7. Basics of Turbulent Flow
Basics of Turbulent Flow Whether a flow is laminar or turbulent depends of the relative importance of fluid friction (viscosity) and flow inertia. The ratio of inertial to viscous forces is the Reynolds number. Given the characteristic velocity scale, U, and length scale, L, for a system, the Reynolds number is Re = UL/ν, where ν is the kinematic viscosity of the fluid. For most surface ...