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turbulent flow of water

07/18/2007 2:11 AM

Dear Sir, TURBULENT FLOW OF WATER We are manufacturers of injection moulded plastics items. We use water for cooling the machines and moulds. We have read an article that states that if there is Turbulent flow of water, there is 30% better cooling efficiency. We are using 1" & 1/2" Pipes for cooling purpose. What should be the pressure to get turbulent flow. With regards, Sunita Shetty Secretary M/s. Polyset Plastics Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai (India)

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Re: turbulent flow of water

07/18/2007 7:32 AM

Turbulent flow occurs in pipes when the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynolds_Number exceeds about 2300. For water at ambient temperature in a 1" diameter pipe, the velocity for this criterion is quite low and the chances are that the flow is already turbulent if the pipe has been correctly sized.

In general terms, velocities of 1.5m/s are common in pipes, and if the velocity exceeds 3m/s then it is time to consider increasing the pipe size to bring the velocity down.

The absolute pressure and the supply pressure are not particularly relevant.

The pressure drop along the pipe can be calculated from the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darcy-Weisbach_equation, making due allowance for bends and other fittings.

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