Etymology

Prandtl number

Today it means: A dimensionless number (symbol Pr) defined as the ratio of momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity. Full definition →

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By surface analysis, Prandtl + number. Named after the German physicist Ludwig Prandtl.

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