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Bejan number

Bejan number noun: a dimensionless number: the ratio of heat transfer irreversibility to total irreversibility due to heat transfer and fluid friction: Be=(̇S'_(gen,,ΔT))/(̇S'_(gen,,ΔT)+̇S'_(gen,,Δp)), where ̇S'_(gen,,ΔT) is the entropy generation contributed by heat transfer and ̇S'_(gen,,Δp) is the entropy generation contributed by fluid friction.

Noun

Bejan number (plural Bejan numbers)

  1. A dimensionless number: the ratio of heat transfer irreversibility to total irreversibility due to heat transfer and fluid friction: Be=(̇S'_(gen,,ΔT))/(̇S'_(gen,,ΔT)+̇S'_(gen,,Δp)), where ̇S'_(gen,,ΔT) is the entropy generation contributed by heat transfer and ̇S'_(gen,,Δp) is the entropy generation contributed by fluid friction.
  2. A dimensionless number: the pressure drop along the fluid path length in both external flows and internal flows: Be_L=(Δp,L²)/(μν), where μ is the dynamic viscosity, ν is the momentum diffusivity (or Kinematic viscosity) and L is fluid path length.

Forms of Bejan number

pluralBejan numbers

Origin of Bejan number

Named after Adrian Bejan.

Questions about Bejan number

What does Bejan number mean?
Bejan number means a dimensionless number: the ratio of heat transfer irreversibility to total irreversibility due to heat transfer and fluid friction: Be=(̇S'_(gen,,ΔT))/(̇S'_(gen,,ΔT)+̇S'_(gen,,Δp)), where ̇S'_(gen,,ΔT) is the entropy generation contributed by heat transfer and ̇S'_(gen,,Δp) is the entropy generation contributed by fluid friction.
What part of speech is Bejan number?
Bejan number is a noun.
What is the plural of Bejan number?
The plural of Bejan number is Bejan numbers.

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