Double Xtra Strong (XXS) Size Steel Pipe Weights Calculator

CALCULATION OF INDIVIDUAL PIPE WEIGHTS

For Double-Extra Strong (XXS) Weight Steel Pipe

and Empty or Full of Contents, with/without Insulation, and with/without Ice Buildup

Input Data:

Specific Gravity of Contents =

Insulation Thickness, t(insul) =

in.

Insulation Density =

pcf

Ice Thickness, t(ice) =

in.

Results:

Input Cells are Yellow

Combination Weights (plf)

Nominal

Outside

Inside

Pipe

Insulation

Ice

Pipe +

Pipe

Diameter

Weight

Contents

Contents +

Insulation

Insulation +

Dia.

(in.)

(plf)

Insulation

Insul. + Ice

Ice

1/2XXS

3/4XXS

1XXS

1-1/4XXS

1-1/2XXS

2XXS

2-1/2XXS

3XXS

4XXS

5XXS

6XXS

8XXS

10XXS

12XXS

Formulas Used:

Pipe Weight = (p*(OD²-ID²)/4)*(490/144) (Note: xx-strong steel pipe weights shown in table are taken from references below.)

Contents Weight = (SG*w(contents))*(p*ID²/4)/144 (Note: densitiy of water is assumed = 62.4 pcf.)

Insulation Weight = w(insul)*(t(insul)/12)*(p*(OD+t(insul))/12)

Ice Weight = w(ice)*(t(ice)/12)*(p*(OD+2*t(insul)+t(ice))/12) (Note: density of ice is assumed = 56.0 pcf.)

References:

1. AISC Manual of Steel Construction, 13th Edition CD Database (for pipes from 2" through 8" dia.)

2. Crane Technical Paper No. 410, "Flow of Fluids through Valves, Fittings, and Pipe" (1991) (for pipes from 1/2" through 1-1/2" dia. and 10" through 12" dia.)