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Darcy friction factor 

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 depends on flow regime, as well as shape Reynolds number and a shape and roughness 
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of inner pipe walls.:

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f = f({\rm Re}, \epsilon)


For a smooth (

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) tubular pipeline Darcy friction factor 
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 can be estimated from various empirical correlations

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See Surface roughness for more data on typical values for various materials and processing conditions.


Interpolated full-range model

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The most popular full-range model of Darcy friction factor is:

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f = 64/\mbox{Re}, & \forall &  \mbox{if  Re}<2,100
\\f = a0.03048 + bk \cdot ( \mbox{Re} -2,100) &  \forall & 2,100 < \mbox{if  Re}<4,000 
\\f = f_{CW}( \mbox{Re}, \, \epsilon), & \forall & \mbox{if  Re}>4,000
\end{cases}

where

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Colebrook–White correlation

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body--uriencoded--\displaystyle b k = \frac%7B f_%7BCW%7D( \mbox%7BRe%7D =4,000, \, \epsilon) -0.03048%7D%7B1,900%7D

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Churchill full-range model

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interpolation multiplier between laminar and turbulent flow regimes


Bellos full-range model

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f = \frac{64}{\rm Re} \cdot \Phi
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\Phi = \left( \frac{{\rm Re}}{64} \right)^{1-a}
\cdot \left( 0.75 \cdot \ln \frac{{\rm Re}}{5.37} \right)^{-2 \,(1-a)\,b}
\cdot \left( 0.83 \cdot \ln \frac{3.41}{\epsilon/d} \right)^{-2 \,(1-a)\,(1-b)}
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a = \left[ 1+ \left( \frac{{\rm Re}}{2712} \right)^{8.4} \right]^{-1}
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b = \left[ 1+ \left( \frac{{\rm Re} \cdot \epsilon/d}{150} \right)^{1.8} \right]^{-1}


Cheng full-range model

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f = \frac{64}{\rm Re} \cdot \Phi
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\Phi = \left( \frac{{\rm Re}}{64} \right)^{1-a}
\cdot \left( 1.8 \cdot \ln \frac{{\rm Re}}{6.8} \right)^{-2 \,(1-a)\,b}
\cdot \left( 2.0 \cdot \ln \frac{3.7}{\epsilon/d} \right)^{-2 \,(1-a)\,(1-b)}
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a = \left[ 1+ \left( \frac{{\rm Re}}{2720} \right)^9 \right]^{-1}
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b = \left[ 1+ \left( \frac{{\rm Re} \cdot \epsilon/d}{160} \right)^2 \right]^{-1}


Churchill full-range model

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f = \frac{64}{\rm Re} \
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cdot \Phi
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\Phi = \left[ 1+ \frac{\
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left(\rm Re / 8 \
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right)^{12} }{ \
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left( \Theta_1 + \Theta_2 \
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right)^{1.5} }  \
Bigg
right]^{1/12}
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\Theta_1 = \left[  2.457 \, \ln \left(  \left( \frac{7}{\rm Re} \right)^{0.9}  + 0.27 \, \frac{\epsilon}{d}  \right)   \right]^{16}
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\Theta_2 = \left(  \frac{37530}{\rm Re} \right)^{16}


See also

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Physics / Fluid Dynamics / Pipe Flow Dynamics / Darcy–Weisbach equation / Darcy friction factor 

Surface roughness ] [ Reduced Friction Factor (Φ) ]

Reference

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Moody’s Friction Factor Calculator @ gmallya.com

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