Reynolds number
dimensionless quantity that is used to help predict similar flow patterns in different fluid flow situations
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Reynolds number
Summary
Reynolds number is an index number[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of index_number entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,164 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Reynolds number is credited with the discovery of Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet[3].
- Reynolds number's instance of is recorded as index number[4].
- Reynolds number's instance of is recorded as mathematical concept[5].
- Osborne Reynolds is named after Reynolds number[6].
- Reynolds number is a type of characteristic number[7].
- Reynolds number is a type of dimensionless number in fluid mechanics[8].
- Reynolds number's Commons category is recorded as Reynolds number[9].
- Reynolds number's appointed by is recorded as Arnold Sommerfeld[10].
- Reynolds number's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1883[11].
- Reynolds number's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-11:2019 Quantities and units — Part 11: Characteristic numbers[12].
- Reynolds number's published in is recorded as An Experimental Investigation of the Circumstances Which Determine Whether the Motion of Water Shall Be Direct or Sinuous, and of the Law of Resistance in Parallel Channels[13].
- Reynolds number's different from is recorded as Reynolds electric number[14].
- Reynolds number's different from is recorded as magnetic Reynolds number[15].
- Reynolds number's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].
- Reynolds number's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[17].
- Reynolds number's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Fluid dynamics[18].
- Reynolds number's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as 1[19].
Body
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include index number[4] and mathematical concept[5].
History and Context
Osborne Reynolds is named after Reynolds number[6].
Why It Matters
Reynolds number ranks in the top 6% of index_number entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,164 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]