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Friction Factor Estimation

Friction Factor Estimation is a computational method in fluid dynamics that determines the dimensionless friction factor in pipe network analysis by modeling the resistance to flow due to pipe roughness and Reynolds number, distinguishing itself from other hydraulic loss prediction techniques through its reliance on empirical or semi-empirical correlations such as the Colebrook-White or Swamee-Jain equations.

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Friction Factors for Pipe Flow

Lewis F. Moody · Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers · 1944 · 1.8K citations

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Simple and Explicit Formulas for the Friction Factor in Turbulent Pipe Flow

S. Haaland · Journal of Fluids Engineering · 1983 · 1K citations

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Friction-factor equation spans all fluid-flow regimes.

Sw Churchill · 1977 · 940 citations

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Sediment Transport, Part III: Bed forms and Alluvial Roughness

Leo C. van Rijn · Journal of Hydraulic Engineering · 1984 · 808 citations

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Friction Factors for Turbulent Flow in Curved Pipes

H. Itō · Journal of Basic Engineering · 1959 · 661 citations

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  1. LS
    L. Syam Sundar

    University of Aveiro, Portugal

    16 publications · 2.1K citations

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  2. DB
    Dejan Brkić

    VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, Czechia

    17 publications · 551 citations

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  3. JS
    J.S. Saini

    Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India

    11 publications · 2.8K citations

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  4. KS
    K.V. Sharma

    Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India

    11 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. VF
    Vito Ferro

    University of Palermo, Italy

    11 publications · 474 citations

    11

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  1. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

    Roorkee, India

    16 h-index

    36 publications

    6.7K citations

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad

    Hyderabad, India

    12 h-index

    24 publications

    2.5K citations

  3. National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

    Tiruchchirappalli, India

    11 h-index

    26 publications

    2.6K citations

  4. Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah

    Pekan, Malaysia

    11 h-index

    23 publications

    2.4K citations

  5. University of Palermo

    Palermo, Italy

    11 h-index

    37 publications

    1.4K citations

  6. Joint Research Centre

    Ispra, Italy

    10 h-index

    15 publications

    458 citations

  7. University of Aveiro

    Aveiro, Portugal

    10 h-index

    27 publications

    3.8K citations

  8. National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

    Mandi, India

    9 h-index

    23 publications

    2.3K citations

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  1. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

    30 publications · 2.6K citations

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  2. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

    24 publications · 3.1K citations

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  3. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

    ETFS · 18 publications · 2.1K citations

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  4. Applied Thermal Engineering

    19 publications · 1.1K citations

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