Eckert number
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The Eckert number is defined as | The Eckert number is defined as | ||
| - | :<math> Ec \equiv \frac{(\gamma -1) | + | :<math> Ec \equiv \frac{(\gamma -1)T_o M^2}{\Delta T} </math> |
| - | * <math>\gamma | + | * <math>\gamma</math> is the [[ratio of specific heats]] |
| - | * <math> | + | * <math>T_o</math> is the reference temperature used to define Mach number |
* <math>M</math> is the [[Mach number ]] | * <math>M</math> is the [[Mach number ]] | ||
* <math>\Delta T </math> is the temperature difference in the domain | * <math>\Delta T </math> is the temperature difference in the domain | ||
[[Category: Dimensionless parameters]] | [[Category: Dimensionless parameters]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:08, 22 September 2005
The Eckert number is defined as
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is the ratio of specific heats
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is the reference temperature used to define Mach number
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is the Mach number
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is the temperature difference in the domain
