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Dean number

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Dean number [′dēn ‚nəm·bər]
(fluid mechanics)
A dimensionless number giving the ratio of the viscous force acting on a fluid flowing in a curved pipe to the centrifugal force; equal to the Reynolds number times the square root of the ratio of the radius of the pipe to its radius of curvature. SymbolizedND.


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