In fluid dynamics, Rayleigh flow (after English physicist Lord Rayleigh) refers to frictionless, non-adiabatic fluid flow through a constant-area duct...

the Rayleigh number (a dimensionless number associated with natural convection), Rayleigh flow, the Rayleigh–Taylor instability, and Rayleigh's criterion...

compressible flow textbooks. A given flow with a constant duct area can switch between the Fanno and Rayleigh models at these points. Rayleigh flow Mass injection...

result pertains to the fact that the flow is stable for μ > η 2 {\displaystyle \mu >\eta ^{2}} , consistent with Rayleigh's criterion. However, there are also...

Rayleigh criterion may refer to: Angular resolution § The Rayleigh criterion, optical angular resolution Taylor–Couette flow § Rayleigh's criterion, instability...

fluid mechanics, the Rayleigh number (Ra, after Lord Rayleigh) for a fluid is a dimensionless number associated with buoyancy-driven flow, also known as free...

In fluid thermodynamics, Rayleigh–Bénard convection is a type of natural convection, occurring in a planar horizontal layer of fluid heated from below...

Rayleigh and Brace Rayleigh bandwidth Rayleigh beamwidth Rayleigh–Carson reciprocity Rayl, rayl or Rayleigh Rayleigh–Faber–Krahn inequality Rayleigh–Jeans...

close the Fanno flow equation, a model for this friction term is needed. Such a closure involves problem-dependent assumptions. Rayleigh flow equation. Consider...

The Rayleigh–Taylor instability, or RT instability (after Lord Rayleigh and G. I. Taylor), is an instability of an interface between two fluids of different...

Rayleigh may refer to: Rayleigh scattering Rayleigh–Jeans law Rayleigh waves Rayleigh (unit), a unit of photon flux named after the 4th Baron Rayleigh...

addition, known as Rayleigh flow, then by the nozzle to a higher exit velocity than that which occurs without the afterburner. The mass flow is also slightly...

fluid dynamics is a subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that describes the flow of fluids – liquids and gases. It has several subdisciplines, including aerodynamics...

formula to compute Mach number in a supersonic compressible flow is derived from the Rayleigh supersonic pitot equation: p t p = [ γ + 1 2 M 2 ] γ γ − 1...

the flow is assumed to be steady and one-dimensional, and mass is added within the duct. Because the flow is adiabatic, unlike in Rayleigh flow, the...

boundary to Fanno flow. Fanno flow Isentropic process Rayleigh flow Shapiro, A.H., The Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Compressible Fluid Flow, Volume 1, Ronald...

velocity if the entry Mn were too high (Rayleigh flow). The compressor and turbine, as well as having to pass the same flow, turn together so the speeds have...

certain that the flow is stable. This criterion was formulated by Hsiao-Lan Kuo and is based on Rayleigh's equation named after the Lord Rayleigh who first introduced...

therefore the disturbance will grow and lead to the turbulent flow associated with Rayleigh–Taylor instabilities. This phenomenon can be seen in interstellar...

In fluid dynamics, the Plateau–Rayleigh instability, often just called the Rayleigh instability, explains why and how a falling stream of fluid breaks...

study of stability of parallel viscous flow – reduces to Rayleigh's equation when the viscosity is zero. Rayleigh's equation, together with appropriate boundary...

differences between laminar and turbulent pipe flow. 1885 – Lord Rayleigh predicts the existence of Rayleigh surface waves. 1885 – Helmholtz describes the...

viscous/wall/nozzle/relaxation/homogeneous/particle damping, mean-flow effects, et, that are not accounted in Rayleigh's analysis. Darrieus–Landau instability Diffusive–thermal...

the speed of sound, the resulting shock wave creates a sonic boom. Lord Rayleigh predicted the following effect in his classic book on sound: if the observer...

In fluid dynamics, Rayleigh problem also known as Stokes first problem is a problem of determining the flow created by a sudden movement of an infinitely...

Pressure-correction method Primitive equations Rayleigh–Bénard convection Reynolds transport theorem Stokes equations Supersonic flow over a flat plate Vlasov equation...

Richard B. (1996-08-01), Demonstration and Analysis of Filtered Rayleigh Scattering Flow Field Diagnostic Systems, Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University...

motionless fluid. It is a dimensionless number, closely related to the fluid's Rayleigh number.: 466  A Nusselt number of order one represents heat transfer by...

mechanics and thermodynamics, gas dynamics arises from the studies of gas flows in transonic and supersonic flights. To distinguish itself from other sciences...

problem of potential compressible flow over circular cylinder was first studied by O. Janzen in 1913 and by Lord Rayleigh in 1916 with small compressibility...