Stretching-rate Constant c

Mathematical Modelling — Fluid Dynamics & Heat TransferContinuum mechanics; boundary-layer similarity theory

Symbol

The rate constant (1/s) that sets U_w and the similarity scaling; the independent ΔT₀ sets the thermal amplitude.

Also known as:c

Variable

Dimension I

Definition

What it is — and what it is not

What it is: S1The stretching-rate constant (1/s) setting U_w and the similarity scale, independent of ΔT₀.

Dimension II

How to deal with it

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