Fanning Friction Factor for Pipe Flow Reynolds Number

103 1.4 2 3 4 5 6 104 1.4 2 3 4 5 6 105 1.4 2 3 4 5 6 106 1.4 2 3 4 5 6 107 1.4 2 3 4 5 6 108 1.4 2 3 4 5 6 109 ¥
0.02 0.02
0.06
0.055
0.018 0.05 0.018
0.045
0.016 0.04 0.016
0.035
0.03
0.014 0.014
0.025
tw ’ J 2 N

Transition Zone
rV 2

0.012 0.02 0.012

0.018
0.016
0.014
0.01 0.012 0.01
0.01
=

0.009 0.009
0.008
N

Complete Turbulence Zone

2
L rV
D 2

0.008 0.006 0.008

0.005

Relative Roughness eD

0.007 0.004 0.007
= Dp’ J4

0.003

Friction Factor
0.006 0.006
f f 0.002
¥
= 0.001 5
1.
N

0.005 01 0.005
D 2g
L V2

Sample 0.001

0.0045
inflectional an 0.000 8
0.0045
roughness d 0.000 6
Re
Friction Factor fF = hf ’ J4

curves
0.004
= 0.000 4 0.004
16 0.000 3
00
0.0035 Critical He 0.000 2 0.0035
Zone D
L
0.003 Indicative Roughness Values 0.000 1 0.003
0.0028 e @mmD 0.0028
Smooth honed steel 0.00065
Sm
0.0026 oo 0.000 05 0.0026
Drawn tubing: glass, brass, copper, lead, plastic 0.0015 th
0.0024 Asphalted cast iron 0.12 Pip 0.000 03 0.0024
Galvanized steel 0.15 e 0.000 02
0.0022 Laminar Wood stave 0.18-0.91 0.0022
Cast iron 0.26
0.002 Zone Concrete 0.3-3
0.000 01 0.002

0.0018
fF = 16Re Heavy brush coat: asphalts, enamels, tars 0.45-0.6
0.000 005 0.0018
General tuberculation 1-3 mm 0.6-1.9
Riveted steel 0.9-9 0.000 003
0.0016 Severe tuberculation and incrustation 2.5-6.5 0.000 002 0.0016

0.000 001
0.0014 0.0014
0.0013 5. ´ 10-7 0.0013

103 1.4 2 3 4 5 6 104 1.4 2 3 4 5 6 105 1.4 2 3 4 5 6 106 1.4 2 3 4 5 6 107 1.4 2 3 4 5 6 108 1.4 2 3 4 5 6 109 ¥

rVD VD
Jim McGovern, Dublin Institute of Technology Reynolds Number Re = m
= n
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