Nomenclature
From CFD-Wiki
Acronym | Description | Unit |
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Specific heat at constant pressure | ![]() |
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Specific heat at constant volume | ![]() |
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Internal energy | ![]() |
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Total energy | ![]() |
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Enthalpy | ![]() |
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Turbulent kinetic energy | ![]() |
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Static pressure | ![]() |
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Specific gas constant | ![]() |
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Trace-less viscous strain-rate tensor | ![]() |
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Time | ![]() |
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Static temperature | ![]() |
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Friction velocity | ![]() |
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Velocity | ![]() |
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Specific heat ratio = ![]() |
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Kronecker's delta function | |
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Dynamic viscosity | ![]() |
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Kinematic viscosity | ![]() |
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Density | ![]() |
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Shear stress tensor | ![]() |
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Specific dissipation | ![]() |
Dimensionless parameters:
Parameter | Description | Definition |
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Nusselt number | ![]() ![]() |
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Prandtl number | ![]() ![]() |
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Reynolds number | ![]() ![]() |
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Strouhal number | ![]() |
Subscript:
![]() | Turbulent property |
![]() | Stagnation / total property |
Superscript:
![]() | Convective part |
![]() | Diffusive part |
![]() | Laminar part |
![]() | Laminar + turbulent part |
![]() | Turbulent part |
![]() | Reynolds fluctuating part |
![]() | Favre fluctuating part |
![]() | Density weighted (Favre) average |
![]() | Normal average (time or space) |