packageQuadraticTurbulent

Pipe wall friction for turbulent flow in circular tubes (simple characteristic, mu not used)

Extends from PartialWallFriction (Partial wall friction characteristic (base package of all wall friction characteristics)).

Information

This component defines only the quadratic turbulent regime of wall friction: dp = k*m_flow*|m_flow|, where "k" depends on density and the roughness of the pipe and is no longer a function of the Reynolds number. This relationship is only valid for large Reynolds numbers.

In UsersGuide the complete friction regime is illustrated. This component describes only the asymptotic behaviour for large Reynolds numbers, i.e., the values at the right ordinate where λ is constant.


Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Booleanuse_mu (from PartialWallFriction)true= true, if mu_a/mu_b are used in function, otherwise value is not used
Booleanuse_roughness (from PartialWallFriction)true= true, if roughness is used in function, otherwise value is not used
Booleanuse_dp_small (from PartialWallFriction)true= true, if dp_small is used in function, otherwise value is not used
Booleanuse_m_flow_small (from PartialWallFriction)true= true, if m_flow_small is used in function, otherwise value is not used
Booleandp_is_zero (from PartialWallFriction)false= true, if no wall friction is present, i.e., dp = 0 (function massFlowRate_dp() cannot be used)
Booleanuse_Re_turbulent (from PartialWallFriction)true= true, if Re_turbulent input is used in function, otherwise value is not used

Contents

NameDescription
massFlowRate_dpReturn mass flow rate m_flow as function of pressure loss dp, i.e., m_flow = f(dp), due to wall friction
pressureLoss_m_flowReturn pressure loss dp as function of mass flow rate m_flow, i.e., dp = f(m_flow), due to wall friction
massFlowRate_dp_staticHeadReturn mass flow rate m_flow as function of pressure loss dp, i.e., m_flow = f(dp), due to wall friction and static head
pressureLoss_m_flow_staticHeadReturn pressure loss dp as function of mass flow rate m_flow, i.e., dp = f(m_flow), due to wall friction and static head