# How to calculate leakage through a hole in a pipe

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**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [January 20, 2012, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-calculate-leakage-through-a-hole-in-a-pipe/610106 "2012-01-20T04:55:42Z")
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### Author: ![nabila](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/43a26b/32.png) [@nabila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nabila)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2016, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-calculate-leakage-through-a-hole-in-a-pipe/610106/7 "2016-10-17T12:45:27Z")

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Hello and hi, i have the quite same question maybe, but not exactly same. Then i need to calculate the volume leakage of underground pipeline.  
The information i got are:  
Duration for leakage=10min  
Diameter of leakage=3’’  
Flowrate inlet throughout the pipeline=987m3/hr  
Length of pipeline=500m  
Pressure at 10 bar  
So can you guys give some guide or step for me to follow to get the correct or estimation value for leakage volume?

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