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ReynoldsNumber
IntroductionanddefinitionofthedimensionlessReynoldsNumberonlinecalculators
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theinertiaforce(uL),and
theviscousorfrictionforce()
andinterpretedastheratioof
thedynamicpressure(u2),and
theshearingstress(u/L)
andcanbeexpressedas
Re=(u2)/(u/L)
=uL/
=uL/(1)
where
Re=ReynoldsNumber(nondimensional)
=density(kg/m3,lbm /ft 3 )
u=velocitybasedontheactualcrosssectionareaoftheductorpipe(m/s,ft/s)
=dynamicviscosity(Ns/m2,lbm /sft)
L=characteristiclength(m,ft)
=/=kinematicviscosity(m2/s,ft 2/s)
ReynoldsNumberforaPipeorDuct
Forapipeorductthecharacteristiclengthisthehydraulicdiameter.
L=dh
where
dh=hydraulicdiameter(m,ft)
TheReynoldsNumberforaductorpipecanbeexpressedas
Re=udh/
=udh/(2)
where
dh=hydraulicdiameter(m,ft)
ReynoldsNumberforaPipeorDuctinImperialUnits
TheReynoldsnumberforapipeorductcanalsobeexpressedinImperialunits
Re=7745.8udh/(2a)
where
Re=ReynoldsNumber(nondimensional)
u=velocity(ft/s)
dh=hydraulicdiameter(in)
=kinematicviscosity(cSt)(1cSt=106m2/s)
TheReynoldsNumbercanbeusedtodetermineifflowislaminar,transientorturbulent.Theflowis
laminarwhenRe<2300
transientwhen2300<Re<4000
turbulentwhenRe>4000
Inpracticelaminarflowisonlyactualforviscousfluidslikecrudeoil,fueloilandoils.
ExampleCalculatingReynoldsNumber
ANewtonianfluidwithadynamicorabsoluteviscosityof0.38Ns/m2andaspecificgravityof0.91flowsthrougha25mmdiameterpipewithavelocityof2.6m/s.
Thedensitycanbecalculatedusingspecificgravitylike
=0.91(1000kg/m3)
=910kg/m3
TheReynoldsNumbercanthenbecalculatedusingequation(1)like
Re=(910kg/m3)(2.6m/s)(25mm)(103m/mm)/(0.38Ns/m2)
=156((kgm/s2)/N)
=156~Laminarflow
1(N)=1(kgm/s2)
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Thecalculatorbelowcanbeusedifthedensityandtheabsolute(dynamic)viscosityofafluidisknown.ThecalculatorisvalidforincompressibleflowflowwithfluidsorgaseswithoutcompressionastypicalforanairflowinaHVACsystemsorsimilar.
20 Velocityu(m/s,ft/s)
0.5 CharacteristiclengthL(hydraulicdiameterdh)(m,ft)
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Thecalculatorbelowcanbeusedwhenthekinematicviscosityofafluidisknown.
5 Velocityu(m/s,ft/s)
0.102 CharacteristiclengthL(hydraulicdiameterdh)(m,ft)
Calculate!
Thedefaultvaluesareforwaterat20oCwithkinematicviscosity1.004106m2/sinaschedule40steelpipe.Thecharacteristiclength(hydraulicdiameter)ofthepipeis0.102m.
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