Explicit approximations to the solution of Colebrook's friction factor equation

TURBULENT FLOW IN PIPES, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE TRANSITION REGION BETWEEN THE SMOOTH AND ROUGH PIPE LAWS.

C F Colebrook · Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers · 1939 · 1.9K citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Physics +13

Friction Factors for Pipe Flow

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

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +13

Friction-factor equation spans all fluid-flow regimes.

Sw Churchill · 1977 · 940 citations

Natural Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Physics +14

An Explicit Equation for Friction Factor in Pipe

Ning Hsing Chen · Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals · 1979 · 586 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry +8

Accurate Explicit Equation for Friction Factor

Akalank K. Jain · Journal of the Hydraulics Division · 1976 · 134 citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Fluid Dynamics +13