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Eckert number



The Eckert number is a dimensionless number used in flow calculations. It expresses the relationship between a flow's kinetic energy and enthalpy, and is used to characterize dissipation. It is named for the late professor Ernst R. G. Eckert.

It is defined as

\mathit{Ec}=\frac{V^2}{c_p\Delta T} = \frac{\mbox{Kinetic Energy}}{\mbox{Enthalpy}}

where

  • V is a characteristic velocity of the flow.
  • cp is the constant-pressure specific heat of the flow.
  • ΔT is a characteristic temperature difference of the flow.

See also

v • d • e
Dimensionless numbers in fluid dynamics
Archimedes • Bagnold • Biot • Bond • Brinkman • Capillary • Damköhler • Dean • Deborah • Eckert • Ekman • Eötvös • Euler • Froude • Galilei • Grashof • Hagen • Knudsen • Laplace • Lewis • Mach • Magnetic Reynolds • Marangoni • Morton • Nusselt • Ohnesorge • Péclet • Prandtl • Rayleigh • Reynolds • Richardson • Roshko • Rossby• Ruark • Schmidt • Sherwood • Stanton • Stokes • Strouhal • Suratman • Taylor • Weber • Weissenberg • Womersley
 
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