10.8 |
\thetaθ = 60° |
118 |
Check valve |
Swing |
2 |
Disk |
10 |
Ball |
70 |
Foot valve |
|
15 |
Water meter |
Disk |
7 |
Piston |
15 |
Rotary
(star-shaped disk) |
10 |
Turbine-wheel |
6 |