 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
A entrance (Figure 99) is characterized by head
losses 
 of the form:
 of the form:
|  | (32) | 
where  is a head loss coefficient depending on the ratio
 is a head loss coefficient depending on the ratio  ,
,
 is the mass flow, g is the gravity acceleration and
 is the mass flow, g is the gravity acceleration and  is the
liquid density.
 is the
liquid density.  and
 and  are the cross section of the entrance and of
the pipe, respectively. Values for
 are the cross section of the entrance and of
the pipe, respectively. Values for  can be found in file ``liquidpipe.f''.
 can be found in file ``liquidpipe.f''.   
The following constants have to be specified on the line beneath the *FLUID SECTION, TYPE=PIPE ENTRANCE card:
 
 
The gravity acceleration must be specified by a gravity type
*DLOAD card defined for the elements at stake. The material
characteristic  can be defined by a
*DENSITY
card.
 can be defined by a
*DENSITY
card. 
Example files: pipe, piperestrictor.