Calculate Required Pipe Diameter using Flamant

Calculates the required internal pipe diameter given a specific target head loss, length, flow rate, and Flamant roughness coefficient.

Usage

calc_diameter_flamant(loss, length, flow, coef = 0.000135)

Arguments

loss

Numeric. The target friction head loss (meters).

length

Numeric. The length of the pipe (meters).

flow

Numeric. The volumetric flow rate (cubic meters per second).

coef

Numeric. The Flamant roughness coefficient (b). Default is 0.000135, which is typical for smooth plastic pipes (e.g., PVC, PE).

Value

A numeric vector representing the required internal diameter in meters.

Examples

# Find diameter for a 50m pipe with 1.5m allowable head loss and 0.0002 m^3/s flow
calc_diameter_flamant(loss = 1.5, length = 50, flow = 0.0002)
#> [1] 0.0203516