Engineering

레이놀즈 수

정의

유체 흐름이 층류인지 난류인지를 예측하는 무차원 수로, Re = ρvL/μ(밀도 × 속도 × 길이 / 동적 점도)로 정의된다.

설명

Developed by Osborne Reynolds in 1883, it remains a cornerstone of fluid dynamics. Flow with Re below ~2,300 in a pipe is typically laminar and smooth; above ~4,000, it becomes turbulent and chaotic. Engineers use it to scale wind tunnel models: a small model at high velocity can replicate the same flow behavior as a full-sized aircraft.

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