Discussion of “Turbulent Flow Friction Factor Calculation Using a Mathematically Exact Alternative to the Colebrook-White Equation” by Jagadeesh R. Sonnad and Chetan T. Goudar

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1185-1186

  Yıldırım, Gürol ^a,b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AKSARAY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 48049099403     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: 19437900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2008)134:8(1185)     Document Type: Note

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