swamee-and-jain-approximation-to-the-colebrook-whi (1)

Note: There is a function called ForceMain in SWMM5/InfoSWMM whose purpose is to compute the Darcy-Weisbach friction factor for a force main using the Swamee and Jain approximation to the Colebrook-White equation.

 

f = forcemain_getFricFactor(xsect.rBot, d/4.0, 1.0e12);

return sqrt(f/185.0) * pow(d, (1./6.));

 

double forcemain_getFricFactor(double e, double hrad, double re)

////  Input:   e = roughness height (ft)

//           hrad = hydraulic radius (ft)

//           re = Reynolds number

//  Output:  returns a Darcy-Weisbach friction factor

//  Purpose: computes the Darcy-Weisbach friction factor for a force main

//           using the Swamee and Jain approximation to the Colebrook-White  equation.

{    double f;

if ( re < 10.0 ) re = 10.0;

if ( re <= 2000.0 ) f = 64.0 / re;

else if ( re < 4000.0 )

{        f = forcemain_getFricFactor(e, hrad, 4000.0);

f = 0.032 + (f - 0.032) * ( re - 2000.0) / 2000.0;    }

else    {        f = e/3.7/(4.0*hrad);

if ( re < 1.0e10 ) f += 5.74/pow(re, 0.9);

f = log10(f);

f = 0.25 / f / f;    }

return f;}

 

 

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darcy_friction_factor_formulae

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