Friction factor Definition and 24 Threads

Hi, I was recently tasked to build a mini-sumo robot (10x10cm. 500g. the objective is to push your opponent out of a 75cm. diameter arena or dohyo), and I was wondering about the tires that I'm going to use. I want to increase the friction coefficient as much as I can, so I was wondering how to...

Homework Statement Correctly present the table of information. The values in the table are deliberately in a wrong format. The calculated Re values have been analysed to have an uncertainty of ± 0.4% and the calculated f values an uncertainty of ± 0.1%. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a...

OK guys/gals, question of the century: What is the friction factor (K) for Dow's Molykote 3402C anti-friction coating? thanks for any insight...

Homework Statement An object is placed on a slope with initial velocity v=0m/s. Angle of the slope is 30 degrees and the coefficient of friction (or friction factor, not sure how it's said in English) is given as u=0.1*(x/m) where x is the path traversed and m is the mass of the object. After...

Homework Statement in my book , the author stated that the friction factor become maximum when the flow become turbulent ...However , according to the Moody Chart , we can know that the friction factor decreases from laminar to turbulent and then constant ... is the statement in the book wrong...

As the flow rate increases frictional force increases but friction factor(Darcy,Fanning) decreases with Re. Can anyone explain what is the concept behind it?

Homework Statement is there any criteria when it comes to choosing the first f_try ? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution in my opinion , there must be at least either relative roughness(ε) given or Reynold number given , so that we can find the first f_try ...But , it is not given in...

< Mentor Note -- thread moved to HH from the technical Engineering forums, so no HH Template is shown > Okay so I'm a freshman BE student and one of our first projects is designing a windmill that can produce a voltage of 5 for 2 seconds or longer. We are having trouble find the optimal gear...

Hi! I read from Perry Green's ChE Handbook that the friction factor for Re ≤ 2,100 can be approximated by ƒ = 16/Re. But there was this question that I encountered (though I don't know the source) and according to it, ƒ = 64/Re for laminar flow. Can someone clarify which is which? Thank you!

Hi! I encountered this problem that asked for the friction factor of a very dilute SO2-air gas mixture in a wetted wall column. All the necessary information were given to compute for the Reynold's number. What I want to know is does having a wetted wall make it a different case (ergo use...

Hello, I was wondering if when calculating the fanning friction factor, do english units need to be used? The equation for the head friction is h_f = 4f(L/D)V^2/2 where L is the length, D is the diameter of the pipe, and f is the fanning friction factor. This ends up having units of...

How to find the dancy friction factor by using the colebrook white equation (not using the moody chart) ; to calculate the 1/√f = -2LOG[(e/d)/3.71 + 2.51/(Re*√f)] help please

Homework Statement Given: water at 20°C flows through a 3cmID smooth brass tube at 0.002 m^3/s. Homework Equations V=Q/A f=64/Re Re=VD/(nu) The Attempt at a Solution V=Q/A=(0.002 m^3/s)/((∏/4)*(0.03 m)^2) = 2.829 m/s Re=VD/(nu) = (2.829 m/s)*(0.03 m)/(1x10^-6 m^2/s)=84882.64...

I am trying to predict pressure drop in a pipeline with a range of different materials. I have used a surface profilometer to measure the surface roughness of the different materials and I have values for various surface roughness variables - Ra Rz Rmax Rq Rm S Sm R3z Wt and a range of other...

Ladder of mass M and length L leans against a vertical wall. The friction factor between the ladder and ground is K. Calculate the minimum angle at which the ladder can stay in position without slipping off ignoring the friction between the wall and the ladder. Calculating momentum...

So, I understand that when reynolds number increases, the fluid becomes more turbulent, and there is a greater energy loss due to formation of eddies. However, shouldn't this increase in reynolds number cause an increase in friction as well? But, according to the moody diagram...

Homework Statement I need to find the Darcy Weibach friction factor from the moody diagram but i cannot find reynolds number? All the information i have is K = 0.02mm D = 150mm Q=100 l/s The only formula for RE i found is RE = (density) x (velocity) x (diameter of pipe) /...

Hi All, I'm working on some fluid modeling, and I'm calculating my friction factor using Serghides' method, which, I'm sure you all know, is very accurate in relation to the Colebrook equation. The trouble is, I need to convince my boss that the Serghides equation has merit and is that accurate...

"blasius" Friction factor I am trying to find out if the formula below can be used to estimate the friction factor for turbulent flows with Reynolds number around 100,000, in an air system. f = 0.079*RE^-0.25 I have not been able to find this exact formula anywhere other than on this...

There's a couple of recent threads on friction - rather than hijack those here's a new thread with a few questions I have. What I'm trying to understand is the relationship between the friction force (on an object moving through a fluid) and the velocity of the object. A few places I see...

How to determine the darcy friction factor for irregular cross section tunnels hi, I needed to calculate the f value for tunnels with these cross section area but I am not sure what are method available to calculate these shapes. Two of those cross section areas are already provided as...

Do the head losses on turbulent flow are always greater then on a laminar flow? Why does it seem from the Moody chart that the friction factor becomes smaller when the flow becomes more turbulent?

hai all, I'm now doing a research about castor oil. I've a got a few a confusing problems.. 1. to flow castor oil in a 12 mm acrylic pipe i use a reservoir 1 metres from the outlet. Because castor oil is very thick (dyn visc. = 0.5 Pa-m), the velocity of the flow is very low just about 0.02...

hopefully this will be my last question... My textbook says friction factor = 64/reynold's number for laminar flow. But it doesn't say how this equation is derived. does anyone know where this equation comes from? is it an approximation (i.e. will be more accurate for certain Re's and...