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Bejan numbers

Bejan numbers is the plural of Bejan number.

Meaning of Bejan number

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.

Questions about Bejan numbers

What is Bejan numbers the plural of?
Bejan numbers is the plural of Bejan number.

Words near Bejan numbers in the dictionary

  1. bejading
  2. Bejaia
  3. Bejajeng
  4. bejan
  5. Bejan number
  6. Bejan numbers
  7. bejans
  8. bejant
  9. bejantine
  10. bejantines
  11. bejants

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