This package provides functions to compute pressure losses due to wall friction in a pipe. Every correlation is defined by a package that is derived by inheritance from the package WallFriction.PartialWallFriction. The details of the underlying pipe wall friction model are described in the UsersGuide. Basically, different variants of the equation
dp = λ(Re,D)*(L/D)*ρ*v*|v|/2
are used, where the friction loss factor λ is shown in the next figure:
Name | Description |
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PartialWallFriction | Partial wall friction characteristic (base package of all wall friction characteristics) |
NoFriction | No pipe wall friction, no static head |
Laminar | Pipe wall friction for laminar flow in circular tubes (linear correlation) |
QuadraticTurbulent | Pipe wall friction for turbulent flow in circular tubes (simple characteristic, mu not used) |
LaminarAndQuadraticTurbulent | Pipe wall friction for laminar and turbulent flow in circular tubes (simple characteristic) |
Detailed | Pipe wall friction for laminar and turbulent flow (detailed characteristic) |
TestWallFrictionAndGravity | Pressure loss in pipe due to wall friction and gravity (only for test purposes; if needed use Pipes.StaticPipe instead) |