clc //Example 6.6 //Calculate pressure difference across the duct p=14.75//lbf/in^2 M=29//lbm/lbmol R=10.73//lbf.ft^3/(in^2.lbmol.R) T=500//R Rankine temperature scale rho=p*M/(R*T)//lbm/ft^3 q=500//ft^3/min d=1//ft A=(%pi)*d^2/4//ft^2 v=(q/60)/A//ft/s mew=0.017//cP //1cP = 0.000672 lbm/ft/s R=d*v*rho/(mew*0.000672)//dimentionless reynold's no. f=0.00465//fanning friction factor dx=800//ft lenght of duct //1 ft = 12 in //1 lbf.s^2 = 32.2 lbm.ft dP=rho*(4*f*(dx/d)*(v^2/2))/32.2/144//lbf/in^2 printf("The pressure drop across the duct is %f lbf/in^2",dP);