Page tree

Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

@wikipedia


Relates pressure drop 

LaTeX Math Inline
bodyp_{out} - p_{in}
 on the choke with the flowrate through the choke
LaTeX Math Inline
bodyq
 arising from fluid friction with choke walls:

LaTeX Math Block
anchordp
alignmentleft
p_{out} - p_{in} =  \frac{\rho}{8.05 \, d^4_D] \, C_D^2d^2} \cdot  q^2

where

...

LaTeX Math Inline
body\rho

fluid  density

LaTeX Math Inline
bodyd_D

choke diameter orifice diameter

LaTeX Math Inline
bodyC_D

choke coefficient (see

LaTeX Math Block Reference
anchorC_D
)

...

...

C_D = \frac{d_D}{d} + 0.3167 \cdot \left( \frac{d}{d_D} \right)^{0.6} + 0.025 \cdot \big [ \log {\rm Re} - 4 \big ]

where

Reynolds number

LaTeX Math Inline
bodyd

internal diameter of the incharge/discharge pipe

LaTeX Math Inline
body{\rm Re}


See also

...

Physics / Fluid Dynamics / Pipe Flow Dynamics / Pipe Flow Simulation (PFS)

...