Reynolds number
Reynolds number noun: a dimensionless parameter that determines the behavior of viscous flow patterns. In pipe flow a value less than roughly 2,000 (known as the critical Reynolds number) produces laminar flow, one above about 3,000 produces turbulent flow (intermediate values produce unpredictable behavior).
Noun
Reynolds number (plural Reynolds numbers)
- A dimensionless parameter that determines the behavior of viscous flow patterns. In pipe flow a value less than roughly 2,000 (known as the critical Reynolds number) produces laminar flow, one above about 3,000 produces turbulent flow (intermediate values produce unpredictable behavior).
- One certainly can argue that not all low-speed streaks lead to liftup, although if the local Reynolds number exceeds the transition limit, it is certain that eventual transition will occur to the hairpin vortex liftup, which ultimately leads to the breakup state.1995, William Lawrence Keith, Flow Noise Modeling, Measurement, and Control, page 45
- Reynold Number [sic]— It determines the state of flow of liquid through a pipe...1995, Kalra Publications Pvt. Ltd., Supreme Pocket Master: Physics Formulae, 1st Edition, page 136, verso
Reynolds number meaning in Tamil
Reynolds number in Tamil
- இரேனோட்டினெண், ரனால்டு எண், ரெனால்டு எண்
Forms of Reynolds number
| plural | Reynolds numbers |
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Origin of Reynolds number
Named after British engineer Osborne Reynolds.
Questions about Reynolds number
- What does Reynolds number mean?
- Reynolds number means a dimensionless parameter that determines the behavior of viscous flow patterns. In pipe flow a value less than roughly 2,000 (known as the critical Reynolds number) produces laminar flow, one above about 3,000 produces turbulent flow (intermediate values produce unpredictable behavior).
- What is Reynolds number in Tamil?
- Reynolds number in Tamil is இரேனோட்டினெண், ரனால்டு எண், ரெனால்டு எண். See Reynolds number meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Reynolds number?
- Reynolds number is a noun.
- What is the plural of Reynolds number?
- The plural of Reynolds number is Reynolds numbers.
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