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Turbulent Flow: 4000 Irregular and Chaotic
Turbulent Flow: 4000 Irregular and Chaotic
Notation Parameter
𝑝1 Intensity of Pressure at section 1−1
𝑉1 Velocity of flow at section 1−1
𝑝2 , 𝑉2 Intensity of pressure and Velocity of
flow at section 2−2 respectively.
L Length of the pipe between section
1−1 and 2−2
d Diameter of the pipe
𝑓′ Frictional resistance per unit wetted
area per unit velocity
ℎ𝑓 Loss of head due to friction
Loss of Head due to Friction in Pipe flow (Darcy Equation)
Forces acting on the fluid between section 1−1 and 2−2;
1. Pressure force at section 1−1 = 𝑝1 ∗ 𝐴
2. Pressure force at section 2−2 = 𝑝2 ∗ 𝐴
3. Frictional resistance 𝐹1
Resolving all the forces in horizontal direction:
p1 A − p2 A − F1 = 0
A (p1 − p2 ) − F1 = 0
F1
(p1 − p2 ) =
A
………………………. (1)
Applying Bernoulli's equation at section 1−1 and 2−2;
𝑓′ 𝑓
Putting = ; 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑓 𝑖𝑠 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑎𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑤𝑒 𝑔𝑒𝑡,
ρ 2
2
4𝑓𝐿 𝑉
ℎ𝑓 =
𝑑 2𝑔