Research Article

Advanced Iterative Procedures for Solving the Implicit Colebrook Equation for Fluid Flow Friction

Table 3

Newton–Raphson procedure. Option 3: fixed initial starting point x0 = 6.445695939 λ0 = 0.024069128765101 from Section 2.2.1, indirect calculation of λ through the transmission factor x: Equation (10), and analytical derivative f′(x): Equation (9).

Re = 5·106, ε/D = 2.5·10−5f(x), Equation (8)f′(x), Equation (9)x0 = 6.445695939λ0 = 0.024069128768719

Iteration 1−3.5549560851.0436359109.8520142258626200.010302673560706
Iteration 2−0.0114308571.0372598049.8630344709147300.010279663490514
Iteration 3−0.0000000971.037242198x = 9.863034564455800λ = 0.010279663295529
Control step0.0000000001.0372421989.8630345644558000.010279663295529

Re = 3·104, ε/D = 9·10−3f(x), Equation (8)f′(x), Equation (9)x0 = 6.445695939λ0 = 0.024069128768719

Iteration 11.3917123931.0244544865.0872047502396500.038640395682209
Iteration 2−0.0006519901.0254270015.0878405729457000.038630738577020
Iteration 30.0000000001.025426528x = 5.087840573092420λ = 0.038630738574792
Control step0.0000000001.0468304755.0878405730924200.038630738574792