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Lewis number [′lü·əs ‚nəm·bər]

(physics)

A dimensionless number used in studies of combined heat and mass transfer, equal to the thermal diffusivity divided by the diffusion coefficient. SymbolizedLe;N_Le.

Sometimes, the reciprocal of this quantity.

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