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Can pipes be actually really that smooth?

Author(s) : BRKIC D.

Type of article: Article, IJR article

Summary

In some recent papers a few approximations to the implicit Nikuradse–Prandtl–Karman equation were shown. The Nikuradse–Prandtl–Karman equation for calculation of the hydraulic friction factor is valid for the hydraulically smooth regime of turbulence. Accuracy of these approximations for the friction factor in so called smooth pipes is checked and related problems from the hydraulics are analyzed in the spotlight of the recently developed equations. It can be concluded that pipes can be treated as smooth below certain value of the Reynolds number but after that even new polished pipes with a minor roughness follow the transitional and subsequently the rough law of flow at a higher values of the Reynolds number.

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  • Original title: Can pipes be actually really that smooth?
  • Record ID : 30003252
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 35 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 2012/01

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