HYDRAULICS

HEAD LOSSES IN
Pipe Flow
Presented by:
Mercy O. Depay
 HEAD LOSSES

It is the energy losses in a hydraulic system due

to frictional resistance.
It is categorized into two types:
Major Head Loss
Minor Head Loss
 MAJOR HEAD LOSS
Major Head Loss, which is caused by pipe
friction along straight sections of pipe of uniform
diameter and uniform roughness.

It is typically calculated using empirical equations

such as the Darcy-Weisbach Formula, Manning
Formula, or Hazen-Williams Formula.
Darcy-Weisbach
Formula
 Darcy-Weisbach
Formula
ENGLISH SYSTEM S.I. VERSION
 If Q is given

ENGLISH SYSTEM S.I. VERSION

VALUE OF F

LAMINAR FLOW
VALUE OF F FOR
TURBULENT FLOW

For smooth and

rough pipes

For smooth pipes between 3,000 and 100,000

(Blasius)
VALUE OF F FOR
TURBULENT FLOW

For smooth pipes with Re up to about

3,000,000
VALUE OF F FOR
TURBULENT FLOW

For rough pipes , where (karman)

VALUE OF F FOR
TURBULENT FLOW

For smooth and rough pipes; (Colebrook equation)

This equation was plotted in 1944 by Moody into what is now

called the Moody chart for pipe friction
MOODY
DIAGRAM
VALUE OF F FOR
TURBULENT FLOW

Haaland formula
Manning
Formula
MANNING FORMULA

is one of the best-known open channel formula and is

commonly used un pipes
The formula is given by:
MANNING FORMULA

if Q is given
Hazen Williams
Formula
HAZEN WILLIAM
FORMULA

The Hazen William formula is widely usded in

watermarks industry. This formula is applicable only to
the flow of water in pipes larger than 50 mm(2 in) and
velocities less than 3m/s. Thus formula was designed for
flow in both pipes and open channels but is more
commonly used in pipes.
HAZEN WILLIAMS
FORMULA
if Q is given
 SAMPLE
PROBLEMS
PROBLEM NO. 1

Fluid flows through a 20-mm-diameter pipe, 150

m long at a Reynolds number of 1,750. Calculate
the discharge if the head lost is 175 m.
SOLUTION
PROBLEM NO. 1

A discharge of flow 600 liters/sec flows through a

pipe having a diameter of 400mm, length of 40 m.
long, compute the headloss of the pipeline using;
Mannings Equation with n=0.013
Darcy Weishbach formula with f=0.012
Hazen Williams Formula with C= 100
SOLUTION
PROBLEM NO. 2

A 0.60 m. diameter pipe 600m. long has a head

loss of 1.2 m.
Find the discharge flowing in the pipe using
f= 0.012
Find the discharge flowing in the pipe using
n= 0.014
Find the discharge flowing in the pipe using
C= 120
SOLUTION
 HYDRAULICS

THANK YOU
SO MUCH HEHE
Presented by:
Mercy O. Depay