Glossary · term
Turbulence
Waves & Fluids
- Aliases
- turbulent, laminar
- Domain
- Waves & Fluids
Definition
Flow that has broken into eddies and no longer moves in orderly layers; the alternative is laminar. The Reynolds number says which you get, and turbulence is what mixes, drags and roars.
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