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3.2.31 alashkar - Alashkar friction factor
f = alashkar(d,e,re)

Calculate the Alashkar approximation of the Colebrook-White equation.

Arguments

d

Pipe internal diameter (m  ).

e

Pipe effective roughness ε .

re

Reynolds number

Returns Darcy friction factor f , dimensionless.