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Pipe Size Design Guidelines for Snowmaking Systems

Nominal
Diameter
Water Flowrate
in GPM
Air Flowrate
in CFM
Inch mm 7
ft/sec
10
ft/sec
15
ft/sec
0.1
psi/100
0.2
psi/100
0.5
psi/100
2 50 75 100 160 -- 175 300
2-1/2 63 100 150 225 -- 280 450
3 75 160 220 330 350 500 800
4 100 280 400 600 700 1000 1600
6 150 625 900 1350 2000 3000 --
8 200 1100 1600 2350 4000 6000 --
10 250 1700 2400 3700 8000 11000 --
12 300 2400 3500 5200 12000 17000 --
14 350 2800 4200 6300 16000 -- --
16 400 3700 5500 8500 22000 -- --
18 450 4800 7000 10500 30000 -- --
20 500 6200 8500 -- 38000 -- --
24 600 8500 12500 -- -- -- --