Before being able to use the minor head losses in an equation, the losses in the system due to

friction must also be calculated.

Equation for friction losses:
[5][3][1]

= Frictional head loss

= Downstream velocity
 = Gravity of Earth
 = Hydraulic radius
 =Total length of piping
 = Fanning friction factor

Total Head Loss[edit]

After both minor losses and friction losses have been calculated, these values can be summed to
find the total head loss.
Equation for total head loss, , can be simplified and rewritten as:
[5]

= Frictional head loss

= Downstream velocity
 = Gravity of Earth
 = Hydraulic radius
 =Total length of piping
 = Fanning friction factor
= Sum of all kinetic energy factors in system
Once calculated, the total head loss can be used to solve the Bernoulli Equation and find unknown
values of the system.[1][5]

Before being able to use the minor head losses in an equation, the losses in the system due to
friction must also be calculated.
Equation for friction losses:
[5][3][1]

= Frictional head loss

= Downstream velocity
 = Gravity of Earth
 = Hydraulic radius
 =Total length of piping
 = Fanning friction factor
Total Head Loss[edit]
After both minor losses and friction losses have been calculated, these values can be summed to
find the total head loss.
Equation for total head loss, , can be simplified and rewritten as:
[5]

= Frictional head loss

= Downstream velocity
 = Gravity of Earth
 = Hydraulic radius
 =Total length of piping
 = Fanning friction factor
= Sum of all kinetic energy factors in system
Once calculated, the total head loss can be used to solve the Bernoulli Equation and find unknown
values of the system.[1][5]