Monday, January 23, 2006

Chemical Software Part 2: Pressure Drop

Calculations

Straight Pipe
Calculators for pressure drop by flow through a straight pipe.
The diameter and wall roughness can be user defined or chosen from a listing of standard pipe sizes.
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Pipe with Fittings
Calculators for pressure drop by flow through a pipe with fittings.
The number of fittings can be put in manually or estimated by the calculation routine using a correlation based on complexity and average plant data. Uses the 2-k methode for the pressure drop through the fittings, which is the best available method for both the laminar and turbulent flow.
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