Experimental conditions for minimum critical Reynolds number in pipe flow

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FED

Volumn 261 FED, Issue , 2005, Pages 87-96

  Kanda, Hidesada ^a   Yanagiya, Takayuki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AIZU   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMINAR FLOW TRANSITION; NATURAL DISTURBANCE CONDITIONS; PIPE DIAMETER;

LAMINAR FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

PIPE FLOW;

EID: 33645994787     PISSN: 08888116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2005-80637     Document Type: Conference Paper

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