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  2. Reynolds number - Wikipedia

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    The Brezina equation. The Reynolds number can be defined for several different situations where a fluid is in relative motion to a surface. [n 1] These definitions generally include the fluid properties of density and viscosity, plus a velocity and a characteristic length or characteristic dimension (L in the above equation). This dimension is ...

  3. Reynolds equation - Wikipedia

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    The equation can either be used with consistent units or nondimensionalized. The Reynolds Equation assumes: The fluid is Newtonian. Fluid viscous forces dominate over fluid inertia forces. This is the principle of the Reynolds number. Fluid body forces are negligible.

  4. Dynamic similarity (Reynolds and Womersley numbers)

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    From the equation it is shown that for a flow with a large Reynolds Number there will be a correspondingly small convective boundary layer compared to the vessel’s characteristic length. [5] By knowing the Reynolds and Womersley numbers for a given flow it is possible to calculate both the transient and the convective boundary layer ...

  5. Reynolds stress - Wikipedia

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    In fluid dynamics, the Reynolds stress is the component of the total stress tensor in a fluid obtained from the averaging operation over the Navier–Stokes equations to account for turbulent fluctuations in fluid momentum.

  6. Eddy (fluid dynamics) - Wikipedia

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    Reynolds Experiment (1883). Osborne Reynolds standing beside his apparatus. In 1883, scientist Osborne Reynolds conducted a fluid dynamics experiment involving water and dye, where he adjusted the velocities of the fluids and observed the transition from laminar to turbulent flow, characterized by the formation of eddies and vortices. [5]

  7. Reynolds transport theorem - Wikipedia

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    Reynolds transport theorem can be expressed as follows: [1] [2] [3] = + () in which n(x,t) is the outward-pointing unit normal vector, x is a point in the region and is the variable of integration, dV and dA are volume and surface elements at x, and v b (x,t) is the velocity of the area element (not the flow velocity).

  8. Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations - Wikipedia

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    The Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations (RANS equations) are time-averaged [a] equations of motion for fluid flow. The idea behind the equations is Reynolds decomposition , whereby an instantaneous quantity is decomposed into its time-averaged and fluctuating quantities, an idea first proposed by Osborne Reynolds . [ 1 ]

  9. Drag equation - Wikipedia

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    The equation is precise – it simply provides the definition of (drag coefficient), which varies with the Reynolds number and is found by experiment. Of particular importance is the u 2 {\displaystyle u^{2}} dependence on flow velocity, meaning that fluid drag increases with the square of flow velocity.