Pipe Flow/Friction Factor Calculations using Excel ...

pipe Flow/Friction Factor Calculations using Excel Spreadsheets Harlan H. Bengtson, PE, PhD Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Table of Contents Introduction Section 1 The Basic Equations Section 2 Laminar and Turbulent Flow in Pipes Section 3 Fully Developed Flow and the Entrance Region Section 4 Obtaining friction Factor Values Section 5 calculation of Frictional Head Loss and/or Frictional Pressure Drop Section 6 A Spreadsheet for calculation of pipe Flow Rate Section 7 A Spreadsheet for calculation of Required pipe Diameter Summary References Introduction The Darcy-Weisbach equation or

Table 3. Density and Viscosity of Water Example #1: Determine whether the flow will be laminar or turbulent for flow of water at 60oF at 0.8 cfs through a 6 inch diameter pipe. Solution: For water at 60oF, the density and viscosity are: ρ = 1.938 slugs/ft3 and µ = 2.334 x 10-5 lb-sec/ft2.

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