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LIS-045 May 5, 2019 Rev02
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4.0 FLOW CHARACTERISTICS
4.1 VORTEX 2 & 2 ER FLOW CHARACTERISTICS AND CHARTS
The VORTEX 2 & 2 ER has 2.5” (65mm) waterway integrated into the outlet. If a smaller smooth bore is attached to the outlet, follow
the appropriate
fl
ow chart for the smaller ori
fi
ce size instead.
1.375" Tip
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
Flow (lpm)
VORTEX® 2 & 2 ER with Smoothbores
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
N
o
zzl
e
P
re
ssu
re
(
p
si
)
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
N
o
zzl
e
P
re
ssure
(
b
ar
)
0
125
250
375
500
625
750
875
1000
1125
1250
Flow (gpm)
1.0" Tip
1.25" Tip
1.5" Tip
1.75" Tip
(25 mm)
(32 mm)
(35 mm)
(38 mm)
(44 mm)
2.0" Tip
(51 mm)
Figure 4.1
2.5” (65 mm) Stacked Tip Flow Tables
Nozzle
Diameter
(inches)
Nozzle Pressure (PSI)
50
60
80
100
Flow
GPM
Reaction
lbf
Flow
GPM
Reaction
lbf
Flow
GPM
Reaction
lbf
Flow
GPM
Reaction
lbf
1
210
79
230
94
266
126
297
157
1.25
328
123
360
147
415
196
464
245
1.375
397
148
435
178
502
237
562
297
1.5
473
177
518
212
598
283
668
353
1.75
643
240
705
288
814
385
910
481
2
840
314
921
377
1063
502
1188
628
Nozzle
Diameter
(mm)
Nozzle Pressure (BAR)
3.5
4.1
5.5
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Flow
LPM
Reaction
kgf
Flow
LPM
Reaction
kgf
Flow
LPM
Reaction
kgf
Flow
LPM
Reaction
kgf
25
795
36
871
43
1007
57
1124
71
32
1242
56
1363
67
1571
89
1756
111
35
1503
67
1647
81
1900
108
2127
135
38
1790
80
1961
96
2264
128
2529
160
44
2434
109
2669
131
3081
175
3445
218
51
3180
142
3486
171
4024
228
4497
285
Table 4.1