English Explanatory Dictionary

Knudsen flow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The flow of a gas in which the mean free path of its molecules is much longer than the characteristic dimension of the tube etc that it is flowing through.

Word forms

Knudsen flow Knudsen flows

Etymology

From Martin Knudsen, Danish physicist.

Synonyms

free molecule flow
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