ks

2 .51
2 log 10

f
Re f
3 .71 d

Enter the parameters here

ks (mm)
0.04572
d (mm)
154.051
Re
4126000

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

f(n)
a
b
7.99959E-05 4.96705E-06
0.015
0.015086 7.99959E-05
4.9528E-06
0.015086 7.99959E-05 4.95289E-06
0.015086 7.99959E-05 4.95289E-06
0.015086 7.99959E-05 4.95289E-06
0.015086 7.99959E-05 4.95289E-06
0.015086 7.99959E-05 4.95289E-06
0.015086 7.99959E-05 4.95289E-06
0.015086 7.99959E-05 4.95289E-06
0.015086 7.99959E-05 4.95289E-06
0.015086 7.99959E-05 4.95289E-06
0.015086 7.99959E-05 4.95289E-06
0.015086 7.99959E-05 4.95289E-06

LHS
8.164966
8.141541
8.141686
8.141685
8.141685
8.141685
8.141685
8.141685
8.141685
8.141685
8.141685
8.141685
8.141685

RHS
8.141541
8.141686
8.141685
8.141685
8.141685
8.141685
8.141685
8.141685
8.141685
8.141685
8.141685
8.141685
8.141685

Error
0.023425
-0.00015
9.06E-07
-5.6E-09
3.51E-11
-2.2E-13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

This sheet gives the value of friction factor f from the Colbrook-White, Moody and Barr formulea
Enter the parameters in the coloured boxes
Colebrook white

Moody

ks
1.26
4 log 10

f
3.71d Re f

f n 1

200k
106
s

f 0.0013751

Re
d

ks
1.26
1 4 log 10

3.71d Re f

f n 1

4 log 10 a b

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5.1286
ks
f 1 4 log 10

3
.
71
d
Re 0.89

Barr

1
5.1286
k
4 log10 s
3
.
71
d
Re0.89
f

Enter the parameters here

ks (mm)
0.04572
d (mm)
154.051
Re
412600
f

Moody 0.003362 0.013448

Barr 0.00415 0.016598
Colebrook-White 0.004408 0.017632

Solution

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

Colebrook-White iteration
f(n)
a
0.003362 7.99959E-05
0.004485 7.99959E-05
0.004403 7.99959E-05
0.004408 7.99959E-05
0.004408 7.99959E-05
0.004408 7.99959E-05
0.004408 7.99959E-05
0.004408 7.99959E-05
0.004408 7.99959E-05
0.004408 7.99959E-05
0.004408 7.99959E-05
0.004408 7.99959E-05
0.004408 7.99959E-05

b
0.000105
9.08E-05
9.17E-05
9.16E-05
9.16E-05
9.16E-05
9.16E-05
9.16E-05
9.16E-05
9.16E-05
9.16E-05
9.16E-05
9.16E-05

LHS
17.24681
14.93211
15.06971
15.06122
15.06174
15.06171
15.06171
15.06171
15.06171
15.06171
15.06171
15.06171
15.06171

RHS
14.93211
15.06971
15.06122
15.06174
15.06171
15.06171
15.06171
15.06171
15.06171
15.06171
15.06171
15.06171
15.06171

Error
2.314697
-0.13759
0.008491
-0.00052
3.22E-05
-2E-06
1.22E-07
-7.5E-09
4.63E-10
-2.8E-11
1.75E-12
-1.1E-13
0

0.013448
0.01794
0.017614
0.017634
0.017632
0.017632
0.017632
0.017632
0.017632
0.017632
0.017632
0.017632
0.017632

e, Moody and Barr formulea

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200k
106
s

3751

Re
d

5.1286
k
og10 s
3
.
71
d
Re0.89

5.1286
ks
log 10

3
.
71
d
Re 0.89