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Prandtl number

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-008100

A dimensionless number that relates the momentum diffusivity to the thermal diffusivity within a fluid. In atmospheric science, it is used in studies of heat and momentum transfer in the atmospheric boundary layer. For air, the Prandtl number is approximately 0.7, indicating that momentum diffuses slightly faster than heat.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-008100
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-008100",
  "term": "Prandtl number",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A dimensionless number that relates the momentum diffusivity to the thermal diffusivity within a fluid. In atmospheric science, it is used in studies of heat and momentum transfer in the atmospheric boundary layer. For air, the Prandtl number is approximately 0.7, indicating that momentum diffuses slightly faster than heat.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/prandtl-number/"
}

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