Atwood number
English
editEtymology
editProbably named after George Atwood.
Noun
editAtwood number (plural Atwood numbers)
- (fluid dynamics) A dimensionless number used in the study of hydrodynamic instabilities in density stratified flows: , where is the density of the heavier fluid and is the density of the lighter fluid.
Further reading
edit- Atwood number on Wikipedia.Wikipedia