Strouhal number
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title:
Strouhal number
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In dimensional analysis, the Strouhal number is a dimensionless number describing oscillating flow mechanisms. The parameter is named after Vincenc Strouhal, a Czech physicist who experimented in 1878 with wires experiencing vortex shedding and singing in the wind. The Strouhal number is an integral part of the fundamentals of fluid mechanics. The Strouhal number is often given as
- St = f L U, where f is the frequency of vortex shedding in Hertz, L is the characteristic length and U is the fl
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Dimensionless number describing oscillating flow mechanisms
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strouhal_number
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2002-05-20T21:10:08Z
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2024-09-09T08:53:06Z
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