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friction head

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friction head [′frik·shən ‚hed]
(fluid mechanics)
The head lost by the flow in a stream or conduit due to frictional disturbances set up by the moving fluid and its containing conduit and by intermolecular friction.
friction head
In a piping system, the pressure drop expended in overcoming frictional resistance to flow.
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