A review of non iterative friction factor correlations for the calculation of pressure drop in pipes
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2014Author
Asker, Mustafa
Turgut, Oguz Emrah
Coban, Mustafa Turhan
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Pressure drop in pipes can be calculated by using the Darcy-Weisbach formula. In order to use this
formula, the Darcy friction factor should be known. The best approximation to the Darcy friction factor
for turbulent flow is given by the Colebrook-White equation. This equation can only be solved by
numerical root finding methods. There are several other approximate correlations to the Darcy friction
factor with some relative error compared to the Colebrook-White equation. It was found that in some of
these correlations, the percentage error is so small that they can be used directly in place of the
Colebrook equation. In this study, a review of several friction factor correlations is performed. Relative
error of these correlations is re-evaluated against the Reynolds number for a different value of relative
pipe roughness. Also statistical analyses will be given for each correlation.
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