Formulas for Friction Factor in Transitional Regimes

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1357-1362

  Cheng, Nian Sheng ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Friction; Laminar flow; Open channel flow; Pipe flow; Reynolds number; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; LAMINAR FLOW; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; PIPE FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; TRIBOLOGY; TURBULENCE;

EXPLICIT FORMULA; FLOW REGIMES; FRICTION FACTORS; LAMINAR AND TURBULENT FLOW; OPEN-CHANNEL FLOW; REYNOLD NUMBER; TRANSITIONAL REGIMES;

REYNOLDS NUMBER; FRICTION;

EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPLICIT FORMULAS; FLOW REGIMES; FRICTION FACTORS; LAMINAR FLOW; OPEN-CHANNEL FLOWS; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VARIATIONS OF;

FRICTION; INTERPOLATION; LAMINAR-TURBULENT TRANSITION; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 48049121169     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: 19437900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2008)134:9(1357)     Document Type: Article

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