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Ohnesorge number: a standalone construct

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Ohnesorgenumber1 CONSTRUCTOhnesorge numberOHNESORGE · FLUID MECHANICS

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Fluid mechanics

dimensionless group comparing viscous forces with inertia and surface tension, used to classify how liquid jets break into drops.

In fluid mechanics, Ohnesorge number refers to dimensionless group comparing viscous forces with inertia and surface tension, used to classify how liquid jets break into drops. This meaning comes from Ohnesorge (1936) in ZAMM - Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik.[1]

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References

  1. Ohnesorge, W. V. (1936). Die Bildung von Tropfen an Düsen und die Auflösung flüssiger Strahlen. ZAMM - Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, 16(6), 355-358. https://doi.org/10.1002/zamm.19360160611

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