An explicit approximation of colebrook's equation for fluid flow friction factor

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 1596-1602

  Brkic D ^a  

^a NONE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

approximate solution; Colebrook's equation; flow friction; hydraulic resistance; Lambert W function

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATE SOLUTION; COLEBROOK'S EQUATION; FLOW FRICTIONS; HYDRAULIC RESISTANCE; LAMBERT W FUNCTION;

FRICTION; HYDRAULICS; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS; TRIBOLOGY; WELDING ELECTRODES;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 79954415498     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916461003620453     Document Type: Article

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