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The Eckert number is defined as

$Ec \equiv \frac{(\gamma -1)T_0M^2}{\Delta T}$

$\gamma=\frac{c_p}{c_v}$
$T_0$ is the reference temperature used to define Mach number
$M$ is the Mach number
$\Delta T$ is the temperature difference in the domain

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Category: Dimensionless parameters

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