PRANDTL NUMBER


Meaning of PRANDTL NUMBER in English

/prahn"tl/ , Physics, Thermodynam.

the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.

[ 1930-35; named after Ludwig Prandtl (1875-1953), German physicist ]

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