A Gas Pipe Sizing Calculator is built into the Gas Engineer Software mobile app and helps you check pipework is correctly sized by working out the pressure drop across a system, section by section.
You build up the pipe run one section at a time, and Gas Engineer Software calculates the drop for each part and for the system as a whole.
The Gas Pipe Sizing Calculator is currently available on the Android app, with iOS coming soon.
Where to find it
Open the Gas Engineer Software app and go to Tools & Manuals > Gas Pipe Sizing Calculator.
How to use it
For each section of pipework, enter:
The load — enter any one of gross kW, net kW, or gas rate (m³/hr) and the calculator automatically works out the other two.
Gas type — Natural Gas or LPG.
Pipe diameter and material.
Pipe length, including all branches and connections along that section.
Add each section of the run in turn to build up the full system.
What it gives you
Once your sections are entered, the calculator shows:
The pressure drop for each individual section
The total pressure drop across the whole system
The total pipe length
The total gas rate
This makes it quick to spot whether any section — or the system overall — falls outside acceptable limits, so you can adjust pipe diameter or routing before there's a problem.
Related tools
Using the Gas Rate Calculator in Gas Engineer Software