Modelling of Hardy Cross Method for Pipe Networks
| International Journal of Mechanical Engineering |
| © 2023 by SSRG - IJME Journal |
| Volume 10 Issue 2 |
| Year of Publication : 2023 |
| Authors : Pankaj Dumka, Nitin Samaiya, Sumit Gandhi, Dhananjay R. Mishra |
10.14445/23488360/IJME-V10I2P101
How to Cite?
Pankaj Dumka, Nitin Samaiya, Sumit Gandhi, Dhananjay R. Mishra, "Modelling of Hardy Cross Method for Pipe Networks," SSRG International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 1-8, 2023. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488360/IJME-V10I2P101
Abstract:
The transport of fluids through pipes is very common in core engineering practice. The main issue that came up when the pipe flow networks were its analysis part. The Hardy Cross approach is very accurate and reliable for solving these issues, but because it is iterative, the likelihood of errors increases as the number of circuit loops grows. Therefore, in this research, a piece of effort has been made to automate the Hardy Cross technique using Python programming (as it is userfriendly and has a large library backup) to remove the errors that come with using hand calculations. The built program has been applied to four different pipe flow network problems, and the outcomes are the same as those presented in the literature.
Keywords:
Pipe flow, Pipe Network, Python Programming, Hardy Cross method.
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