Discussion of “Accurate and Efficient Explicit Approximations of the Colebrook Flow Friction Equation Based on the Wright ?-Function” by Dejan Brki? and Pavel Praks, Mathematics 2019, 7, 34; doi:10.3390/math7010034

Majid Niazkar
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Majid Niazkar: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71454, Iran

Mathematics, 2020, vol. 8, issue 5, 1-6

Abstract: Estimating the Darcy–Weisbach friction factor is crucial to various engineering applications. Although the literature has accepted the Colebrook–White formula as a standard approach for this prediction, its implicit structure brings about an active field of research seeking for alternatives more suitable in practice. This study mainly attempts to increase the precision of two explicit equations proposed by Brki? and Praks. The results obviously demonstrate that the modified relations outperformed the original ones from nine out of 10 accuracy evaluation criteria. Finally, one of the improved equations estimates closer friction factors to those obtained by the Colebrook–White formula among 18 one-step explicit equations available in the literature based on three of the considered criteria.

Keywords: resistance equation; Colebrook–White formula; friction factor; explicit equation; turbulent flow (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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