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Colebrook White Formula

This document provides information about charts and formulas used to calculate flow characteristics in pipes, including: 1) The Colebrook-White formula is used to calculate velocity (V) given parameters like pipe diameter (D), roughness coefficient (k), slope (S), and viscosity (v). 2) Additional parameters like discharge (Q) can be calculated from velocity (Q = V x A). 3) Typical roughness coefficient (k) values are provided for common pipe materials like copper, plastic, cast iron, and corrugated steel.

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Colebrook White Formula

This document provides information about charts and formulas used to calculate flow characteristics in pipes, including: 1) The Colebrook-White formula is used to calculate velocity (V) given parameters like pipe diameter (D), roughness coefficient (k), slope (S), and viscosity (v). 2) Additional parameters like discharge (Q) can be calculated from velocity (Q = V x A). 3) Typical roughness coefficient (k) values are provided for common pipe materials like copper, plastic, cast iron, and corrugated steel.

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All charts in AS2200-2006, have been developed using the formulae below:

g = Gravity = 9.81 m/s2


v = kinematic viscosity of water = 1.010E-06 m2/s
k = Colebrook-White roughness coeff = 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 = V x A 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).
Colebrook-White Formula
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k = Colebrook-White roughness coefficient, in metres
V = velocity, in metres per second
D = circular cross-section pipe, inside diameter, in metres
S = slope,
k
V gDS
D
D gDS
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in metres per metre
= kinematic viscosity of water, in square metres per second.
= 4.000 m/100m = 1 : 25
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 iron 0.6
Vitrified clay, precast concrete 0.6
Corrugated aluminium and steel 3.0
Colebrook-White Roughness Coefficient (k)

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