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bound·a·ry lay·er
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Princeton's WordNet
boundary layernoun
the layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface
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boundary layer
A boundary layer is a thin layer of fluid that is adjacent to a solid surface where the effects of viscosity are significant in fluid dynamics. It is characterized by a significant change in fluid velocity relative to the velocity at the boundary or surface. The concept of boundary layer is particularly important in areas like aerodynamics, hydrodynamics and heat transfer.
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Boundary layer
In physics and fluid mechanics, a boundary layer is the layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of a bounding surface where the effects of viscosity are significant. In the Earth's atmosphere, the planetary boundary layer is the air layer near the ground affected by diurnal heat, moisture or momentum transfer to or from the surface. On an aircraft wing the boundary layer is the part of the flow close to the wing, where viscous forces distort the surrounding non-viscous flow. See Reynolds number. Laminar boundary layers can be loosely classified according to their structure and the circumstances under which they are created. The thin shear layer which develops on an oscillating body is an example of a Stokes boundary layer, while the Blasius boundary layer refers to the well-known similarity solution near an attached flat plate held in an oncoming unidirectional flow. When a fluid rotates and viscous forces are balanced by the Coriolis effect, an Ekman layer forms. In the theory of heat transfer, a thermal boundary layer occurs. A surface can have multiple types of boundary layer simultaneously.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Boundary Layer in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Boundary Layer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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