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How does Aspewn HYSYS calculate friction factor and pressure drop in single phase flow?
Solution ID: 121729

Product(s): Aspen HYSYS

Version(s): 2006

Primary subject: Unit Operations, Piping Equipment

Last Modified: 31-Oct-2007

Attached files (filesize):

case.xls (17k): Confirmation using Excel

Calculation.doc (21k): Text

darcy with ff.hsc (84k): model

Applicable Version(s):
Applies to Aspen HYSYS Versions 2.0 - Current

Problem Statement:
How does Aspen HYSYS calculate friction factor and pressure drop for single phase flow in a pipe?

Solution:
Aspen HYSYS uses the Fanning Friction Factor in the Darcy equation for calculating pressure drop in
single phase flow.
To calculate the friction factor for both laminar and turbulent flow, the full-range, smooth-transition, direct
calculation method by Churchill (Chem. Eng., p.91, Nov. 7, 1977) is used in HYSYS. The Churchill
equation adequately represents the Fanning friction factor over the entire range of Reynolds numbers
within the accuracy of the data used to construct the Moody diagram.
The Churchill equation and Darcy equation are described in detail in the attached Word document. The
Excel file shows the manual calculation. The case file shows the manual calculation in an Aspen HYSYS
spreadsheet and compares it to what Aspen HYSYS calculates. Cell B7 is the Aspen HYSYS result, cell
B8 is the manual result and cell B9 is the relative error caused by rounding and machine precision.

Keywords:
pipe segment, single phase, pressure drop, Darcy, Fanning, friction factor

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