Determination of Fanning Friction Factor for Power Law Fluids

dc.contributor.advisor	White, R. E.
dc.creator	Mallett, Steven W.
dc.date.accessioned	2022-06-30T16:03:51Z
dc.date.available	2022-06-30T16:03:51Z
dc.date.issued	1983
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/CAPSTONE-MallettS_1983
dc.description	Program year: 1982-1983	en
dc.description	Digitized from print original stored in HDR	en
dc.description.abstract	An equation was developed that enables the calculation of the Fanning friction factor for the flow of power law fluids. The equation applies for all flow regions - laminar, transitional and turbulent. The equation is based on a weighted sum of equations for the Fanning friction factor in each of the three regions of fluid flow. Deviations between the developed equation and accepted values is on the order of five percent or less for the majority of the values for the Fanning friction factor. The equation is simple to use and is ideally suited for a computer or for a hand-held calculator. The equation can replace the current graphical methods that are used to solve power law fluid systems.	en
dc.format.extent	22 pages	en
dc.format.medium	electronic	en
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.subject	Fanning friction factor	en
dc.subject	fluid dynamics	en
dc.subject	flow	en
dc.subject	non-Newtonian fluids	en
dc.title	Determination of Fanning Friction Factor for Power Law Fluids	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
thesis.degree.department	Chemical Engineering	en
thesis.degree.grantor	University Undergraduate Fellows	en
thesis.degree.level	Undergraduate	en
dc.type.material	text	en