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LOWER CRITICAL VELOCITY [1 record]

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Record 1 1977-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
OBS

There is also a lower critical velocity, at which the eddies in originally turbulent flow die out.

OBS

That velocity of water in a stream below which the flow is laminar or turbulent.

OBS

That velocity below which, in a particular conduit, laminar flow will always exist, and above which the flow may be either laminar or turbulent, depending on circumstances.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
OBS

Si maintenant, étant en régime turbulent, on diminue la vitesse de l'eau, à partir d'une certaine vitesse le régime laminaire reprendra. Cette vitesse est la vitesse critique inférieure.

Spanish

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