Chemical Engineering - Fluid Mechanics - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Fluid Mechanics - Section 2 (Q.No. 9)
9.
The friction factor for turbulent flow in a hydraulically smooth pipe
depends only on Reynolds number.
does not depend on Reynolds number.
depends on the roughness.
none of these.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Ankit said:   5 years ago
For laminar flow, the friction factor depends on the Reynolds Number only. For turbulent flows, it depends on both the Reynolds number and the surface roughness (Darcy friction factor formula or Colebrook-White formula). Moody's chart is used to determine the roughness.
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Sunil Tiwari said:   7 years ago
F also depends on (k/D)^0.24 in case of turbulent flow. Yes, an approximation can be taken using Reynolds number.

Hari said:   8 years ago
For laminar f = 64/Re.

Surya Teja said:   9 years ago
F = (0.3126/Re^ (0.25) ) for smooth pipes.

Geenev said:   9 years ago
Please explain the solution.

Akhil said:   9 years ago
Please explain it.

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