Boltzmann number

characteristic number for the relation between convective heat and radiant heat of a fluid
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Boltzmann number

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Key Facts

  • Meredith Thring is named after Boltzmann number[1].
  • Ludwig Boltzmann is named after Boltzmann number[2].
  • Boltzmann number is a type of characteristic number[3].
  • Boltzmann number's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-11:2019 Quantities and units — Part 11: Characteristic numbers[4].
  • Boltzmann number's described by source is recorded as Laws and Models: Science, Engineering, and Technology[5].
  • Boltzmann number's different from is recorded as Boltzmann constant[6].
  • Boltzmann number's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[7].
  • Boltzmann number's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as 1[8].

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Definition and Type

Boltzmann number is a type of characteristic number[3].

Origins

Things named after include Meredith Thring[1], an engineer[9], 1915–2006[10], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[11] and Ludwig Boltzmann[2], a physicist[12], 1844–1906[13], of Austria–Hungary[14], awarded the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art[15], specialised in theoretical physics[16].

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  8. [8] . ISO 80000-11:2019 Quantities and units — Part 11: Characteristic numbers. wikidata.org.

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  1. [9] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [10] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [11] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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