VD for water at 60F (V in fps, D in inches)

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VD for atmospheric air at 60F

2
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10

Laminar
flow

4
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6
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Critical
zone

8
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10
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20
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40
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60
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100
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200
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600
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1000
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2000
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4000
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6000
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10000
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20000
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40000 60000
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100000
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Transition zone

400
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Complete turbulence, rough pipes, R > 3500/r, 1/f = 1.14 2 log r

0.07

0.06
0.05
0.045
0.04
0.035

0.03
5.5
0.025
0.02
0.0175
0.015

4.5

Relative roughness r ( in ft, D in ft)

D

2hDg
DarcyWeisbach friction factor f
LV 2

0.0125

0.01
0.008

3.5

0.006
3
0.004
0.003
2.5

2
1.8
1.6

1.4

1.2

10

Material

Riveted steel
Concrete
Wood stave
Cast iron
Galvanized iron
Asphalted cast iron
Commercial steel
Drawn tubing

(ft)

0.0030.03
0.0010.01
0.00060.003
0.00085
0.0005
0.0004
0.00015
0.000005

Fluid at 60F

Water
Air (14.70 psia)

(ft2/s)

1.217e005
0.0001583

Latitude (WGS84)

0.0 Sea level

45.5 Standard
90.0 Sea level

g (ft/s2)

32.0877
32.1740
32.2578

0.002

0.0015
0.001
0.0008
0.0006

Smooth
pipes, r __= 0
__
1/f = 2 log(R f ) 0.8

0.0004

HagenPoisseuille equation
R 2300, f = 64/R

0.0002

0.0001

Colebrook
equation, R 2300 __
__
1/f = 2 log(r /3.7 + 2.51/(R f ))

r = 5e006
5e005

Continuity equation, Q = AV
A = D 2/4, V = 4Q /( D 2)

2e005

r = 1e006

1e005

8
6 7 8

10

Moody Diagram

5 6 7 8

10

5 6 7 8

10

5 6 7 8

10

VD
Reynolds number R (V in fps, D in ft, in ft 2/s)

5 6 7 8

10

5 6 7 8

10

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