Performance of explicit approximations of the coefficient of head loss for pressurized conduits

BD Pimenta, AD Robaina, MX Peiter… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
One of the parameters involved in the design of pressurized hydraulic systems is the
pressure drop in the pipes. The verification of the pressure drop can be performed through …

Accurate and efficient explicit approximations of the Colebrook flow friction equation based on the Wright ω-function

D Brkić, P Praks - Mathematics, 2018 - mdpi.com
The Colebrook equation is a popular model for estimating friction loss coefficients in water
and gas pipes. The model is implicit in the unknown flow friction factor, f. To date, the …

Unified friction formulation from laminar to fully rough turbulent flow

D Brkić, P Praks - Applied Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper provides a new unified formula for Newtonian fluids valid for all pipe flow regimes
from laminar to fully rough turbulent flow. This includes laminar flow; the unstable sharp …

Evolutionary optimization of Colebrook's turbulent flow friction approximations

D Brkić, Ž Ćojbašić - Fluids, 2017 - mdpi.com
This paper presents evolutionary optimization of explicit approximations of the empirical
Colebrook's equation that is used for the calculation of the turbulent friction factor (λ), ie, for …

Advanced iterative procedures for solving the implicit Colebrook equation for fluid flow friction

P Praks, D Brkić - Advances in Civil Engineering, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The empirical Colebrook equation from 1939 is still accepted as an informal standard way to
calculate the friction factor of turbulent flows (4000< Re< 108) through pipes with roughness …

Intelligent flow friction estimation

D Brkić, Ž Ćojbašić - Computational intelligence and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Nowadays, the Colebrook equation is used as a mostly accepted relation for the calculation
of fluid flow friction factor. However, the Colebrook equation is implicit with respect to the …

Predicting the Colebrook–White friction factor in the pipe flow by new explicit correlations

N Azizi, R Homayoon… - Journal of Fluids …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Determination of friction factor (f) in pipe flow is necessary for various applications dealing
with fluid flow. The Colebrook–White equation is the most accepted technique for the f …

[PDF][PDF] Empirical Relation between Hazen-Williams and Darcy-Weisbach Equations for Cold and Hot Water Flow in Plastic Pipes.

R Jamil, MA Mujeebu - Water Journal, 2018 - waterjournal.org
This article presents an empirical relation between Darcy-Weisbach and Hazen-Williams
equations, for cold and hot water flows through plastic pipes. Corresponding to water …

[PDF][PDF] On the explicit expressions for the determination of the friction factor in turbulent regime

JR Pérez-Pupo, MN Navarro-Ojeda… - Revista mexicana de …, 2020 - academia.edu
La caída de presión en las tuberías se calcula mediante la fórmula Darcy-Weisbach. Para
utilizar esta fórmula, debe conocerse el coeficiente de fricción hidráulica de Darcy. La mejor …

[PDF][PDF] Solution of the implicit Colebrook equation for flow friction using Excel

D Brkic - Spreadsheets in Education, 2017 - sie.scholasticahq.com
Empirical Colebrook equation implicit in unknown flow friction factor (λ) is an accepted
standard for calculation of hydraulic resistance in hydraulically smooth and rough pipes. The …