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Fluid Section Types: Liquids

A network element is characterized by a type of fluid section. It has to be specified on the *FLUID SECTION card unless the analysis is a pure thermomechanical calculation. For liquids the orifice (only for ), restrictor, branch, and vortex fluid section types of gases can be used by specifying the parameter LIQUID on the *FLUID SECTION card. In addition, the following types are available as well (the coefficients for the head losses are taken from [10], unless specified otherwise):

Subsections

- Pipe, Manning
- Pipe, White-Colebrook
- Pipe, Sudden Enlargement
- Pipe, Sudden Contraction
- Pipe, Entrance
- Pipe, Diaphragm
- Pipe, Bend
- Pipe, Gate Valve
- Pump