Knudsen number

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ratio between mean free path and aperture size used as a parameter in describing Knudsen flow.

Word forms

Knudsen number Knudsen numbers

Etymology

Named after Danish physicist Martin Knudsen.

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