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Maximum Capacity of Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST) in Thousands of Btu per Hour of Undiluted Liquefied Petroleum Gasses At a pressure of 11 inch Water Column and a Pressure Drop of 0.5 inch Water Column

(Based on a 1.52 Specific Gravity Gas)

Tubing

Length Ft.

EHD**

Flow

Designation

13

EHD**

Flow

Designation

14

EHD**

Flow

Designation

18

EHD**

Flow

Designation

19

EHD**

Flow

Designation

23

EHD**

Flow

Designation

25

EHD**

Flow

Designation

30

EHD**

Flow

Designation

31

5

72

99

181

211

55

426

744

863

10

50

69

129

150

254

303

521

605

15

39

55

104

121

208

248

422

490

20

34

49

91

106

183

216

365

425

25

30

42

82

94

164

192

325

379

30

28

39

74

87

151

177

297

344

40

23

33

64

74

31

153

256

297

50

20

30

58

66

118

137

227

265

60

19

26

53

60

107

126

207

241

70

17

25

49

57

99

117

191

222

80

15

23

45

52

94

109

178

208

90

15

22

44

50

90

102

169

197

100

14

20

41

47

85

98

159

186

150

11

15

31

36

66

75

123

143

200

9

14

28

33

60

69

112

129

250

8

12

25

30

53

61

99

117

300

8

11

23

26

50

57

90

107

Notes: Table includes looses for four 90-degree bends and two end fittings. Tubing runs with larger numbers of bends and /or fittings shall be increased by an equivalent length of turning to the following equation: L = 1.3N where L is additional length (ft) of tubing and N is the number of additional fittings and/or bends.

**- Equivalent Hydraulic Diameter- A measure of the relative hydraulic efficiency between different tubing sizes. The greater the value of EHD, the greater the gas capacity of the tubing. For additional CSST flow data refer to NFPA Pamphlet 54. Reference NFPA Pamphlet 54, table 20-29.

 

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