Prandtl number

English

Etymology

Named after the German physicist Ludwig Prandtl.

Noun

Prandtl number (plural Prandtl numbers)

  1. A dimensionless number (symbol Pr) defined as the ratio of momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity.
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