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426 Chapter 8 ■ Viscous Flow in Pipes<br />

A = cross-sectional<br />

area<br />

z<br />

z<br />

V = u(y,z)<br />

y<br />

x<br />

P = perimeter<br />

of pipe<br />

D h = 4A/P = hydraulic<br />

diameter<br />

(a)<br />

F I G U R E 8.34<br />

Noncircular duct.<br />

(b)<br />

The hydraulic diameter<br />

is used for<br />

noncircular duct<br />

calculations.<br />

cross section, as is shown in Fig. 8.34, the velocity profile is a function of both y and z<br />

3V u1y, z2î 4. This means that the governing equation from which the velocity profile is obtained<br />

1either the Navier–Stokes equations of motion or a force balance equation similar to that used for<br />

circular pipes, Eq. 8.62 is a partial differential equation rather than an ordinary differential equation.<br />

Although the equation is linear 1for fully developed flow the convective acceleration is zero2,<br />

its solution is not as straightforward as for round pipes. Typically the velocity profile is given in<br />

terms of an infinite series representation 1Ref. 172.<br />

Practical, easy-to-use results can be obtained as follows. Regardless of the cross-sectional<br />

shape, there are no inertia effects in fully developed laminar pipe flow. Thus, the friction factor<br />

can be written as f CRe h , where the constant C depends on the particular shape of the<br />

duct, and Re h is the Reynolds number, Re h rVD hm, based on the hydraulic diameter. The<br />

hydraulic diameter defined as D h 4AP is four times the ratio of the cross-sectional flow area<br />

divided by the wetted perimeter, P, of the pipe as is illustrated in Fig. 8.34. It represents a characteristic<br />

length that defines the size of a cross section of a specified shape. The factor of 4 is<br />

included in the definition of D h so that for round pipes the diameter and hydraulic diameter are<br />

equal 3D h 4AP 41pD 2 421pD2 D4. The hydraulic diameter is also used in the definition<br />

of the friction factor, h L f 1/D h 2V 2 2g, and the relative roughness, eD h .<br />

The values of C f Re h for laminar flow have been obtained from theory andor experiment<br />

for various shapes. Typical values are given in Table 8.3 along with the hydraulic diameter. Note<br />

■ TABLE 8.3<br />

Friction Factors for Laminar Flow in Noncircular Ducts (Data from Ref. 18)<br />

Shape<br />

Parameter<br />

C f Re h<br />

I. Concentric Annulus<br />

D h = D 2 – D 1<br />

D 1D 2<br />

0.0001 71.8<br />

0.01 80.1<br />

0.1 89.4<br />

0.6 95.6<br />

1.00 96.0<br />

D 1<br />

II. Rectangle<br />

D h = _____ 2ab<br />

a + b<br />

a<br />

D 2<br />

b<br />

ab<br />

0 96.0<br />

0.05 89.9<br />

0.10 84.7<br />

0.25 72.9<br />

0.50 62.2<br />

0.75 57.9<br />

1.00 56.9

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