4271. Pressure drop due to pipe fittings can be estimated by the equation, , where, Le = equivalent length of straight pipeline which will incur the same frictional loss as the fitting and D = diameter of the fitting. The value of (dimensionless) for 45° elbow and 180° close return bends would be respectively around

5 and 10
45 and 75
180 and 300
300 and 500
✅ The correct answer is option B.

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