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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanning_friction_factor
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Re 1E+06 Reynold's Number in the tubing

ε/D 4.60E-04 Relative Roughness ε
70.9 0.27 16
Re + ( · ( / D))
A 2.38E+21 Churchill coefficient "A" A = - 2.457 · ln

B = 37530
16
B 1.55E-23 Churchill coefficient "B"
Re

1
f M = 8 · 8 + ( A + B )( - 1.5)
12 12
f_{M} 0.017 Moody Friction Factor
Re

Re A B f_{M} ε
3E+03 9.95E+17 3.598462E+17 0.043
7 0 .9
Re 1 + (
5E+03 2.72E+18 5.478439E+14 0.040 A1 = - 2.457 · ln 0.27 · ( /
7E+03 6.93E+18 834058793146 0.035
1E+04 1.65E+19 1269803502 0.032
B 1 = 37530
16
2E+04 3.65E+19 1933198.1708 0.029
2E+04 7.58E+19 2943.1759813 0.026
Re1
3E+04 1.47E+20 4.4808054279 0.024 1
fM 1 = 8 · 8
12
5E+04 2.65E+20 0.0068217522 0.022
B ( - 1.5)
Re 1 + ( 1 + 1)
12
A
8E+04 4.43E+20 1.03857E-05 0.021
1E+05 6.88E+20 1.581159E-08 0.020
2E+05 9.93E+20 2.407218E-11 0.019
3E+05 1.33E+21 3.664843E-14 0.018
4E+05 1.68E+21 5.579499E-17 0.018
6E+05 2.01E+21 8.494446E-20 0.017
9E+05 2.30E+21 1.293227E-22 0.017
1E+06 2.54E+21 1.96886E-25 0.017
2E+06 2.72E+21 2.997469E-28 0.017
3E+06 2.87E+21 4.563463E-31 0.017
4E+06 2.97E+21 6.947593E-34 0.017
7E+06 3.05E+21 1.057728E-36 0.017
1E+07 3.10E+21 1.610327E-39 0.016
1E+07 3.14E+21 2.451624E-42 0.016
2E+07 3.17E+21 3.732448E-45 0.016
3E+07 3.19E+21 5.682424E-48 0.016
5E+07 3.20E+21 8.651143E-51 0.016
8E+07 3.21E+21 1.317084E-53 0.016
1E+08 3.22E+21 2.005179E-56 0.016
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.9 16
+ (0.27 · ( / D))

1
( - 1.5) 12
B)

Exce
ε
16
7 0.9
Re 1 + (
· ln 0.27 · ( / D))

1 0
12
+ ( A1 + B1)( - 1.5) 12

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