Review of explicit approximations to the Colebrook relation for flow friction

D Brkić - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2011 - Elsevier
Because of Moody's chart has demonstrated applicability of the Colebrook equation over a
very wide range of Reynolds number and relative roughness values, this equation becomes …

[HTML][HTML] Explicit solutions for turbulent flow friction factor: A review, assessment and approaches classification

L Zeghadnia, JL Robert, B Achour - Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
The Colebrook–white equation is widely used in many fields, like civil engineering for
calculation of water distribution systems and in all fields of engineering where fluid flow can …

A review of non iterative friction factor correlations for the calculation of pressure drop in pipes

OE Turgut, M Asker, MT Coban - Bitlis Eren University Journal of …, 2014 - dergipark.org.tr
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 …

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 …

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 …

Heat transfer performance enhancement in compact heat exchangers by using shallow square dimples in flat tubes

IP Nascimento, EC Garcia - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
The use of a passive method to enhance heat transfer performance based on the application
of shallow square dimples on the walls of flat tubes in compact heat exchangers for …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] A note on explicit approximations to Colebrook's friction factor in rough pipes under highly turbulent cases

D Brkić - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2016 - Elsevier
New explicit approximations to the implicitly given Colebrook equation for flow friction factor
are given. They are with improved accuracy compared with the one recently published …

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 …