In fluid dynamics, the entrance length is the distance a flow travels after entering a pipe before the flow becomes fully developed. Entrance length refers...
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and topical guide to fluid dynamics: In physics, physical chemistry and engineering, fluid dynamics is a subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that describes...
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Hydraulic head (redirect from Head (fluid dynamics))
In fluid dynamics, head is a concept that relates the energy in an incompressible fluid to the height of an equivalent static column of that fluid. From...
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Hagen–Poiseuille equation (category Equations of fluid dynamics)
In non ideal fluid dynamics, the Hagen–Poiseuille equation, also known as the Hagen–Poiseuille law, Poiseuille law or Poiseuille equation, is a physical...
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Graetz number (category Fluid dynamics stubs)
In fluid dynamics, the Graetz number (Gz) is a dimensionless number that characterizes laminar flow in a conduit. The number is defined as: G z = D H L...
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Laminar–turbulent transition (category Fluid dynamics)
In fluid dynamics, the process of a laminar flow becoming turbulent is known as laminar–turbulent transition. The main parameter characterizing transition...
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Gravity current (category Fluid dynamics)
In fluid dynamics, a gravity current or density current is a primarily horizontal flow in a gravitational field that is driven by a density difference...
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Womersley number (category Fluid dynamics)
{\text{Wo}}} ) is a dimensionless number in biofluid mechanics and biofluid dynamics. It is a dimensionless expression of the pulsatile flow frequency in relation...
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Orifice plate (category Fluid dynamics)
coefficients of sharp-edged orifices vary more with fluids and flow rates than the coefficients of conical-entrance and quarter-circle plates, especially at low...
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Venturi effect (category Fluid dynamics)
measuring the fluid flow and for moving other fluids (e.g. in a vacuum ejector). In inviscid fluid dynamics, an incompressible fluid's velocity must increase...
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