Consider Example 14.1 again but assuming that the tube has become rough with build up of scale and is characterized by a roughness of ε =0.05mm. Calculate the pressure drop per meter length in this case if all other data remains the same.

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Consider Example 14.1 again but assuming that the tube has become rough with build up of scale and is characterized by a roughness of [latex]\epsilon=0.05 mm[/latex]. Calculate the pressure drop per meter length in this case if all other data remains the same.

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The friction factor alone changes in this case as compared to the previous example. With [latex]\epsilon=0.05 mm[/latex] , we have [latex]\frac{\epsilon}{D}=\frac{0.05}{19}=0.0026[/latex]. The friction factor calculation is based on the Colebrook–White equation. The initial value is calculated using Eq. 14.26 as

[latex]f_{0}=\frac{1}{4}\left[\log \left(\frac{\epsilon}{D}+\frac{21.238}{R e_{D}^{0.9}} ight)-0.5682 ight]^{-2}[/latex] (14.26)

[latex]f_{0}=\frac{1}{4}\left[\log \left(\frac{0.05}{19}+\frac{21.238}{111124^{0.9}} ight)-0.5682 ight]^{-2}=0.0267[/latex]

Using this in Eq. 14.25, we get a better value of friction factor given by

[latex]\frac{1}{\sqrt{f}}=1.14-2 \log \left(\frac{\epsilon}{D}+\frac{9.35}{R e_{D} \sqrt{f}} ight)[/latex] (14.25)

[latex]\frac{1}{\sqrt{f}}=1.14-2 \log \left(\frac{0.05}{19}+\frac{9.35}{111124 imes \sqrt{0.0267}} ight)=6.1396[/latex]

or

[latex]f=\frac{1}{6.1396^{2}}=0.0265[/latex]

The reader may note that this also agrees with Moody chart. The pressure drop per meter of tube may hence be calculated as

[latex]-\frac{\Delta p}{L}=\frac{f ho U^{2}}{2 D}=\frac{0.0265 imes 2.791 imes 37.91^{2}}{2 imes 0.019}=2797 Pa / m[/latex]

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