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// FRICTION FACTOR • REYNOLDS • ROUGHNESS

● Turbulent Darcy fD
Moody Diagram
Laminar (f=64/Re)
Smooth (Prandtl)
Constant ε/D (Colebrook)
Controls
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Current Values
Turbulent Flow
Re (inertia/viscosity) 1.00×10⁵
fD (Darcy friction) 0.0198
fF (Fanning = fD/4) 0.00495
ε/D (rel. roughness) 0.001
Equation Colebrook
Input Parameters
Reynolds Number (Re) 100,000
Relative Roughness (ε/D) 0.001
Flow Regime Classification
Regime Turbulent
Classification Logic Re > 4000 → Turbulent
Equation Used
Colebrook-White Equation
1/√f = -2·log₁₀(ε/(3.7D) + 2.51/(Re·√f))
Solution Method
Algorithm Fixed-point iteration
Initial Guess (Swamee-Jain) 0.01985
Convergence Tolerance 1×10⁻¹⁰ (relative)
Iteration Log
Final Result
Darcy Friction Factor (fD) 0.019829
Fanning Friction Factor (fF) 0.004957
Iterations Required 6
Converged ✓ Yes
Verification
Back-substitution check LHS = RHS ✓
Residual 2.3×10⁻¹²
Engineering Disclaimer: This tool is provided for educational and informational purposes only. While algorithms are based on standard fluid mechanics correlations (Colebrook-White, Prandtl-von Kármán), the software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, express or implied. The authors assume no liability for errors, omissions, or damages resulting from the use of this tool. Users must verify all critical calculations against standard engineering references.