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In fluid dynamics, the von Kármán constant (or Kármán's constant), named for Theodore von Kármán, is a dimensionless constant describing the logarithmic velocity profile of a turbulent fluid flow near a boundary with a no-slip condition. The equation for such boundary layer flow profiles is: : where ''u'' is the mean flow velocity at height ''z'' above the boundary. The roughness height (also known as roughness length) ''z0'' is where appears to go to zero. Further ''κ'' is the von Kármán constant being typically 0.41, and is the friction velocity which depends on the shear stress ''τw'' at the boundary of the flow: : with ''ρ'' the fluid density. The Kármán constant is often used in turbulence modeling, for instance in boundary-layer meteorology to calculate fluxes of momentum, heat and moisture from the atmosphere to the land surface. It is considered to be a universal (''κ'' ≈ 0.40). Gaudio, Miglio and Dey argued that the Kármán constant is however nonuniversal in flows over mobile sediment beds. In recent years the von Kármán constant has been subject to periodic scrutiny. Reviews (Foken, 2006; Hogstrom, 1988; Hogstrom, 1996) report values of k between 0.35 and 0.42. The overall conclusion of over 18 studies is that k is constant, close to 0.40. ==See also== *Law of the wall *Log wind profile 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Von Kármán constant」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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