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1st Year Apprentice
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Chilled Water Main Pipe Sizing
Central Plant Design
Year 3-460 XP
Scenario
A central plant chilled water distribution main must carry 1,200 GPM to the building. The design engineer specifies a maximum water velocity of 8 feet per second (fps) to limit noise and erosion. Using standard pipe velocity tables, what nominal pipe diameter is required?