Evaluation of frictional pressure drop correlations for two-phase flow in pipes

Y Xu, X Fang, X Su, Z Zhou, W Chen - Nuclear engineering and design, 2012 - Elsevier
The calculation of frictional pressure drop for two-phase flow in pipes is required by a variety
of design practices. In the past six decades, many correlations for two-phase frictional …

Experimental two-phase heat transfer coefficient and frictional pressure drop inside mini-channels during condensation with R1234yf and R134a

F Illán-Gómez, A López-Belchí… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The present paper reports condensing two-phase flow pressure drop gradient and heat
transfer coefficient (HTC) inside a mini-channel multiport tube with R1234yf and R134a …

Review of new flow friction equations: Constructing Colebrook explicit correlations accurately

P Praks, D Brkic - arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.07021, 2020 - arxiv.org
Using only a limited number of computationally expensive functions, we show a way how to
construct accurate and computationally efficient approximations of the Colebrook equation …

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 …

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 …

A new correlation of two-phase frictional pressure drop for condensing flow in pipes

Y Xu, X Fang - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2013 - Elsevier
The calculation of two-phase frictional pressure drop for condensing flow in pipes is
essential in many areas. Although numerous studies concerning this issue have been …

[HTML][HTML] An accurate and computationally efficient explicit friction factor model

UH Offor, SB Alabi - Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science, 2016 - scirp.org
The implicit Colebrook equation has been the standard for estimating pipe friction factor in a
fully developed turbulent regime. Several alternative explicit models to the Colebrook …

Experimental condensing two-phase frictional pressure drop inside mini-channels. Comparisons and new model development

A López-Belchí, F Illan-Gomez, F Vera-García… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The present paper reports condensing two-phase flow pressure drop inside a mini-channel
tube with 1.16 mm inner hydraulic diameter with R1234yf, R134a and R32. According to the …