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    Maximum friction losses are 5% in pipes. Who said it first?

    Hi Snickster, by "percentage" I mean the ratio of frictional losses (in meters of fluid column) to the length of the pipe or it would also be understood as head gradient.
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    Maximum friction losses are 5% in pipes. Who said it first?

    In my experience in pipeline design, it has always been said that the maximum recommended friction loss for water pipes is 5%. The recommendation is not to exceed this value. But what would be the source of this recommendation? Is it in an ASME standard or an ANSI/HI standard? There are hundreds...

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