- Prandtl boundary layer
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English-russian dictionary of physics. 2013.
English-russian dictionary of physics. 2013.
Boundary layer — For the anatomical structure, see Boundary layer of uterus. Boundary layer visualization, showing transition from laminar to turbulent condition In physics and fluid mechanics, a boundary layer is that layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of… … Wikipedia
Prandtl number — The Prandtl number mathrm{Pr} is a dimensionless number approximating the ratio of momentum diffusivity (kinematic viscosity) and thermal diffusivity. It is named after the German physicist Ludwig Prandtl.It is defined as::mathrm{Pr} = frac{… … Wikipedia
Prandtl, Ludwig — born Feb. 4, 1875, Freising, Ger. died Aug. 15, 1953, Göttingen, W.Ger. German physicist, considered the father of aerodynamics. He taught at the University of Göttingen (1904–53). His 1904 discovery of the boundary layer at the surface of a body … Universalium
Prandtl-Meyer expansion fan — A Prandtl Meyer expansion fan is a centered expansion process, which turns a supersonic flow around a convex corner. The fan consists of infinite number of Mach waves, diverging from a sharp corner. In case of a smooth corner, these waves can be… … Wikipedia
Ludwig Prandtl — Infobox Scientist name = Ludwig Prandtl |200px caption = Ludwig Prandtl birth date = birth date|1875|2|4|df=y birth place = Freising, Germany death date = death date and age|1953|8|15|1875|2|4|df=y death place = Göttingen, Germany residence =… … Wikipedia
Turbulent Prandtl number — The turbulent Prandtl number (Pr t) is a non dimensional term defined as the ratio between the momentum eddy diffusivity and the heat transfer eddy diffusivity. It is useful for solving the heat transfer problem of turbulent boundary layer flows … Wikipedia
POHLHAUSEN — GERMANY (see also List of Individuals) 20.5.1890 Mittwaida/D 18.11.1980 Gainesville FL/USA Karl Pohlhausen was educated as a mathematician at the Universities of Jena and Göttingen, there being attached to Ludwig Prandtl (1875 1953). In 1919,… … Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000
SCHRENK — GERMANY (see also List of Individuals) 16.5.1901 Wain/D 18.8.1990 Ottobeuren/D Oskar Schrenk graduated in 1924 from Stuttgart Technical University to submit a PhD thesis to the Aachen University of Technology in 1935. Schrenk became in the… … Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000
SZABLEWSKI — GERMANY (see also List of Individuals) 19.2.1906 Küstrin/D 19.4.1997 Schöneiche/D Witold Szablewski graduated as a physicist from Berlin University in 1932. Up to the end of World War II, he was involved in aerodynamic research, first with Focke… … Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000
D'Alembert's paradox — In fluid dynamics, d Alembert s paradox (or the hydrodynamic paradox) is a contradiction reached in 1752 by French mathematician Jean le Rond d Alembert.[1] D Alembert proved that – for incompressible and inviscid potential flow – the drag force… … Wikipedia
fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter. Cf. fluid dynamics. [1940 45] * * * Study of the effects of forces and energy on liquids and gases. One branch of the field, hydrostatics, deals with fluids at… … Universalium