FRICTION FACTOR

COLEBROOK EQUATION

FORMULA
1/SQRT(F) =

S.NO
REYNOLDS NUMBER CAL
1 DENSITY = RHO
2 VELOCITY = V
3 EQU DIA = D
4 DYNAMIC VISCOSITY = MU

5 Re =

6 ACCERALTION DUE TO GRAVITY =

7 Re =

E/D

1 SURFACE ROUGHNESS = E
2 EQU DIA = D

3 E/D =

1 1/SQRT(F) =
S.B.O.S
1/F =

F =

2 1/SQRT(F) =
S.B.O.S
1/F =

F =

3 1/SQRT(F) =
S.B.O.S
1/F =

F =

4 1/SQRT(F) =

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S.B.O.S
1/F =

F =

5 1/SQRT(F) =
S.B.O.S
1/F =

F =

FRICTION FACTOR = f

HEAD LOSS FOR 100 FT LENGHT -

(DARCY -WEISBACK EQUATION) = hf

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N

-2LOG((E/D)/3.7+(2.51/Re x SQRT(F))

1.2041 KG/M3 1.2041

10.68 M/SEC 2100
1.79541 M 1.8
18.13 (N-SEC/M2) 18.13

KG-M /
1.3 N-SEC2

9.81 (M/SEC2)

0.13 NO DIM

0.001 M 0.001
1.7945 M 1.8

0.0006

ASSUME F=0.01
193.3 0.1
S.B.O.S
13.9

0.07

ASSUME F=0.07
73.08 0.26
S.B.O.S
8.5

0.117

ASSUME F=0.117
56.53 0.34
S.B.O.S
7.5

0.133

ASSUME F=0.133
53.02 0.36

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S.B.O.S
7.3

0.137

ASSUME F=0.137
52.24 0.37
S.B.O.S
7.2

0.138

0.13 SEL F.F

F=FRICTION FACTOR
f (L/D) (V2/2G) L= LENGHT OF DUCT

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DENSITY OF AIR AT200C

FPM
EQUIVALENT DIA
DENSITY OF AIR AT200C

SURFACE ROUGHNESS
EQUIVALENT DIA

1ST WE HAVE TO ASSUME

FRICTION FACTOR ASSUMEING

FROM 1ST VALUE

FROM 2ND VALUE

FROM 3RD VALUE

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FROM 4TH VALUE

V=VELOCITY
G=ACC DUE TO GRAVITY

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ks (mm) 0.5 0.00164 ft

D (mm) 136 6.03 0.0003
Re 1293711

Guess f LHS RHS Difference

0.008 11.18 8.04 3.14
0.009 10.54 8.05 2.49

0.01 10.00 8.06 1.94

0.011 9.53 8.07 1.46

0.012 9.13 8.08 1.05

0.013 8.77 8.09 0.68

0.014 8.45 8.09 0.36
0.015 8.16 8.10 0.07
0.016 7.91 8.10 -0.20
0.017 7.67 8.11 -0.44

0.018 7.45 8.11 -0.66

0.019 7.25 8.12 -0.86
0.02 7.07 8.12 -1.05
0.021 6.90 8.12 -1.22
0.022 6.74 8.13 -1.38
0.023 6.59 8.13 -1.53
0.024 6.45 8.13 -1.68
0.025 6.32 8.13 -1.81
0.026 6.20 8.14 -1.93
0.027 6.09 8.14 -2.05
0.028 5.98 8.14 -2.16
0.029 5.87 8.14 -2.27
0.03 5.77 8.14 -2.37
0.031 5.68 8.15 -2.47
0.032 5.59 8.15 -2.56
0.033 5.50 8.15 -2.64
0.034 5.42 8.15 -2.73
0.035 5.35 8.15 -2.81
0.036 5.27 8.15 -2.88
0.037 5.20 8.16 -2.96
0.038 5.13 8.16 -3.03

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Surface Material Absolute Roughness

Coefficient - ε in mm

Aluminum, Lead 0.001 - 0.002

Drawn Brass, Drawn
Copper 0.0015
Aluminum, Lead 0.001 - 0.002
PVC, Plastic Pipes 0.0015
Fiberglass 0.005
Stainless steel 0.015
Steel commercial
pipe 0.045 - 0.09
Stretched steel 0.015
Weld steel 0.045
Galvanized steel 0.15
Rusted steel 0.15 - 4
Riveted steel 0.9 - 9
New cast iron 0.25 - 0.8
Worn cast iron 0.8 - 1.5
Corroding cast iron 1.5 - 2.5
Asphalted cast iron 0.012
Galvanized iron 0.015
Smoothed cement 0.3
Ordinary concrete 0.3 - 3
Well planed wood 0.18 - 0.9
Ordinary wood 5

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Temperatur Kinematic
e Viscosity
-t- -ν -
(m2/s) x 10-
(°C) 6

0 1,787
5 1,519
10 1,307
20 1,004
30 0.801

40 0.658
50 0.553
60 0.475
70 0.413
80 0.365
90 0.326
100 0.294

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 Moody Chart Solver
J. M. Cimbala, written August 2003; latest update 05 January 2012

This worksheet enables a user to specify a Reynolds number and a roughness factor, and the Darcy friction factor f
Change values ONLY in the yellow highlighted cells.
Enter the Re = 1
Enter the e /D = 1E-05

Result fro f= 64.00

ls below:
laminar turbulent
Recritical Re e/D f f final f denom fguess G(f) G'(f)
2300 1 1E-05 64 12.19 64 1.509928 0.438619 2.667189 -2.71137

Absolute Kinemati
Roughnes Temperat c
Surface
s
V= 1 m/s Material
Coefficien
ure Viscosity
D= 1m t - ε in mm -t- -ν -
Aluminum 0.001 - (m2/s) x
v= 1 m2/s , Lead 0.002 (°C) 10-6
Drawn
Brass,
Drawn
Copper 0.0015 0 1,787
Aluminum 0.001 -
, Lead 0.002 5 1,519
PVC,
Plastic
Pipes 0.0015 10 1,307

Fiberglass 0.005 20 1,004

Stainless
steel 0.015 30 0.801
Steel
commerci 0.045 -
al pipe 0.09 40 0.658
Stretched
steel 0.015 50 0.553
Weld
steel 0.045 60 0.475
Galvanize
d steel 0.15 70 0.413
Rusted
steel 0.15 - 4 80 0.365
Riveted
steel 0.9 - 9 90 0.326
New cast
iron 0.25 - 0.8 100 0.294
Worn cast
iron 0.8 - 1.5
Corroding
cast iron 1.5 - 2.5
Asphalted
cast iron 0.012
Galvanize
d iron 0.015
Smoothed
cement 0.3
Ordinary
concrete 0.3 - 3
Well
planed
wood 0.18 - 0.9
Ordinary
wood 5
e Darcy friction factor for pipe flow is calculated.

new f G(f) G'(f) new f G(f) G'(f) new f G(f) G'(f) new f
1.422324 1.484846 -0.6001 3.896639 0.715247 -0.17646 7.950028 0.253644 -0.07693 11.24695
 G(f) G'(f) new f G(f) G'(f) new f G(f) G'(f) new f
0.046499 -0.05187 12.14339 0.001977 -0.04758 12.18493 3.79E-06 -0.0474 12.18501