Peclet number
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| - | Also Pe \equiv Re Pr | + | Also |
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* <math>U_\infty</math> is the freestream velocity | * <math>U_\infty</math> is the freestream velocity | ||
| - | * <math>L</math> is the | + | * <math>L</math> is the characteristic dimension of the problem |
| - | * <math>\alpha</math> is the diffusion coefficient | + | * <math>\alpha</math> is the thermal diffusion coefficient |
[[Category: Dimensionless parameters]] | [[Category: Dimensionless parameters]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:39, 18 December 2008
The Peclet number is defined as
Also
where
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is the freestream velocity
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is the characteristic dimension of the problem
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is the thermal diffusion coefficient
