| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Biot Number | (internal resistance to conduction)/(external resistance to convection) |
| Euler Number | (pressure force)/(inertia force) |
| Fourier Number | (rate of conduction heat transfer)/(rate of thermal energy storage) |
| Froude Number | (velocity)/(surface wave velocity) |
| Grashof Number | [(buoyancy force)(inertia force)]/(viscous force)^2 |
| Mach Number | (inertia force)/(compressibility force) |
| Nusselt Number | (wall temperature gradient)/(bulk temperature gradient) |
| Prandtl Number | (momentum diffusivity)/(thermal diffusivity) |
| Rayleigh Number | (buoyancy force)/(viscous force) |
| Reynolds Number | (inertia force)/(viscous force) |
| Drag Coefficient | (drag force)/(dynamic force) |
| Friction Factor | (externally applied force)/(dynamic force) |
| Lift Coefficient | (lift force)/(dynamic force) |
| Pressure Coefficient | (local pressure difference)/(dynamic pressure) |
| Skin Friction Coefficient | (skin friction force)/(dynamic force) |
Combine with other sets
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