Flow regimes
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<tr><td>[[Continuum Regime]]</td><td> < 0.001</td></tr> | <tr><td>[[Continuum Regime]]</td><td> < 0.001</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td>[[Slip flow]]</td><td>0.001 - 0.1</td></tr> | <tr><td>[[Slip flow]]</td><td>0.001 - 0.1</td></tr> | ||
| - | <tr><td>[[Transition | + | <tr><td>[[Transition flow]]</td><td>0.1 - 10</td></tr> |
<tr><td>[[Free Molecular]]</td><td> > 10</td></tr> | <tr><td>[[Free Molecular]]</td><td> > 10</td></tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
Latest revision as of 04:14, 21 September 2005
The rarefaction of flow based on Knudsen number can be divided into 4 categories.
| Flow regime | Knudsen number range |
| Continuum Regime | < 0.001 |
| Slip flow | 0.001 - 0.1 |
| Transition flow | 0.1 - 10 |
| Free Molecular | > 10 |
