Use of a Smoothed Model for Pipe Friction Loss
Publication: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 143, Issue 1
Abstract
This note examines a globally smooth approximation for friction loss in pipelines suggested by Burgschweiger et al. The approximation contains five parameters, two of which are open to selection. A method is provided for choosing these based on laminar conditions near zero flow. Using the proposed approach, approximation accuracy is reported in terms of relative roughness and Reynolds number.
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Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
Volume 143 • Issue 1 • January 2017
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© 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Sep 24, 2015
Accepted: Jul 5, 2016
Published online: Aug 30, 2016
Published in print: Jan 1, 2017
Discussion open until: Jan 30, 2017
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