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  2. Turbulence - Wikipedia

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    A turbulent event is a series of turbulent fluctuations that contain more energy than the average flow turbulence. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The turbulent events are associated with coherent flow structures such as eddies and turbulent bursting, and they play a critical role in terms of sediment scour, accretion and transport in rivers as well as ...

  3. Eddy (fluid dynamics) - Wikipedia

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    Turbulent flow is defined as the flow in which the system's inertial forces are dominant over the viscous forces. This phenomenon is described by Reynolds number, a unit-less number used to determine when turbulent flow will occur. Conceptually, the Reynolds number is the ratio between inertial forces and viscous forces.

  4. Vortex - Wikipedia

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    In the dynamics of fluid, a vortex is fluid that revolves around the axis line. This fluid might be curved or straight. Vortices form from stirred fluids: they might be observed in smoke rings, whirlpools, in the wake of a boat or the winds around a tornado or dust devil. Vortices are an important part of turbulent flow.

  5. Psychological resilience - Wikipedia

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    A resilient person uses "mental processes and behaviors in promoting personal assets and protecting self from the potential negative effects of stressors". [ 5 ] Psychological resilience is an adaptation in a person's psychological traits and experiences that allows them to regain or remain in a healthy mental state during crises/chaos without ...

  6. Fluid dynamics - Wikipedia

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    e. In physics, physical chemistry and engineering, fluid dynamics is a subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that describes the flow of fluids — liquids and gases. It has several subdisciplines, including aerodynamics (the study of air and other gases in motion) and hydrodynamics (the study of liquids in motion).

  7. Wake (physics) - Wikipedia

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    Wake (physics) Kelvin wake pattern generated by a small boat. In fluid dynamics, a wake may either be: the region of recirculating flow immediately behind a moving or stationary blunt body, caused by viscosity, which may be accompanied by flow separation and turbulence, or. the wave pattern on the water surface downstream of an object in a flow ...

  8. Glossary of meteorology - Wikipedia

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    Also actiniform. Describing a collection of low-lying, radially structured clouds with distinct shapes (resembling leaves or wheels in satellite imagery), and typically organized in extensive mesoscale fields over marine environments. They are closely related to and sometimes considered a variant of stratocumulus clouds. actinometer A scientific instrument used to measure the heating power of ...

  9. Hydrodynamic stability - Wikipedia

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    Hydrodynamic stability is a series of differential equations and their solutions. A bifurcation occurs when a small change in the parameters of the system causes a qualitative change in its behavior,. [ 1 ] The parameter that is being changed in the case of hydrodynamic stability is the Reynolds number.