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Water Jet Reference Tables

To determine the flow of a standard NLB nozzle at any given pressure, just click on the corresponding table below.

We’ve also provided tables to tell you the theoretical nozzle thrust at a variety of pressures and flows, and the pressure drop you can expect when using hoses of different diameters.

Finally, there’s a helpful conversion chart with English and metric equivalents for pressure, flow, weight, hp, and more.

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Nozzle Flow

Flow	English	Metric
0° Nozzles	1,000 psi to 20,000 psi	70 bar to 1,400 bar
0° Sapphire	20,000 psi to 40,000 psi	1,400 bar to 2,800 bar
0° Carbide	5,000 psi to 20,000 psi	345 bar to 1,400 bar
15° Fan Nozzles	1,000 psi to 20,000 psi	70 bar to 1,400 bar
15° Fan Nozzles	20,000 psi to 40,000 psi	1,400 bar to 2,800 bar
Nozzle Thrust	1,000 psi to 40,000 psi	70 bar to 2,800 bar

Pressure Drop (Theoretical)

PSI Calculated for 50-Foot Sections

GPM	3/16" Hose Diameter	1/4" Hose Diameter	3/8" Hose Diameter	1/2" Hose Diameter	3/4" Hose Diameter	1" Hose Diameter
2	332	82	11	3
4	1098	295	41	10	1
6	2337	625	87	22	3
8	4320	1064	148	36	5	1
10	6528	1608	223	55	8	2
12	9147	2253	313	77	11	3
14	12165	2997	416	103	14	4
16		3837	533	132	18	5
18		4771	662	164	23	6
20		5798	805	198	28	7
25		8760	1216	299	42	10
30		12275	1704	419	58	14
35			2266	559	77	19
40			2901	715	99	24
45			3607	889	123	31
50			4384	1080	150	37
55			5229	1288	178	44
60			6142	1514	210	52
65			7123	1755	244	61
70			8170	2013	279	69
75			9282	2287	318	77
80			10459	2576	359	88
85				2882	399	97
90				3204	445	110
95				3542	492	120
100				3993	541	133
110				4644	646	158
120				5419	758	187
130				6325	879	216
140				7256	1009	248
150				8243	1144	281

BAR Calculated for 15.24-Meter Sections

LPM	4.7 mm Hose Diameter	6.4 mm Hose Diameter	9.5 mm Hose Diameter	13 mm Hose Diameter	19 mm Hose Diameter	25.4 mm Hose Diameter
7.6	22.91	5.66	0.76	0.21
15.1	75.76	20.36	2.83	0.69	0.07
22.7	161.25	43.13	6.00	1.52	0.21
30.3	298.08	73.42	10.21	2.48	0.35	0.07
37.9	450.43	110.95	15.39	3.80	0.55	0.14
45.4	631.14	155.46	21.60	5.31	0.76	0.21
53.0	839.39	206.79	28.70	7.11	0.97	0.28
60.6		264.75	36.78	9.11	1.24	0.35
68.1		329.20	45.68	11.32	1.59	0.41
75.7		400.06	55.55	13.66	1.93	0.48
94.6		604.44	83.90	20.63	2.90	0.69
113.6		846.98	117.58	28.91	4.00	0.97
132.5			156.35	38.57	5.31	1.31
151.4			200.17	49.34	6.83	1.66
170.3			248.88	61.34	8.49	2.14
189.3			302.50	74.52	10.35	2.55
208.2			360.80	88.87	12.28	3.04
227.1			423.80	104.47	14.49	3.59
246.0			491.49	121.10	16.84	4.21
265.0			563.73	138.90	19.25	4.76
283.9			640.46	157.80	21.94	5.31
302.8			721.67	177.74	24.77	6.07
321.7				198.86	27.53	6.69
340.7				221.08	30.71	7.59
359.6				244.40	33.95	8.28
378.5				275.52	37.33	9.18
416.4				320.44	44.57	10.90
454.2				373.91	52.30	12.90
492.1				436.43	60.65	14.90
529.9				500.66	69.62	17.11
567.8				568.77	78.94	19.39

Nozzle Thrust (Theoretical) LB•F — Water

PSI	GPM
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45
1,000	1.7	3.3	5	6.7	8.3	10	11.7	13.3	15	16.7	18.3	20	21.7	23.3	25.8	26.7	28.3	30	31.7	33.3	35	36.7	38.3	40	41.7	43.3	45	46.7	48.3	50	51.7	53.3	55	56.7	58.3	60	61.7	63.3	65	66.7	68.3	70	71.7	73.3	75
2,000	2.4	4.7	7.1	9.4	11.8	14.1	16.5	18.9	21.2	23.6	25.9	28.3	30.6	33	35.4	37.7	40.1	42.4	44.8	47.1	49.5	51.8	54.2	56.6	58.9	61.3	63.6	66	68.3	70.7	73.1	75.4	77.8	80.1	82.5	84.8	87.2	89.6	91.9	94.3	96.6	99	101.3	103.7	106.1
3,000	2.9	5.8	8.7	11.5	14.4	17.3	20.2	23.1	26	28.9	31.8	34.6	37.5	40.4	40.3	46.2	49.1	52	54.8	57.7	60.6	63.5	66.4	69.3	72.2	75	77.9	80.8	83.7	86.6	89.5	92.4	95.3	98.1	101	103.9	106.8	109.7	112.6	115.5	118.3	121.2	124.1	127	129.9
4,000	3.3	6.7	10	13.3	16.7	20	23.3	26.7	30	33.3	36.7	40	43.3	46.7	50	53.3	56.7	60	63.3	66.7	70	73.3	76.7	80	83.3	86.7	90	93.3	96.7	100	103.3	106.7	110	113.3	116.7	120	123.3	126.7	130	133.3	136.6	140	143.3	146.6	150
5,000	3.7	7.5	11.2	14.9	18.6	22.4	26.1	29.8	33.5	37.3	41	44.7	48.4	52.2	55.9	59.6	63.3	67.1	70.8	74.5	78.3	82	85.7	89.4	93.2	96.9	100.6	104.3	108.1	111.8	115.5	119.2	123	126.7	130.4	134.1	137.9	141.6	145.3	149.1	152.8	156.5	160.2	164	167.7
6,000	4.1	8.2	12.2	16.3	20.4	24.5	28.6	32.7	36.7	40.8	44.9	49	53.1	57.1	61.2	65.3	69.4	73.5	77.6	81.6	85.7	89.8	93.9	98	102	106.1	110.2	114.3	118.4	122.5	126.5	130.6	134.7	138.8	142.9	147	151	155.1	159.2	163.3	167.4	171.4	175.5	179.6	183.7
7,000	4.4	8.8	13.2	17.6	22	26.5	30.9	35.3	39.7	44.1	48.5	52.9	57.3	61.7	66.1	70.5	75	79.4	83.8	88.2	92.6	97	101.4	105.8	110.2	114.6	119	123.5	127.9	132.3	136.7	141.1	145.5	149.9	154.3	158.7	163.1	167.5	172	176.4	180.8	185.2	189.6	194	198.4
8,000	4.7	9.4	14.1	18.9	23.6	28.3	33	37.7	42.4	47.1	51.8	56.6	61.3	66	70.7	75.4	80.1	84.8	89.6	94.3	99	103.7	108.4	113.1	117.8	122.5	127.3	132	136.7	141.4	146.1	150.8	155.5	160.3	165	169.7	174.4	179.1	183.8	188.5	193.3	198	202.7	207.4	212.1
9,000	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60	65	70	75	80	85	90	95	100	105	110	115	120	125	130	135	140	145	150	155	160	165	170	175	180	185	190	195	200	205	210	215	220	225
10,000	5.3	10.5	15.8	21.1	26.3	31.6	36.9	42.2	47.4	52.7	58	63.2	68.5	73.8	79	84.3	89.6	94.9	100.1	105.4	110.7	115.9	121.2	126.5	131.7	137	142.3	147.6	152.8	158.1	163.4	168.6	173.9	179.2	184.4	189.7	195	200.3	205.5	210.8	216.1	221.3	226.6	231.9	237.1
11,000	5.5	11.1	16.6	22.1	27.6	33.2	38.7	44.2	49.7	55.3	60.8	66.3	71.9	77.4	82.9	88.4	94	99.5	105	110.5	116.1	121.6	127.1	132.6	138.2	143.7	149.2	154.8	160.3	165.8	171.3	176.9	182.4	187.9	193.4	199	204.5	210	215.6	221.1	226.6	232.1	237.7	243.2	248.7
12,000	5.8	11.5	17.3	23.1	28.9	34.6	40.4	46.2	52	57.7	63.5	69.3	75	80.8	86.6	92.4	98.1	103.9	109.7	115.5	121.2	127	132.8	138.5	144.3	150.1	155.9	161.6	167.4	173.2	179	184.7	190.5	196.3	202	207.8	213.6	219.4	225.1	230.9	236.7	242.5	248.2	254	259.8
13,000	6	12	18	24	30	36.1	42.1	48.1	54.1	60.1	66.1	72.1	78.1	84.1	90.1	96.1	102.1	108.2	114.2	120.2	126.2	132.2	138.2	144.2	150.2	156.2	162.2	168.2	174.2	180.3	186.3	192.3	198.3	204.3	210.3	216.3	222.3	228.3	234.3	240.3	246.3	252.4	258.4	264.4	270.4
14,000	6.2	12.5	18.7	24.9	31.2	37.4	43.6	49.9	56.1	62.4	68.6	74.8	81.1	87.3	93.5	99.8	106	112.2	118.5	124.7	130.9	137.2	143.4	149.6	155.9	162.1	168.4	174.6	180.8	187.1	193.3	199.5	205.8	212	218.2	224.5	230.7	236.9	243.2	249.4	255.6	261.9	268.1	274.4	280.6
15,000	6.5	12.9	19.4	25.8	32.3	38.7	45.2	51.6	58.1	64.5	71	77.5	83.9	90.4	96.8	103.3	109.7	116.2	122.6	129.1	135.5	142	148.4	154.9	161.4	167.8	174.3	180.7	187.2	193.6	200.1	206.5	213	219.4	225.9	232.4	238.8	245.3	251.7	258.2	264.6	271.1	277.5	284	290.4
16,000	6.7	13.3	20	26.7	33.3	40	46.7	53.3	60	66.7	73.3	80	86.7	93.3	100	106.7	113.3	120	126.7	133.3	140	146.6	153.3	160	166.6	173.3	180	186.6	193.3	200	206.6	213.3	220	226.6	233.3	240	246.6	253.3	260	266.6	273.3	280	286.6	293.3	300
17,000	6.9	13.7	20.6	27.5	34.4	41.2	48.1	55	61.8	68.7	75.6	82.5	89.3	96.2	103.1	109.9	116.8	123.7	130.5	137.4	144.3	151.2	158	164.9	171.8	178.6	185.5	192.4	199.3	206.1	213	219.9	226.7	233.6	240.5	247.4	254.2	261.1	268	274.8	281.7	288.6	295.5	302.3	309.2
18,000	7.1	14.1	21.2	28.3	35.4	42.4	49.5	56.6	63.6	70.7	77.8	84.8	91.9	99	106.1	113.1	120	127.3	134.3	141.4	148.5	155.5	162.6	169.7	176.8	183.8	190.9	198	205	212.1	219.2	226.2	233.3	240.4	247.5	254.5	261.6	268.7	275.7	282.8	289.9	296.9	304	311.1	318.2
19,000	7.3	14.5	21.8	29.1	36.3	43.6	50.8	58.1	65.4	72.6	79.9	87.2	94.4	101.7	109	116.2	123.5	130.8	138	145.3	152.5	159.8	167.1	174.3	181.6	188.9	196.1	203.4	210.7	217.9	225.2	232.4	239.7	247	254.2	261.5	268.8	276	283.3	290.6	297.8	305.1	312.3	319.6	326.9
20,000	7.5	14.9	22.4	29.8	37.3	44.7	52.2	59.6	67.1	74.5	82	89.4	96	104.3	111.8	119.2	126.7	134.1	141.6	149.1	156.5	164	171.4	178.9	186	193.8	201.2	208.7	216.1	221.6	231	238.5	245.9	253.4	260.8	268.3	275.7	283.2	290.7	298.1	305.6	313	320.5	327.9	335.4
36,000	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	110	120	130	140	150	160	170	180	190	200	210	220	230	240	250	260	270	280	290	300	310	320	330	340	350	360	370	380	390	400	410	420	430	440	450
40,000	10.5	21.1	31.6	42.2	52.7	63.2	73.8	84.3	94.9	105.4	115.9	126.5	137	147.6	158.1	168.6	179.2	189.7	200.3	210.8	221.3	231.9	242.4	253	263.5	274	284.6	295.1	305.7	316.2	326.7	337.3	347.8	358.4	368.9	379.4	389.9	400.5	411.1	421.6	432.1	442.7	453.2	463.8	474.3

Nozzle Thrust (Theoretical) N — Water

PSI	BAR	LPM
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45
1,000	70	1.97	3.94	5.92	7.89	9.86	11.83	13.8	15.78	17.75	19.72	21.69	23.66	25.64	27.61	29.58	31.55	33.52	35.5	37.47	39.44	41.41	43.38	45.36	69	47.33	49.3	51.27	53.24	55.22	57.19	59.16	61.13	63.1	65.08	67.05	69.02	70.99	72.96	74.94	76.91	78.88	80.85	82.82	84.8
2,000	140	2.89	5.77	8.66	11.55	14.43	17.32	20.21	23.09	25.98	28.87	31.75	34.64	37.53	40.41	43.3	46.19	49.07	51.96	54.85	57.73	60.62	63.51	66.39	138	69.28	72.17	75.05	77.94	80.83	83.71	86.6	89.49	92.38	95.26	98.15	101.04	103.92	106.81	109.7	112.58	115.47	118.36	121.24	124.13
3,000	210	3.57	7.15	10.72	14.3	17.87	21.45	25.02	28.6	32.17	35.75	39.32	42.89	46.47	50.04	53.62	57.19	60.77	64.34	67.92	71.49	75.07	78.64	82.22	210	85.79	89.36	92.94	96.51	100.09	103.66	107.24	110.81	114.39	117.96	121.54	125.11	128.68	132.26	135.83	139.41	142.98	146.56	150.13	153.71
4,000	275	4.01	8.03	12.04	16.06	20.07	24.08	28.1	32.11	36.12	40.14	44.15	48.17	52.18	56.19	60.21	64.22	68.24	72.25	76.26	80.28	84.29	88.3	92.32	276	96.33	100.35	104.36	108.37	112.39	116.4	120.41	124.43	128.44	132.46	136.47	140.48	144.5	148.51	152.53	156.54	160.55	164.57	168.58	172.59
5,000	345	4.41	8.82	13.23	17.64	22.05	26.46	30.87	35.28	39.69	44.1	48.5	52.91	57.32	61.73	66.14	70.55	74.96	79.37	83.78	88.19	92.6	97.01	101.42	345	105.83	110.24	114.65	119.06	123.47	127.88	132.29	136.7	141.11	145.51	149.92	154.33	158.74	163.15	167.56	171.97	176.38	180.79	185.2	189.61
6,000	415	4.83	9.66	14.49	19.32	24.15	28.98	33.81	38.64	43.47	48.3	53.13	57.96	62.8	67.63	72.46	77.29	82.12	86.95	91.78	96.61	101.44	106.27	111.1	414	115.93	120.76	125.59	130.42	135.25	140.08	144.91	149.74	154.57	159.4	164.23	169.06	173.89	178.73	183.56	188.39	193.22	198.05	202.88	207.71
7,000	485	5.16	10.33	15.49	20.66	25.82	30.98	36.15	41.31	46.48	51.64	56.8	61.97	67.13	72.29	77.46	82.62	87.79	92.95	98.11	103.28	108.44	113.61	118.77	490	123.93	129.1	134.26	139.43	144.59	149.75	154.92	160.08	165.25	170.41	175.57	180.74	185.9	191.07	196.23	201.39	206.56	211.72	216.88	222.05
8,000	550	5.53	11.06	16.58	22.11	27.64	33.17	38.69	44.22	49.75	55.28	60.8	66.33	71.86	77.39	82.91	88.44	93.97	99.5	105.03	110.55	116.08	121.61	127.14	552	132.66	138.19	143.72	149.25	154.77	160.3	165.83	171.36	176.88	182.41	187.94	193.47	199	204.52	210.05	215.58	221.11	226.63	232.16	237.69
9,000	630	5.87	11.74	17.61	23.48	29.34	35.21	41.08	46.95	52.82	58.69	64.56	70.43	76.3	82.16	88.03	93.9	99.77	105.64	111.51	117.38	123.25	129.12	134.98	630	140.85	146.72	152.59	158.46	164.33	170.2	176.07	181.94	187.8	193.67	199.54	205.41	211.28	217.15	223.02	228.89	234.76	240.62	246.49	252.36
10,000	700	6.24	12.47	18.71	24.94	31.18	37.42	43.65	49.89	56.12	62.36	68.6	74.83	81.07	87.3	93.54	99.78	106.01	112.25	118.48	124.72	130.96	137.19	143.43	690	149.66	155.9	162.14	168.37	174.61	180.85	187.08	193.32	199.55	205.79	212.03	218.26	224.5	230.73	236.97	243.21	249.44	255.68	261.91	268.15
11,000	770	6.5	13	19.49	25.99	32.49	38.99	45.48	51.98	58.48	64.98	71.48	77.97	84.47	90.97	97.47	103.96	110.46	116.96	123.46	129.96	136.45	142.95	149.45	759	155.95	162.45	168.94	175.44	181.94	188.44	194.93	201.43	207.93	214.43	220.93	227.42	233.92	240.42	246.92	253.41	259.91	266.41	272.91	279.41
12,000	830	6.79	13.58	20.37	27.16	33.95	40.74	47.53	54.32	61.11	67.9	74.69	81.49	88.28	95.07	101.86	108.65	115.44	122.23	129.02	135.81	142.6	149.39	156.18	828	162.97	169.76	176.55	183.34	190.13	196.92	203.71	210.5	217.29	224.08	230.88	237.67	244.46	251.25	258.04	264.83	271.62	278.41	285.2	291.99
13,000	900	7.07	14.14	21.21	28.28	35.36	42.43	49.5	56.57	63.64	70.71	77.78	84.85	91.92	98.99	106.07	113.14	120.21	127.28	134.35	141.42	148.49	155.56	162.63	900	169.7	176.78	183.85	190.92	197.99	205.06	212.13	219.2	226.27	233.34	240.41	247.49	254.56	261.63	268.7	275.77	282.84	289.91	296.98	304.05
14,000	970	7.36	14.72	22.08	29.44	36.8	44.16	51.52	58.88	66.24	73.6	80.96	88.32	95.68	103.04	110.4	117.76	125.12	132.48	139.83	147.19	154.55	161.91	169.27	980	176.63	183.99	191.35	198.71	206.07	213.43	220.79	228.15	235.51	242.87	250.23	257.59	264.95	272.31	279.67	287.03	294.39	301.75	309.11	316.47
15,000	1,000	7.64	15.28	22.91	30.55	38.19	45.83	53.46	61.1	68.74	76.38	84.01	91.65	99.29	106.93	114.56	122.2	129.84	137.48	145.11	152.75	160.39	168.03	175.66	1,035	183.3	190.94	198.58	206.21	213.85	221.49	229.13	236.76	244.4	252.04	259.68	267.31	274.95	282.59	290.23	297.86	305.5	313.14	320.78	328.41
16,000	1,070	7.85	15.71	23.56	31.41	39.26	47.12	54.97	62.82	70.67	78.53	86.38	94.23	102.09	109.94	117.79	125.64	133.5	141.35	149.2	157.05	164.91	172.76	180.61	1,120	188.47	196.32	204.17	212.02	219.88	227.73	235.58	243.43	251.29	259.14	266.99	274.85	282.7	290.55	298.4	306.26	314.11	321.96	329.81	337.67
17,000	1,175	8.1	16.19	24.29	32.39	40.48	48.58	56.68	64.77	72.87	80.97	89.06	97.16	105.26	113.35	121.45	129.54	137.64	145.74	153.83	161.93	170.03	178.12	186.22	1,173	194.32	202.41	210.51	218.61	226.7	234.8	242.9	250.99	259.09	267.19	275.28	283.38	291.48	299.57	307.67	315.77	323.86	331.96	340.06	348.15
18,000	1,245	8.33	16.67	25	33.33	41.67	50	58.33	66.67	75	83.33	91.67	100	108.33	116.67	125	133.33	141.67	150	158.33	166.67	175	183.33	191.66	1,260	200	208.33	216.66	225	233.33	241.66	250	258.33	266.66	275	283.33	291.66	300	308.33	316.66	325	333.33	341.66	350	358.33
19,000	1,330	8.56	17.13	25.69	34.25	42.82	51.38	59.94	68.51	77.07	85.63	94.2	102.76	111.32	119.89	128.45	137.01	145.58	154.14	162.7	171.27	179.83	188.39	196.96	1,330	205.52	214.09	222.65	231.21	239.78	248.34	256.9	265.47	274.03	282.59	291.16	299.72	308.28	316.85	325.41	333.97	342.54	351.1	359.66	368.23
20,000	1,400	8.82	17.64	26.46	35.28	44.1	52.91	61.73	70.55	79.37	88.19	97.01	105.83	114.65	123.47	132.29	141.11	149.92	158.74	167.56	176.38	185.2	194.02	202.84	1,380	211.66	220.48	229.3	238.12	246.93	255.75	264.57	273.39	282.21	291.03	299.85	308.67	317.49	326.31	335.13	343.94	352.76	361.58	370.4	379.22
36,000	2,480	11.79	23.57	35.36	47.14	58.93	70.71	82.5	94.28	106.07	117.85	129.64	141.42	153.21	164.99	176.78	188.56	200.35	212.13	223.92	235.7	247.49	259.27	271.06	2,484	282.84	294.63	306.41	318.2	329.98	341.77	353.55	365.34	377.12	388.91	400.69	412.48	424.26	436.05	447.83	459.62	471.4	483.19	494.97	506.76
40,000	2,800	12.47	24.94	37.42	49.89	62.36	74.83	87.3	99.78	112.25	124.72	137.19	149.66	162.14	174.61	187.08	199.55	212.03	224.5	236.97	249.44	261.91	274.39	286.66	2,760	299.33	311.8	324.27	336.75	349.22	361.69	374.16	386.63	399.11	411.58	424.05	436.52	448.99	461.47	473.94	486.41	498.88	511.35	523.83	536.3

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