Directly calculate pipe diameters through valves and fittings under a turbulent flow regime

Israel Garcia graduated from the University of Cienfuegos, Cuba, with an MS degree in mechanical engineering. Rodriguez has been attached to the mechanical engineering faculty of that university since 1985 as a Professor in fluid mechanics, heat transfer and science materials. Garcia has more than 30 yr of industrial experience in chemical plants and power stations, and has presented several papers on the design of heat exchangers, pressure vessels and piping systems. He now works as a Consulting Engineer in Houston, Texas. The author can be reached at isgaro47@gmail.com.

Alejandro Garcia is a mechanical engineer who graduated from the University of Cienfuegos, Cuba. He received his MS degree in mechanical engineering with a specialty in materials from the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He gained several years of experience in chemicals and power plants as a static and dynamic equipment specialist. He now works in the Kuraray America Pasadena, Texas Plant as Project Engineer II. The author can be reached alessandromilan88@gmail.com.