Strouhal number

English

Etymology

Named after the Czech physicist Vincenc Strouhal.

Noun

Strouhal number (plural Strouhal numbers)

  1. (dimensional analysis) A dimensionless number describing oscillating flow mechanisms; an integral part of the fundamentals of fluid mechanics. Symbol St or Sr.
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