Turbulent transition for fluids
Dec 1, 2004
One of the first things most people do in the morning is turn on a tap in the bathroom. Provided we are not too sleepy, we cannot fail to notice what is often considered to be the greatest unsolved mystery in classical physics: turbulence. If we turn the tap just a little, the flow of water is smooth and laminar. However, as we open it more, the flow becomes irregular and turbulent.
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