Laminar Critical

Flow Zone Transition

Zone

Complete turbulence, rough pipes

0.05
0.04

0.07

4 / Re

0.01
0.008
0.006
0.004

0.025

0.002

0.02

0.001
0.0008
0.0006
0.0004

Sm

0.015

oo

th

0.0002
0.0001

pip

es

103

2 3 4 56 8104
103

2 3 4 56 8105
104

2 3 4 56 8106
105

Reynolds number Re = VD
n
Moody diagram.

2 3 4 56 8107
106

0.000,01
2 3 4 56 8108
e
e
D = 0.
000D = 0.00
0,0
,00
05
1

GAS PIPELINE HYDRAULICS

0.000,05

0.01
0.009
0.008

Figure 2.3

Relative roughness e
D

f=6

0.03
Friction factor f

0.02
0.015

flow

0.04

0.03

inar

0.05

Lam

0.06

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