Flow Types (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Flow Types

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Dr. Rory Cerbus explains the difference between laminar, turbulent and transitional flow. As his diagram shows, transitional flow -- the type of flow studied by the researchers -- has intermittent patches of smooth and chaotic flow.

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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

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