Using dye, he determined that the flow of a liquid will be turbulent unless it has high viscosity, low density, and an open surface.
Born in Belfast, this Irish physicist was a professor at Owens College for over 30 years beginning in 1868. In one study he made a model of the mouth of the river Mersey, and he also worked on the determination of the mechanical equivalent of heat in multi-stage steam turbines. Using dye, he determined that the flow of a liquid will be turbulent unless it has high viscosity, low density, and an open surface. FTP, name the physicist whose namesake number determines whether fluid flow will be smooth or turbulent.
Born in Belfast, this Irish physicist was a professor at Owens College for over 30 years beginning in 1868.
Osborne Reynolds