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Unread 10-30-2002, 09:18 AM   #219
morphling1
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Ups I missed that Alchemy didn't use kinematic viscosity, but rather dynamic viscosity; kinematic visc. = dyn. visc. / denstity.
So that's the same equation.

But I agree that lamilar flow cant' occur in waterblock. As I know lamilar flow is actualy very hard to achieve, but there is rather more turbolent or less turbolent flow. Unideal surface quality has a lot to do with this too.
Definition of Laminar flow is following: this is the flow where particles are moving in infinetly thin layers which slides between themself without mixing .

With turbolent flow particles are moving iregulary in all directions

I hope I wrote correctly so it is understandable (english isn't my native language)
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