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Then, you could simulate the equivalent straight pipe with a 2D-axisymmetric model (or more simply, use the 1D momentum equation with Darcy-Weisbach + Colebrrok-White equations for the pressure loss, thus giving an analytic solution).<br \/>\nIn any case, as points out, the error induced by the simplifications depends on the flow. In your particular case, there will be a value of Re from which the flow is separated in a region around the bends (and this flow is far from simple).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-190772","reply","type-reply","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For approximate studies (estimation of mass flow rate and pressure loss), you could consider each bend as a pipe with a certain equivalent length; for example, for 90\u252c\u2551 smooth bends, the equivalent pipe length is around 50 bend diameters (there is much literature available about this topic). 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