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Julius Weisbach
Julius Weisbach was a German mathematician and engineer and was born on the 10th august
1806 , the eight of nine children to Christian Weisbach and Christina Rebekka Stehen in
!ittelschmiedeberg now called !ildenau municialit" # Weisbach recei$ed his initial
education at the %"ceum in &nnaberg and the 'ergschule in (reiberg#%n 18)) he decided to attendthe 'ergakademie where he later went on to Gottingen sending aro*imatel" two "ears , he
then followed in the footste of associate (riedrich !ohs to the +echnical ni$ersit" and
ni$ersit" of -ienna where he ursued mathemathics , h"sics and mechanics #'etween the
eriod of 18.1 to 18./ he acceted the resonsibilit" for instructing mathemathics at the
(reiberg G"mnasium , andfrom 18.) at the bergakademie as well#
Weisbach was also known to ha$e written a number of books , of which the
Bergmaschinenmechanik was the first in 1835.in 1839 Weisbach took a trip to the Paris
Industrial !position and depicted a keen interest in h"draulics which led to his first paper in
this field and #imultaneoul" he contributed greatl" to the de$elopment of mine sur$e"ingmethods %introducing the theodolite in place of compass and protractor # &dditionall" he
assumed the resonisbilt" for courses in descriti$e geometr" , cr"stallograh" ,and otics as
well as mechanics #in 18// weisbach attended the aris World *osition , recei$ing and
correcting roof for a new edition of his&echaniken route# Weisbach carrer was incredible , he
ublished fourteen books and fift" 2nine aers on mathematics, mechanics and sur$e"ing ,
but mostl" on h"draulics # weisbach recei$ed a series of rofessional honors in 18/0 ,including
and honorar" doctorate from the ni$ersit" of 3ei4ig in 18/5 and the first honorar"
membershi granted b" the $erein eutscher %ngenieure in 1860#&dditionall" he was a
corresonding member of the St# etersburg &cadem" of Sciences, the Ro"al Swedish &cadem"
of Sciences, and the &ccademia dei 3incei#
Weisbach also contributed significantl" to what is know as the arc"2Weisbach e7uationwhich
in fluid d"namics is an e7uation which relates head loss or ressure due to friction along a
secified length of ie to the a$erage $elocit" of the fluid flow #
+he head loss formula which arc" and Weisbach de$eloed for head loss is calculated b" the
use of the e7uation 1#0 below , where hf is head loss due to friction , 3 is the legth of the ie ,
is the iameter of the ie ,- the a$erage $elocit" , g is acceleration due to gra$it" andf' is the
arc" friction factor
7uation 1#0
+he arc" Weisbach 7uation is also useful to e*ress ead loss in terms of $olumetric flow
rate in Control $olume , with carefull substitution the e7uation 1#) is utili4ed #- is the a$erage
$elocit" of the fluid flow , 9 is the $olumetric flor rate and(w is the wetted cross:sectional area
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; 7uation 1#)
+he final arc" 2Weisbach e7uation forhead lossin terms of $olumetric flow rateis then
efined , assuming a full flowing ie as e7uation 1#.
Practical applications
%n h"draulic engineeringalications, it is often desirable to e*ress the head loss in terms of
$olumetric flow rate in the ie# (or this, it is necessar" to substitute the following into the
original head loss form of the arc"2Weisbach e7uation
where
)is, as abo$e, the a$erage $elocit" of the fluid flow, e7ual to the $olumetric flow rateer
unit cross:sectional wetted area?
*is the $olumetric flow rate?
(wis the cross:sectional wetted area#
(or the general case of an arbitraril":full ie, the $alue of(wwill not be immediatel" known,
being an imlicit function of ie sloe, cross:sectional shae, flow rate and other $ariables# %f,
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howe$er, the ie is assumed to be full flowing and of circular cross:section, as is common in
ractical scenarios, then
where'is thediameterof the ie
Substituting these results into the original formulation "ields the final e7uation for head lossin
terms of $olumetric flow ratein a full:flowing circular ie
where all s"mbols are defined as abo$e#
where
hfis the head loss due to friction ?
3 is the length of the ie ?
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is the h"draulic diameterof the ie ?
)is the a$erage $elocit" of the fluid flow, e7ual to the$olumetric flow rateer unit
cross:sectional wetted area?
gis the local acceleration due togra$it"?
f'is a dimensionless coefficient called the arc" friction factor#Acitation neededB%t can be found
from a !ood" diagramor more recisel" b" sol$ing the!odified Colebrook e7uation#
o not confuse this with the (anning (riction factor, f#
%n fluid d"namics, the DarcyWeisbach equationis ahenomenologicale7uation, which relatesthe head loss orressureloss due to frictionalong a gi$en length of ie to the a$erage
$elocit" of the fluid flow# +he e7uation is named after enr" arc"andJulius Weisbach#
+he arc"2Weisbach e7uation contains a dimensionlessfriction factor, known as the Darcy
friction factor# +his is also called the DarcyWeisbach friction factoror Moody friction
factor# +he arc" friction factor is four times the (anning friction factor, with which it should
not be confused#A1B
Head loss form
ead losscan be calculated with
where
hfis the head loss due to friction ?
3 is the length of the ie ?
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is the h"draulic diameterof the ie ?
)is the a$erage $elocit" of the fluid flow, e7ual to the$olumetric flow rateer unit
cross:sectional wetted area?
gis the local acceleration due togra$it"?
f'is a dimensionless coefficient called the arc" friction factor#Acitation neededB%t can be found
from a !ood" diagramor more recisel" b" sol$ing the!odified Colebrook e7uation#
o not confuse this with the (anning (riction factor, f#
Practical applications
%n h"draulic engineeringalications, it is often desirable to e*ress the head loss in terms of
$olumetric flow rate in the ie# (or this, it is necessar" to substitute the following into theoriginal head loss form of the arc"2Weisbach e7uation
where
)is, as abo$e, the a$erage $elocit" of the fluid flow, e7ual to the $olumetric flow rateerunit cross:sectional wetted area?
*is the $olumetric flow rate?
(wis the cross:sectional wetted area#
(or the general case of an arbitraril":full ie, the $alue of(wwill not be immediatel" known,
being an imlicit function of ie sloe, cross:sectional shae, flow rate and other $ariables# %f,
howe$er, the ie is assumed to be full flowing and of circular cross:section, as is common in
ractical scenarios, then
where'is thediameterof the ie
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Substituting these results into the original formulation "ields the final e7uation for head lossin
terms of $olumetric flow ratein a full:flowing circular ie
where all s"mbols are defined as abo$e#
%n 18/D Weisbach was offered a osition at the Eurich ol"technikum ? he
chose to remain at (reiberg and the following "ear assumed the further task of teaching machine
design# &lso in 18// he attended the aris World *osition, recei$ing and correcting roof for a
new edition of his&echaniken route# uring his rofessional career Weisbach ublished
fourteen books and fift":nine aers on mathematics, mechanics, and sur$e"ing, but rimaril" on
h"draulics# &n able e*erimenter, he resented most of his results in!perimental+,"draulik
? the" are also summari4ed in the h"draulics section of his-ehrbuch der
Ingenieur+ und &aschinenmechanik
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the eight of nine children born to Christian Gottlieb Weisbach, a mine foreman, and Christina
Rebekka Stehan, Weisbach recei$ed his earl" education at the %"ceum in &nnaberg and the
'ergschule in (reiberg# %n 18)) borrowed funds enabled him to enter the 'ergakademie, where
!ohs ad$ised him to go on to GFttingen# &fter two "ears at the latter uni$ersit", he followed
!ohs in 18)5 to the +echnical ni$ersit" and ni$ersit" of -ienna, where he studied
mathematics, h"sics, and meachanics# Weisbach sent si* months of the following "eartra$eling on foot through ungar", the +irol, 'a$aria, and bohemia# (rom 18.1 to 18./ he
graduall" assumed resonsibilit" for all instruction in mathematics at the (reiberg G"mnasium
and, from 18.), that at the bergakademie as well, desite a low salar" and little recognition# %n
18.) he married !arie Winkler? their son, &lbin, later became rofessor of mineralog" at the
'ergakademie#
+he first of Weisbach;s numerous ublications,Bergmaschinenmechanik, aeared in 18./, and
the following "ear he was romoted to full rofessor of mathematics, mine machiner", and
sur$e"ing# & tri to the aris %ndustrial *osition in 18.5 increased Weisbach;s interest in
h"drulics and led to his first aers in this field# &t the same time he contributed greatl" to thede$eloment of mine sur$e"ing methos, introducing the theodolite in lace of comass and
rotractor# &arentl" an indefatigable worker, he assumed resonsibilit" for courses in
descriti$e geometr", cr"stallograh", and otics, as well as general mechanics#
Julius Ludwig Weisbach was a German mathematician and enginee
Weisbach studied at theBergakademiein(reibergfrom 18)) : 18)6# &fter that, he studied withCarl (riedrich Gaussin GFttingenand with (riedrich !ohsin -ienna#
%n 18.1 he returned to (reibergwhere he worked as mathematics teacher at the localG"mnasium# %n 18.. he became teacher for !athematics and the +heor" of !ountain !achines
at the (reibergBergakademie# %n 18.6 he was romoted to rofessor for alied mathematics,
mechanics, theor" of mountain machines and so:called&arkscheidekunst#
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Weisbach wrote an influential book for mechanical engineering students, called-ehrbuch der
Ingenieur+ und &aschinenmechanik, which has been e*anded and rerinted on numerous
occasions between 18D/ and 186.#
e also refined the arc" e7uation into the still widel" usedarc"2Weisbach e7uation#
%n 1868 he was elected a foreign member of the Ro"al Swedish &cadem" of Sciences#
%n fluid d"namics, the DarcyWeisbach equationis ahenomenologicale7uation, which relatesthe head loss orressureloss due to frictionalong a gi$en length of ie to the a$erage
$elocit" of the fluid flow# +he e7uation is named after enr" arc"andJulius Weisbach#
+he arc"2Weisbach e7uation contains a dimensionlessfriction factor, known as the Darcyfriction factor# +his is also called the DarcyWeisbach friction factoror Moody friction
factor# +he arc" friction factor is four times the (anning friction factor, with which it should
not be confused#A1B
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Head loss form
ead losscan be calculated with
where
hfis the head loss due to friction ?
3 is the length of the ie ?
is the h"draulic diameterof the ie ?
)is the a$erage $elocit" of the fluid flow, e7ual to the$olumetric flow rateer unit
cross:sectional wetted area?
gis the local acceleration due togra$it"?
f'is a dimensionless coefficient called the arc" friction factor#Acitation neededB%t can be found
from a !ood" diagramor more recisel" b" sol$ing the!odified Colebrook e7uation#
o not confuse this with the (anning (riction factor, f#
Practical applications
%n h"draulic engineeringalications, it is often desirable to e*ress the head loss in terms of
$olumetric flow rate in the ie# (or this, it is necessar" to substitute the following into theoriginal head loss form of the arc"2Weisbach e7uation
where
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)is, as abo$e, the a$erage $elocit" of the fluid flow, e7ual to the $olumetric flow rateer
unit cross:sectional wetted area?
*is the $olumetric flow rate?
(wis the cross:sectional wetted area#
(or the general case of an arbitraril":full ie, the $alue of(wwill not be immediatel" known,being an imlicit function of ie sloe, cross:sectional shae, flow rate and other $ariables# %f,
howe$er, the ie is assumed to be full flowing and of circular cross:section, as is common in
ractical scenarios, then
where'is thediameterof the ie
Substituting these results into the original formulation "ields the final e7uation for head lossin
terms of $olumetric flow ratein a full:flowing circular ie
where all s"mbols are defined as abo$e#
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volumetric_flow_ratehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_diameterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volumetric_flow_ratehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volumetric_flow_ratehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_diameterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diameterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diameterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_losshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_losshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volumetric_flow_ratehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volumetric_flow_ratehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_diameterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volumetric_flow_ratehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_diameterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diameterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_losshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volumetric_flow_rate