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Table G3 – Sizing of copper discharge pipe ‘D2’ for common temperature relief valve outlet sizes
Valve outlet size
Minimum size of
discharge pipe D1
Minimum size of
discharge pipe D2
from tundish
Maximum
resistance allowed,
expressed as a
length of straight
pipe (i.e. no elbows
or bends)
Resistance created
by each elbow or
bend.
G½
15mm
22mm
28mm
35mm
Up to 9m
Up to 8m
Up to 27m
0.8m
1.0m
1.4m
G¾
22mm
28mm
35mm
42mm
Up to 9m
Up to 8m
Up to 27m
1.0m
1.4m
1.7m
G1
28mm
35mm
42mm
54mm
Up to 9m
Up to 8m
Up to 27m
1.4m
1.7m
2.3m
Worked example of discharge pipe sizing
Fig. 5, page 10: shows a G1/2 temperature relief valve with a discharge pipe (D2) having 4 No. elbows and
length of 7m from the tundish to the point of discharge.
600mm maximum
300mm minimum
temperature relief valve to tundish
Metal discharge pipe (D2) tundish with
continuous fall. See 3.56, Table G3 and
worked example
Tundish
Discharge below fixed
grating (3.61 gives
alternative points of
discharge)
Fixed grating
Trapped gulley