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Colebrook-White Formula: K V GDS Ddgds

The Colebrook-White Formula is used to calculate flow velocity in pipes based on pipe diameter, slope, roughness coefficient, and kinematic viscosity. It summarizes that all charts in AS2200-2006 have been developed using this formula. It then provides an example calculation using the formula to find the velocity of water flowing through a 300mm diameter pipe with a 4% slope, where the other parameters are given.

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Colebrook-White Formula: K V GDS Ddgds

The Colebrook-White Formula is used to calculate flow velocity in pipes based on pipe diameter, slope, roughness coefficient, and kinematic viscosity. It summarizes that all charts in AS2200-2006 have been developed using this formula. It then provides an example calculation using the formula to find the velocity of water flowing through a 300mm diameter pipe with a 4% slope, where the other parameters are given.

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Colebrook-White Formula

All charts in AS2200-2006, have been developed using the formulae below:
 k 2.5 
V  2  2 gDS 
0.5
log   
 3.7 D D  2 gDS  0.5 
 
k = Colebrook-White roughness coefficient, in metres
V = velocity, in metres per second
D = circular cross-section pipe, inside diameter, in metres
S = slope, in metres per metre
ν = kinematic viscosity of water, in square metres per second.

g = Gravity = 9.81 m/s2


n = kinematic viscosity of water = 1.010E-06 m2/s

k= Colebrook-White roughness coef= 0.015 mm = 1.500E-05 m


D= Inside diameter = 300 mm = 0.300 m
S= Slope, in metres per metre = 4.000% = 0.0400 m/m
= (Hydraulic Gradient)
V= Velocity = 4.38 m/s

Discharge:
Q=VxA A = 0.071 m2
Q = 0.3093 m/s = 309.3 L/s

Note:
Depending on the required conditions, use the "Solver" routine to find the un-known
Tip: If you try to find only 1 unknown, the others will be found automatically
DO NOT use solver to find a cell with a formulae. It will write over the formulae.
Instead ONLY allow solver to change either k, D or S
eg., If we only know g v k D & Q and we need to find S & V
then all we need to do is find S (using Solver).
= 4.000 m/100m = 1 : 25

he un-known
Colebrook-White Roughness Coefficient (k)
Pipe Material Typical values for k, mm
Copper, Copper alloys, Stainless Steel 0.015
All Plastic Piplines having a smooth (non-profiled) internal bore 0.015
Fibre-reinforced concrete (FRC) 0.15
Cast iron, ductile iron, galvanised steel and malleable cast ir 0.6
Vitrified clay, precast concrete 0.6
Corrugated aluminium and steel 3.0
es for k, mm

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