Pressure Drop and Flow Rate Calculations based on the Karman Method Inputs required Results

Q flow rate L pipe length d pipe NPS ρ fluid density μ fluid viscosity ε pipe roughness Password to
1.00 m3/h 46 m 1 in 1000 kg/m3 0.98 cP 46.2 micron unprotect cells:
daan
∆P friction pressure 9.74 kPa ∆P friction pressure 8.38 kPa Moody friction factor 0.0310
drop based on Ka 1.413 psi drop based on Moody Difference, Ka-Moody 14.0%

v flow velocity d, metres Reynolds No Flow category Flow type Karman No E = ε/d
0.548 m/s 0.0254 14,223 5 Low Turbulent z>=3 113,856 0.00182

z = 6 + log E x = log Re y = log Ka ∆=y-x u=z-3 v = x - 3,3

3.25981 4.1529912094 5.05635403 0.9033628206 0.25981 0.8529912094

a b a0 a1 a2 b0 b1 b2
Value 0.1874754019 0.8392670531 0 0 0
Laminar 0 0 0 0 0
Transition z<3 0 0 0.75 -2.5 14
Transition z>=3 0 0 0.7815731603 -2.7323952302 14.6017722562
Low Turbulent z<3 0.188 0.8392670531 0.742 0.0005 0.009
Low Turbulent z>=3 0.1874754019 0.8392670531 0.742 0.0005 0.009
High Turbulent 0.0726100154 0.9461563864 0.850 0.022 0.0023

∆P friction pressure L pipe length d pipe NPS ρ fluid density μ fluid viscosity ε pipe roughness
10.00 kPa 46 m 1 in 1000 kg/m3 0.98 cP 46.2 micron
1.450 psi
Q flow rate based 1.01 m3/h -0.000 ∆P friction pressure 8.60 kPa Moody friction factor 0.0309
on Ka method 1.01 m3/h drop based on Moody Difference, Ka-Moody 14.0%

v flow velocity d, metres Reynolds No Flow category Flow type Karman No E = ε/d
0.556 m/s 0.0254 14,426 5 Low Turbulent z>=3 116,864 0.00182
0.556 14,426
z = 6 + log E x = log Re y = log Ka ∆=y-x u=z-3 v = x - 3,3
3.25981 4.1591373383 5.0676795662 0.908521064 0.25981 0.8591373383
4.1591585022
a b a0 a1 a2 b0 b1 b2
Value 0.1874754019 0.8392670531 0 0 0
Laminar 0 0 0 0 0
Transition z<3 0 0 0.75 -2.5 14
Transition z>=3 0 0 0.7815731603 -2.7323952302 14.6017722562
 Low Turbulent z<3 0.188 0.8392670531 0.742 0.0005 0.009
Low Turbulent z>=3 0.1874754019 0.8392670531 0.742 0.0005 0.009
High Turbulent 0.0726100154 0.9461563864 0.850 0.022 0.0023