Omission of critical Reynolds number for open channel flows in many textbooks

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 58-59

  Lowe, Scott A ^a,b  

^a MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Lawler   (United States)

Author keywords

Curricula; Engineering education; Open channel flow; Reynolds number

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR PIPES; HORIZONTAL VELOCITY; RECTANGULAR CLARIFIERS; TRANSITIONAL STATES;

CURRICULA; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRAULICS; KINEMATICS; LAMINAR FLOW; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEXTBOOKS; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOSITY;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 13944278110     PISSN: 10523928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2003)129:1(58)     Document Type: Review

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