Sentences with phrase «chaotic turbulent flows»
So does water, in some cases: Around a small model of a rock - and - concrete dike, for instance, water may display a so - called laminar flow pattern, whereas in the real world it displays more chaotic turbulent flows.
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More than 130 years ago, British physicist and engineer Osborne Reynolds described fluid flowing at low speeds as «laminar,» meaning it flows smoothly in a single direction, and fluid flowing at high speeds as «turbulent,» meaning it experiences chaotic changes in pressure and energy.
The researchers showed that despite the outward complexities, the law of resistance for the smooth patches is consistent with laminar flow, while the law of resistance for the chaotic patches is consistent with turbulent flow.
The opposite of this is a turbulent flow which is characterized by vortices and chaotic changes in pressure and velocity within the fluid.
In the dolphin's case, a thin layer of water flows along the body until it becomes chaotic, or turbulent.