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Rectangle Poiseuille

fullflow.RectanglePoiseuille

Poiseuille number correlation for rectangular ducts.

RectanglePoiseuille computes an approximate Poiseuille number for a rectangular duct from its height and width. The result can be used by laminar duct-flow pressure-loss or friction-factor calculations.

Parameters

Name Type Description
namestr

Component name

networkNetwork

Network that owns this component

heightfloat

Rectangle height

widthfloat

Rectangle width

Outputs

Name Type Description
poiseuille_numberState, optional

Computed Poiseuille number