Archimedes number (English, noun)
expansion: Archimedes number (plural Archimedes numbers)
Senses:
topics: fluid-dynamics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: A dimensionless number used to determine the motion of fluids due to density differences, defined as the ratio of gravitational forces to viscous forces: Ar=(gL³(ρ-ρ_ℓ)/(ρ_ℓ))/(ν²)=(gL³ρ_ℓ(ρ-ρ_ℓ))/(μ²)\, where g is the local external field, L is the characteristic length of body, (ρ-ρ_ℓ)/(ρ_ℓ) is the submerged specific gravity, ρ_ℓ is the density of the fluid, ρ is the density of the body, ν=μ/(ρ_ℓ) is the kinematic viscosity, and μ is the dynamic viscosity.
Forms:
form: Archimedes numbers
tags: plural