Knudsen flow

English

Etymology

From Martin Knudsen, Danish physicist.

Noun

Knudsen flow (plural Knudsen flows)

(physics) The flow of a gas in which the mean free path of its molecules is much longer than the characteristic dimension of the tube etc that it is flowing through.

Synonyms

free molecule flow

Translations

flow of a gas

Hungarian: Knudsen-áramlás

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