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What is the kinetic energy correction factor? Is it significant?

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The kinetic energy correction factor is a correction factor to account for the fact that kinetic energy using average velocity is not the same as the actual kinetic energy the actual velocity profile. The effects of this factor for turbulent flow in pipe are neglected. For laminar flow that flows in pipe, the effects of this factor are sometimes significant. Factor is α\alpha and unit is dimensionless.

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