Analytical solutions for the Colebrook and White equation and for pressure drop in ideal gas flow in pipes

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 5515-5519

  More, Ajinkya A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Fluid mechanics; Friction factor; Isothermal; Lambert W function; Numerical analysis; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

FLUID MECHANICS; FRICTION; GAS DYNAMICS; ITERATIVE METHODS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PRESSURE DROP; TURBULENCE;

FRICTION FACTOR; IDEAL GAS; ISOTHERMAL; LAMBERT W FUNCTION;

PIPE FLOW;

FLUID MECHANICS; FRICTION; GAS DYNAMICS; ITERATIVE METHODS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PIPE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; TURBULENCE;

EID: 33745231174     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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