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APPENDIX D: AIR SUPPLY PIPING
Use the Table below as a guide for sizing the airlines routed to your Gate
Opener.
Recommended Pipe Size for Compressed Air Flow to 125 PSI
Air
Volume
Pipe Length – feet (')
Nominal Pipe Diameter – inches (")
cfm 25' 50' 75' 100' 150' 200' 300' 500' 1000'
6 1/2" 1/2" 1/2" 1/2" 1/2" 1/2" 1/2" 3/4" 3/4"
18 1/2" 1/2" 1/2" 3/4" 3/4" 3/4" 3/4" 1" 1"
30 3/4" 3/4" 3/4" 3/4" 1" 1" 1" 1-1/4" 1-1/4"
45 3/4" 3/4" 1" 1" 1" 1" 1-1/4" 1-1/4" 1-1/4"
60 3/4" 1" 1" 1" 1-1/4" 1-1/4" 1-1/4" 1-1/2 1-1/2"
90 1" 1" 1-1/4" 1-1/4" 1-1/4" 1-1/4" 1-1/2" 1-1/2" 2"
120 1" 1-1/4" 1-1/4" 1-1/4" 1-1/2" 1-1/2" 1-1/2" 2" 2"
150 1-1/4" 1-1/4" 1-1/4" 1-1/2" 1-1/2" 2" 2" 2" 2-1/2"
180 1-1/4" 1-1/2" 1-1/2" 1-1/2" 2" 2" 2" 2-1/2" 2-1/2"
240 1-1/4" 1-1/2" 1-1/2" 2" 2" 2" 2-1/2" 2-1/2" 3"
300 1-1/2" 2" 2" 2" 2" 2-1/2" 2-1/2" 3" 3"
360 1-1/2" 2" 2" 2" 2-1/2" 2-1/2" 2-1/2" 3" 3"