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Solve Colebrook White Equation Within Your Worksheet
Solve Colebrook White Equation Within Your Worksheet
SOLVING
COLEBROOK EQUATION
FOR
PIPING DESIGN AND SIZING CALCULATIONS
M Anil Kumar
(MS Chemical, IIT Madras, Industrial Consultant)
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Notes
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The ability to simplify means
to eliminate the unnecessary,
so that
the necessary can speak
-Hans Hofmann
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COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
Published by:
M Anil Kumar
539/5 A N Nivas- Kadirur
Tellicherry, Kerala 670642
India
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CONTENTS
Preface 9
3 Excel Basics 19
1. References
i. Entering Formulas
ii. Reference by Range
iii. Reference by Cell/Range Names
2. Operators
i. Arithmetic Operators
ii. Comparison Operators
3. Functions
4 IF Logical Function 23
1. Introduction
2. Conditions
3. A Simple IF equation
4. Simple IF with references
5. Nested IF
6. Maximum Number of Nests
7. Information Functions as Conditions within IF
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5 Information Functions 27
1. ISERROR Function
2. Major Error Types
3. #Div/0! Error
4. #### Error
5. #REF! Error
6 Circular References 29
1. Examples
2. Activating Circular Reference
3. A “Working” Circular Reference
4. Maximum Iteration
5. Maximum Change
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b. 5 digit precision
6. Creating ON/OFF/RESET Controls
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---NOTICE---
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PREFACE
Many books exist to elaborate application of Excel for engineers and
scientists. Every engineers and scientist use Excel or other worksheet for
their professional calculations.
A recent survey indicated that majority of Excel users does not like to use
VBA or Macros because of several reasons. The spatial feel (sense of space
that we have in our life) and the comfort is lost. Many have no time to learn
macros or rather not consider it worthy. Some fear also exists that macros
can erase data and equations or enter values in wrong cells if a minor error
occurs in program. I always look for doing things well within worksheet! It
is like we always wish to do things within than sourcing from outside!
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iterations within worksheet, how to introduce a iteration, to seed an initial
approximation, to control and to limit number of iterations to a specified
times – without using VBA or Macros or solver or goal seek. We succeeded
and this book share you the findings.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Special thanks to senior colleague of mine, Mr Mehaboob P K, who
remained with constant encouragement and motivations. Encouragements
extended by friends and by family members and specially patience extended
by my daughter Aradhana in the course of my experimentation and writings
are always remembered.
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