The Reynolds Number and the Reynolds Apparatus

MEC516/BME516 Fluid Mechanics: Osbourne Reynolds' famous experiment to characterize laminar to turbulent flow transition in a pipe is discussed. The Reynolds Apparatus is used to visualize laminar and turbulent flow in a round smooth pipe. The effect of the flow regime on pressure loss and pumping power is also discussed. This video is a supplement to MEC516/BME516 Lab 2.

All the videos in this course and a copy (pdf) of this presentation can be downloaded at: http://www.drdavidnaylor.net

Course Textbook: F.M. White and H. Xue, Fluid Mechanics, 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2021.

Video Credit: Part of this video has been adapted from the supplemental video materials of the textbook Young, D.F., Munson, B.R., Okiishi, T.H., and Huebsch, W.W., A Brief Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 4th Edition, Wiley & Sons, 2007.

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