turbulent flow
- noun
- /ˈtɜrbjələnt floʊ/
- Specialized
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flujo turbulento
- In turbulent flow, the water moves in unpredictable patterns, creating swirls and eddies that are difficult to navigate.
- laminar vs. turbulent flow
When it pours, it pours with an irregular, floppy sort of flow we call turbulent flow.
- When it pours, it pours with an irregular, floppy sort of flow we call turbulent flow.
- You said the density and temperature fluctuations are what drive these these turbulent flows that end up reducing your your heat transport.
- And we also see on top of that repeated puffs coming from the breathing which interact with those plumes and also themselves have buoyant and turbulent flows therein.
- So as you can see, at low speeds the streamlines are fairly reversible and simple looking, and at high speeds you end up with very complicated turbulent flows.
Examples
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Also consider turbulent flow: diffusion in the smallest volume elements is accompanied by the structure of faster currents known as eddies.
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When experimental fish excluders were installed in the trawls, snappers would position themselves in the slower turbulent flow areas behind parts of the excluders.
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At least four strategies will isolate features of turbulent flows for scientific study.
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You said the density and temperature fluctuations are what drive these these turbulent flows that end up reducing your your heat transport.
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Alexander J. Smits has made significant contributions to the fundamental understanding of turbulent flows.
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Biofilms also act to protect the bacteria from the shearing effect of turbulent flow and can provide an environment for other species.
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James J. Riley is a fluid dynamicist whose research and teaching emphasize transitioning and turbulent flows.
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Separation is more likely to occur from laminar upstream flow than from turbulent flow (23).
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Significant irreversible processes occur during compression and expansion in a conventional refrigeration cycle because of turbulent flow and friction between the gas and the pipes.
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Constant velocity and turbulent flow keep solids suspended to obtain true composite samples, even with high solids content liquids.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
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Chaotic movement in a liquid or gas that causes swirling
Unstable, swirling movement of air or water with sudden unpredictable currents
Antonyms
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A liquid or gas moves in smooth layers that flow side by side with little mixing
How Turbulent
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'turbulent' (irregular, agitated motion) modifies 'flow' (movement of a liquid or gas), so the combined meaning — irregular, chaotic movement of a fluid — follows directly from the constituent words. This adjective+noun pattern is a standard English construction (and has parallels in other languages), so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Turbulent flow comes from the clear picture of fast water or air full of swirls and small whirlpools. The word turbulent means 'wild or disturbed' and flow is the movement, so the phrase describes fluids moving in many directions with sudden changes, which is why it means 'irregular, swirling motion'.